(a) No person may manufacture, sell, lease, or offer to sell or lease any manufactured home in violation of rules of the commissioner issued to afford reasonable protection to persons and property with respect to the construction, assembly, and sale or lease of such manufactured homes. Compliance with such rules shall be evidenced in the manner required in this part.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-126-205

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of commerce and insurance or the commissioner's designee. See Tennessee Code 68-126-202
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • manufactured home: includes any structure that meets all the requirements of this subdivision (2), except the size requirements and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification required by the secretary and complies with the standards established under this title. See Tennessee Code 68-126-202
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Retailer: means any person:
    (i) Engaged in the sale, leasing, or distribution of new manufactured homes primarily to persons who in good faith purchase or lease a manufactured home for purposes other than resale. See Tennessee Code 68-126-202
  • Set up: means installation of the manufactured home according to the manufacturer's installation instructions or those provided in §. See Tennessee Code 68-126-202
(b) Any retailer who sells a manufactured home to a consumer in this state shall either:

(1) Provide set-up as provided in § 68-126-403; or
(2) Cause the home to be set up, as provided in § 68-126-403, by a licensed manufactured home installer approved and bonded in accordance with § 68-126-404.
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