42 USC § 5415 - Certification by manufacturer of conformity of manufactured home with standards; form and placement of certification

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title: "42 USC § 5415 - Certification by manufacturer of conformity of manufactured home with standards; form and placement of certification"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "5415"
section_name: "Certification by manufacturer of conformity of manufactured home with standards; form and placement of certification"
chapter_number: 70
chapter_name: "MANUFACTURED HOME CONSTRUCTION AND SAFETY STANDARDS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–383, title VI, § 616, Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 711; Pub. L. 96–399, title III, § 308(c)(4), Oct. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1641; Pub. L. 97–35, title III, § 339B(c), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 417; Pub. L. 106–569, title VI, § 603(b)(4), Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2999.)"
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# § 5415. Certification by manufacturer of conformity of manufactured home with standards; form and placement of certification

Every manufacturer of manufactured homes shall furnish to the distributor or retailer at the time of delivery of each such manufactured home produced by such manufacturer certification that such manufactured home conforms to all applicable Federal construction and safety standards. Such certification shall be in the form of a label or tag permanently affixed to each such manufactured home.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–383, title VI, § 616, Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 711; Pub. L. 96–399, title III, § 308(c)(4), Oct. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1641; Pub. L. 97–35, title III, § 339B(c), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 417; Pub. L. 106–569, title VI, § 603(b)(4), Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2999.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

References to “mobile homes”, wherever appearing in text, changed to “manufactured homes” in view of the amendment of title VI of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (this chapter) by  requiring the substitution of “manufactured home” for “mobile home” wherever appearing in title VI of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, and  (set out as a note under , Banks and Banking) providing that the terms “mobile home” and “manufactured home” shall be deemed to include the terms “mobile homes” and “manufactured homes”, respectively.

### Amendments

2000— substituted “retailer” for “dealer”.

1980— substituted “manufactured home” for “mobile home” wherever appearing.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2000 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , except that amendment has no effect on any order or interpretative bulletin issued under this chapter and published as a proposed rule pursuant to  on or before , see , set out as a note under .

### Effective Date

Section effective upon the expiration of 180 days following , see , set out as a note under .