{"data":{"id":"us/24-cfr-3288.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"24 CFR 3288.3","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The following definitions apply in this part:\nAct means the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. 5401-5426.\nAppropriate order means an order issued by HUD or an order that is enforceable under state law.\nDate of installation means the date all utilities are connected and the manufactured home is ready for occupancy as established, if applicable, by a certificate of occupancy, except as follows: if the manufactured home has not been sold to the first person purchasing the home in good faith for purposes other than resale by the date the home is ready for occupancy, the date of installation is the date of closing under the purchase agreement or sales contract for the manufactured home.\nDay means a calendar day.\nDefect means any defect in the performance, construction, components, or material of a manufactured home that renders the home or any part of the home not fit for the ordinary use for which it was intended, including, but not limited to, a defect in the construction, safety, or installation of the home. For purposes of state certification under § 3288.205, HUD will find it acceptable if the threshold for the state's program is functionally equivalent to this definition.\nDispute resolution provider means a person or entity providing dispute resolution services for HUD.\nHomeowner means a person who purchased or leased the manufactured home in good faith for purposes other than resale.\nHUD means the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.\nInstaller means the person who is retained to engage in, or who engages in, the business of directing, supervising, controlling, or correcting the initial installation of a manufactured home.\nManufactured home has the same meaning as the term “manufactured home” as defined in 24 CFR 3280.2.\nManufactured Housing Consensus Committee or MHCC means the consensus committee established pursuant to section 604(a)(3) of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 5403(a)(3).\nParty or parties means, individually or collectively, the manufacturer, retailer, or installer of a manufactured home in which a defect has been reported in accordance with § 3288.20.\nState Administrative Agency means an agency of a state that has been approved or conditionally approved to carry out the state plan for enforcement of the standards pursuant to section 623 of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 5422.\nTimely reporting means the reporting of an alleged defect within 1 year after the date of installation of a manufactured home in accordance with § 3288.20.\nTimely resolution means the resolution of disputes among manufacturers, retailers, and installers within 120 days of the time a request for dispute resolution is made, except that if the defect presents an unreasonable risk of injury, death, or significant loss or damage to valuable personal property, the resolution must be within 60 days of the time a request for dispute resolution is made.","path":["Title 24—Housing and Urban Development","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban Development","CHAPTER XX—OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HOUSING—FEDERAL HOUSING COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT","PART 3288—MANUFACTURED HOME DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAM","Subpart A—General"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-24.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:55Z","sha256":"63a28f17f9b5fec87eb4ba388a6bda2e1e1c9f8ffab685e99081a592079c4336","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/24-cfr-3288.1","next":"us/24-cfr-3288.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}