NRS489.716. Work pertinent to sale, installation and occupancy of manufactured home: Authority of certain dealers to enter into written agreements with providers of service; buyer not to be required to obtain services from specific provider of services; written disclosure; provider of services required under certain circumstances to enter into written agreement with person for whom services will be performed.

      1.  A dealer of new manufactured homes who is licensed pursuant to chapter 624 of NRS may enter into written agreements pursuant to which appropriately licensed providers of service agree to perform work pertinent to the sale, installation and occupancy of a manufactured home. If such a dealer enters into such a written agreement, the dealer is responsible for the workmanship and completion of all parts of the project involving the sale, installation and occupancy of the manufactured home, including, without limitation, any work performed by a provider of service pursuant to the written agreement.

      2.  A dealer of manufactured homes, regardless of whether the dealer is licensed pursuant to chapter 624 of NRS, shall not require a buyer of a manufactured home to obtain services to be performed pertinent to the sale, installation or occupancy of the manufactured home from a specific provider of services. The dealer shall disclose to the buyer in writing the fact that the dealer is prohibited from requiring the buyer to obtain such services from a specific provider of services.

      3.  Before performing any work, a provider of services shall enter into a written agreement with each person for whom the provider of services will perform work which is pertinent to the sale, installation or occupancy of a manufactured home, including, without limitation, a dealer of manufactured homes, a person who owns a manufactured home and any person who is purchasing a manufactured home. The written agreement must include provisions specifying:

      (a) The scope of work;

      (b) The cost for completion of the work;

      (c) The date on which work will begin;

      (d) The anticipated date for completion of the work; and

      (e) That no additional work may be performed and no additional costs may be charged unless agreed to in writing before the additional work is performed or costs are incurred.

      4.  As used in this section, “provider of services” means any person who performs work pertinent to the sale, installation and occupancy of a manufactured home.

      (Added to NRS by 2003, 586; A 2007, 384; 2013, 349)