South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 4893

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4893
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20020312
Primary Sponsor:                  Rice
All Sponsors:                     Rice
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\gjk\21111sd02.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee 26 
                                  HLCI
Subject:                          Manufactured homes, sale and transfer of; 
                                  owner must disclose any damages to or repairs 
                                  made to


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20020312  Introduced, read first time,           26 HLCI
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 40-29-245 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PERSON INCLUDING A DEALER OR CONSUMER WHO SELLS OR TRANSFERS A MANUFACTURED HOME TO ANOTHER PERSON FOR VALUE MUST DISCLOSE TO THAT PERSON IN WRITING ANY STRUCTURAL DAMAGES TO OR REPAIRS OF A CERTAIN AMOUNT MADE TO THE MANUFACTURED HOME WITHIN THE SELLER'S KNOWLEDGE FROM THE TIME IT LEFT THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER UNTIL THE TIME OF THE SALE OR TRANSFER, AND TO PROVIDE CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 40-29-245.    Any person including a dealer or consumer who sells or transfers a manufactured home to another person for value must disclose to that person in writing any structural damage to the manufactured home or to a separate unit of the manufactured home or repairs costing five hundred dollars or more made to the manufactured home within the seller's knowledge from the time it left the original manufacturer until the time of the sale or transfer. A violation of this section shall be punished as provided in Section 40-29-240."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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