A. Every dealer who acquires or sells a previously titled manufactured home or mobile home, as defined in section 42-19151, shall submit a written report of all such acquisitions and sales to the department of revenue and to the county assessor of the county where such dealer is located. Such report shall be submitted by the fifteenth day of each month for the period of the previous calendar month and shall include:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 41-4040

  • Board: means the board of manufactured housing. See Arizona Laws 41-4001
  • Dealer: means any person who sells, exchanges, buys, offers or attempts to negotiate or who acts as an agent for the sale or exchange of factory-built buildings, manufactured homes or mobile homes except as exempted in section 41-4028. See Arizona Laws 41-4001
  • Department: means the Arizona department of housing. See Arizona Laws 41-4001
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Manufactured home: means a structure built in accordance with the act. See Arizona Laws 41-4001
  • Manufacturer: means any person that is engaged in manufacturing, assembling or reconstructing any unit regulated by this chapter. See Arizona Laws 41-4001
  • Mobile home: means a structure built before June 15, 1976, on a permanent chassis, capable of being transported in one or more sections and designed to be used with or without a permanent foundation as a dwelling when connected to on-site utilities. See Arizona Laws 41-4001
  • Month: means a calendar month unless otherwise expressed. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Unit: means a manufactured home, mobile home, factory-built building or accessory structures. See Arizona Laws 41-4001
  • Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215

1. The manufacturer, brand name or model, size, factory list price, total selling price and serial number of such manufactured home or mobile home.

2. The name and address of the person from whom such manufactured home or mobile home was acquired and the last previous location of such manufactured home or mobile home.

3. The name and address of the person to whom such manufactured home or mobile home was sold.

4. The new location of such manufactured home or mobile home if such location is known to the dealer.

B. Every dealer shall comply with the reporting provisions of this section. The information required in subsection A of this section shall be forwarded by dealers of manufactured homes and factory-built buildings to the department by the fifteenth day of the month after the reporting period or a statement that no sales have occurred for that month.

C. Each dealer of manufactured homes shall also make and maintain the records and make the reports required pursuant to this article.

D. Before the sale of a manufactured home each dealer shall convey notice in writing to the prospective buyer that the utility service facilities for manufactured home spaces are not standardized and compatibility between a chosen manufactured home space and a manufactured home to be purchased is the buyer’s responsibility. Before the sale of a used manufactured home each dealer shall notify the prospective buyer in writing of the existence and amount of any tax lien on record against the unit.

E. The dealer shall provide a notification form to the buyer, as approved by the board, part of which shall contain the buyer’s signature and other information to be completed by the dealer that when forwarded to the department constitutes compliance with the reporting requirements of subsection B of this section.