Michigan Laws 125.994 – Warranty; contents
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A new mobile home sold by a dealer situated in this state shall be covered by a written warranty from the manufacturer or dealer and shall contain as a minimum, the following terms:
(a) The manufacturer warrants that the mobile home complies with Michigan law, both statute and rule, as to construction and fire protection and detection, in effect at the date of manufacture.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 125.994
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Dealer: means any person, other than the manufacturer as defined in this act, who sells 3 or more mobile homes in any consecutive 12-month period or is licensed by the state as a mobile home dealer. See Michigan Laws 125.992
- Manufacturer: means any person who manufactures mobile homes. See Michigan Laws 125.992
- Mobile home: means a movable or portable unit, designed and constructed to be towed on its own chassis, comprised of a frame and wheels, and designed to be connected to utilities for year-round occupancy as a dwelling unit. See Michigan Laws 125.992
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- Purchaser: means the first retail buyer or a transferee or buyer of the first retail buyer. See Michigan Laws 125.992
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(b) The manufacturer warrants that the mobile home was manufactured free from substantial defects in materials or workmanship and was delivered to the dealer in such condition. A dealer shall warrant that the mobile home when sold to the buyer is free from substantial defects in materials or workmanship. The manufacturer and dealer shall not be liable for a defect in the mobile home which defect is the result of improper setup, move, materials furnished, or work done by a person other than manufacturer or dealer, after the sale, unless the work was performed by persons under contract with or an agent of the manufacturer or dealer.
(c) The manufacturer and dealer warrant that they, or 1 of them, shall take appropriate corrective action at the site of the mobile home in instances of breach of the warranty set forth in subdivision (a) or of a substantial defect in materials or workmanship for which either of them is responsible as provided in subdivision (a) or (b), which defect becomes evident within 1 year from the date of the delivery of the mobile home to the purchaser, if the purchaser gives written notice of the defect to the manufacturer or dealer at their last known business address not later than 1 year and 10 days after date of delivery to the first retail buyer.