North Carolina § 143-143 - 8. Purpose.

§ 143-143. 8. Purpose.

The General Assembly finds that manufactured homes have become a primary housing resource for many of the citizens of North Carolina. The General Assembly finds further that it is the responsibility of the manufactured home industry to provide homes which are of reasonable quality and safety and to offer warranties to buyers that provide a means of remedying quality and safety defects in manufactured homes. The General Assembly also finds that it is in the public interest to provide a means for enforcing such warranties. Consistent with these findings and with the legislative intent to promote the general welfare and safety of manufactured home residents in North Carolina, the General Assembly finds that the most efficient and economical way to assure safety, quality and responsibility is to require the licensing and bonding of all segments of the manufactured home industry. The General Assembly also finds that it is reasonable and proper for the manufactured home industry to cooperate with the Commissioner of Insurance, through the establishment of the North Carolina Manufactured Housing Board, to provide for a comprehensive framework for industry regulations. History (1981, c. 952, s. 2; 1999-393, s. 1; 2005-451, s. 1.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 1987, c. 429, s. 1, effective June 19, 1987, redesignated G.S. 143-143.8 through 143-143.24, which had been headed "Article 9A, Manufactured Housing and Mobile Homes, Part I, North Carolina Manufactured Housing Board," as "Article 9A, North Carolina Manufactured Housing Board - Manufactured Home Warranties." Session Laws 1999-393, s. 5, provides that structures built before the effective date of the Act shall not be affected by any changes made in this Article. Session Laws 2005-451, s. 1, provides: "G.S. 143-143.8 through G.S. 143-143.25 of Article 9A of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes are redesignated as Part 1 of Article 9A of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes to be entitled 'Part 1. Duties, Warranties, Purchase Transaction.'. The Revisor of Statutes is authorized to make changes in the newly designated Part 1 that will reflect the results of the recodification." Legal Periodicals. - For survey of 1981 commercial law, see 60 N.C.L. Rev. 1238 (1982).