42 USC § 5416 - Consumer’s manual; contents

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title: "42 USC § 5416 - Consumer’s manual; contents"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "5416"
section_name: "Consumer’s manual; contents"
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, § 617, 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.)"
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# § 5416. Consumer’s manual; contents

The Secretary shall develop guidelines for a consumer’s manual to be provided to manufactured home purchasers by the manufacturer. These manuals should identify and explain the purchasers’ responsibilities for operation, maintenance, and repair of their manufactured homes.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–383, title VI, § 617, 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.)

## 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

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

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

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