N.Y. Executive Law § 612: Powers and duties of the advisory council

§ 612. Powers and duties of the advisory council. The advisory council

shall have the following functions, powers, and duties:

1. To assist in the development of certification requirements and

fees, warranty seal requirements and fees, and warranty standards for

manufacturers and installers;

2. To assist in the development of training and continuing education

requirements;

3. To assist in the creation of a consumer awareness pamphlet

detailing the certification process and resolution of dispute process.

The pamphlet shall also explain the differences between types of houses

(mobile, modular and manufactured);

4. To examine consumer protection issues, including but not limited

to, manufactured housing financing and sales practices;

5. To examine the differences of manufactured and modular housing

regulations and make recommendations to the department and the

legislature on an annual basis; and

6. To submit annual reports by December thirty-first, two thousand six

and each year thereafter, to the governor, the temporary president of

the senate and the speaker of the assembly that details the

recommendations of the advisory council regarding manufactured housing

in New York state. The advisory council shall, as part of its report,

detail the number of complaints received by the department and the

number of disputes resolved through the department.