42 USC § 5421 - Prohibition on waiver of rights

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title: "42 USC § 5421 - Prohibition on waiver of rights"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "5421"
section_name: "Prohibition on waiver of rights"
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, § 622, Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 712; Pub. L. 96–399, title III, § 308(c)(4), Oct. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1641.)"
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# § 5421. Prohibition on waiver of rights

August 22, 1974

The rights afforded manufactured home purchasers under this chapter may not be waived, and any provision of a contract or agreement entered into after , to the contrary shall be void.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–383, title VI, § 622, Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 712; Pub. L. 96–399, title III, § 308(c)(4), Oct. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1641.)

## Editorial Notes

### 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 .