U.S. Code » Title 42 » Chapter CHAPTER 70— MANUFACTURED HOME CONSTRUCTION AND SAFETY STANDARDS

42 U.S.C. § 5412

Noncompliance with standards or defective nature of manufactured home; administrative or judicial determination; repurchase by manufacturer or repair by distributor or retailer; reimbursement of expenses, etc., by manufacturer; injunctive relief against manufacturer for failure to comply; jurisdiction and venue; damages; period of limitation

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(a) If the Secretary or a court of appropriate jurisdiction determines that any manufactured home does not conform to applicable Federal manufactured home construction and safety standards, or that it contains a defect which constitutes an imminent safety hazard, after the sale of such manufactured home by a manufacturer to a distributor or a retailer and prior to the sale of such manufactured home by such distributor or retailer to a purchaser—(1) the manufacturer shall immediately repurchase such manufactured home from such distributor or retailer at the price paid by such distributor or retailer, plus all transportation charges involved and a reasonable reimbursement of not less than 1 per centum per month of such price paid prorated from the date of receipt by certified mail of notice of such nonconformance to the date of repurchase by the manufacturer; or(2) the manufacturer, at his own expense, shall immediately furnish the purchasing distributor or retailer the required conforming part or parts or equipment for installation by the distributor or retailer on or in such manufactured home, and for the installation involved the manufacturer shall reimburse such distributor or retailer for the reasonable value of such installation plus a reasonable reimbursement of not less than 1 per centum per month of the manufacturer’s or distributor’s selling price prorated from the date of receipt by certified mail of notice of such nonconformance to the date such vehicle is brought into conformance with applicable Federal standards, so long as the distributor or retailer proceeds with reasonable diligence with the installation after the required part or equipment is received.The value of such reasonable reimbursements as specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection shall be fixed by mutual agreement of the parties, or, failing such agreement, by the court pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b).(b) If any manufacturer fails to comply with the requirements of subsection (a), then the distributor or retailer, as the case may be, to whom such manufactured home has been sold may bring an action seeking a court injunction compelling compliance with such requirements on the part of such manufacturer. Such action may be brought in any district court in the United States in the district in which such manufacturer resides, or is found, or has an agent, without regard to the amount in controversy, and the person bringing the action shall also be entitled to recover any damage sustained by him, as well as all court costs plus reasonable attorneys’ fees. Any action brought pursuant to this section shall be forever barred unless commenced within three years after the cause of action shall have accrued.(Pub. L. 93–383, title VI, § 613, Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 706; Pub. L. 96–399, title III, § 308(c)(4), Oct. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1641; Pub. L. 106–569, title VI, § 603(b)(1), Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2999.)Editorial NotesAmendments

2000—Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 106–569 substituted “retailer” for “dealer” wherever appearing.

1980—Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 96–399 substituted “manufactured home” for “mobile home” wherever appearing.

Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date of 2000 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 106–569 effective Dec. 27, 2000, except that amendment has no effect on any order or interpretative bulletin issued under this chapter and published as a proposed rule pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 on or before Dec. 27, 2000, see section 612 of Pub. L. 106–569, set out as a note under section 5401 of this title.

Effective Date

Section effective upon the expiration of 180 days following Aug. 22, 1974, see section 627 of Pub. L. 93–383, set out as a note under section 5401 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases, 1980–2015 · leading case: Marek v. Chesny, 473 U.S. 1 (1985).
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Marek v. Chesny, 473 U.S. 1 (1985). · cites it 2× “706 , as amended, 42 U. S. C. § 5412 (b). 44. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, 94 Stat.”
Kwai Wong v. David Beebe, 732 F.3d 1030 (9th Cir. 2013). · cites it 2× “BEEBE codified at 42 U.S.C. § 5412 (b) (same). Viewed against this backdrop, § 2401(b)’s “forever barred” language appears to be more a vestige of mid-twentieth-century congressional drafting conventions than a “clear statement” of Congress’s intent to include a jurisdictional…”
United States v. Kwai Fun Wong, 135 S. Ct. 1625 (2015). “707 , 42 U. S. C. §5412 (b) (1976 ed.). 8 Even before this Court’s decision in American Pipe, Courts of Ap- peals had unanimously construed the Clayton Act’s statute of limita- tions to allow equitable tolling.”
Richard v. Fleetwood Enter., Inc., 4 F. Supp. 2d 650 (E.D. Tex. 1998). · cites it 6× “Finally, pursuant to- 42 U.S.C. § 5412 , Plaintiffs sought to enjoin the sellers and manufacturers from designing and selling unfit homes and from conspiring to withhold information and mislead consumers.”
Nazareth Gates v. John Collier, Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary, 616 F.2d 1268 (5th Cir. 1980). “V 1975); National Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 § 613, 42 U.S.C. § 5412 (b) (Supp. V 1975); Railway Labor Act § 3, 45 U.”
Kenny A. Ex Rel. Winn v. Perdue, 547 F.3d 1319 (11th Cir. 2008). · cites it 2× “§ 4911 (d); National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. § 5412 (b); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, 42 U.”
United States v. Kwai Fun Wong, 575 U.S. 402 (2015). “707 , 42 U. S. C. §5412 (b) (1976 ed.). 8 Even before this Court’s decision in American Pipe, Courts of Ap- peals had unanimously construed the Clayton Act’s statute of limita- tions to allow equitable tolling.”
Ramos v. Lamm, 539 F. Supp. 730 (D. Colo. 1982). “§ 243 Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 5412 (b) Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act, 15 U.”
Coulter v. Tennessee, 805 F.2d 146 (6th Cir. 1986). “§ 243 Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 5412 (b) Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act, 15 U.”
Gatlin v. Countryside Indus., Inc., 564 F. Supp. 1490 (N.D. Tex. 1983). “42 U.S.C.A. § 5412 . The rights of an individual purchaser are limited to receiving notification and correction of defects by the manufacturer.”
United States v. Kwai Fun Wong. United States, 135 S. Ct. 1625 (2015). “707 , 42 U.S.C. § 5412 (b) (1976 ed.). Even before this Court's decision in American Pipe , Courts of Appeals had unanimously construed the Clayton Act's statute of limitations to allow equitable tolling.”
Kenny A. v. Sonny Perdue (11th Cir. 2008). “§ 4911 (d); National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. § 5412 (b); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, 42 U.”
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