Article 3. Brokers
13VAC6-20-90. License required; annual renewal.
Article 3
Brokers
A. Any person located in or outside of the Commonwealth (i) buying or selling, negotiating the purchase or sale or exchange of, or leasing used manufactured homes and (ii) meeting the definition of broker in 13VAC6-20-10 shall apply to the board for a license. The license shall be displayed in a conspicuous place accessible to the public in the office of the business location. The license shall be issued for a term of one year from the date of issuance.
B. Each licensed broker shall apply for license renewal annually by application and accompanied by the required fee. Applicants for license renewal shall meet all the criteria for original licensing. Upon failure to renew, the license shall automatically expire.
C. Should the department fail to receive a licensed broker's renewal form and appropriate fee within 30 days of the license expiration date, the broker shall be required to reinstate the license according to the terms and conditions of Article 8 (13VAC6-20-201 et seq.) of this part.
D. For licensing purposes, a broker operating more than one business location shall have each location treated as a separate entity and shall adhere to all requirements for broker licensing, including posting a license, at each location.
E. Each broker licensed under this chapter shall also obtain a certificate of dealer registration from the Virginia Motor Vehicle Dealer Board (MVDB). The certificate of registration shall be renewed annually and shall be maintained in effect with the MVDB as long as the broker is licensed under this chapter.
Statutory Authority
§ 36-85.18 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR449-01-02 § 2.8, eff. April 1, 1994; amended, Virginia Register Volume 12, Issue 3, eff. January 1, 1996; Volume 28, Issue 20, eff. July 4, 2012; Volume 35, Issue 20, eff. July 1, 2019.
13VAC6-20-100. Application for licensing; renewal.
A. Application for license or renewal shall be on forms supplied by the department and may be submitted as designated in hard copy or by electronic means. All information required on the form shall be furnished by the applicant for the board's review.
B. Each application for original licensure shall be accompanied by the following:
1. Deposit in the Transaction Recovery Fund required by 13VAC6-20-420 A 3.
2. Licensing fee required by 13VAC6-20-200 A 5.
3. Statement of compliance.
4. Verification of a business office with all utilities, including a business telephone, and where the required business records are maintained.
5. Verification of a permanent business sign, in view of public traffic, bearing the name of the firm.
6. Name of the owner, principal, manager, agent or other person designated as the holder of the broker's license for the specific location and the names of the partners or principals in the broker's firm.
7. List of salespeople employed.
Photographs of the front of the business office and required sign may be considered as verification required by this subsection.
C. The Department of Housing and Community Development will mail a notice of renewal to the licensee at the last known address of record. Licensees may submit renewals by mail or electronically. Failure to receive this notice shall not relieve the licensee of the obligation to renew. If the licensee does not receive the notice of renewal, a copy of the license may be substituted with the required fee. Each application for renewal shall be accompanied by the following:
1. Licensing fee required by 13VAC6-20-200 A 6.
2. Statement of compliance.
3. Notification of any significant changes to the office or the business sign.
4. Any changes of officers or directors of the company or corporation.
5. A copy of the broker's current certificate of registration from the Virginia Motor Vehicle Dealer Board.
6. Updated list of salespeople employed.
D. Any change in the form of ownership of the broker or any changes (deletions or additions) in the partners or principals of the broker shall be submitted to the board with an application and fee for a new license. If the new owner assumes the liabilities of the previous owner, then a new recovery fund assessment is not required. New recovery fund assessments shall be required when the new owner does not assume the liabilities of the previous owner.
The board shall be notified immediately by the broker of any change in the operating name of the broker. The director shall endorse the change on the license without requiring an additional fee. The board shall be notified immediately by the broker of any change in location of the broker. The broker shall pay a fee of $50 for the change of location on the license but shall not be required to pay an additional assessment to the recovery fund for the change of location only.
Statutory Authority
§ 36-85.18 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR449-01-02 § 2.9, eff. April 1, 1994; amended, Virginia Register Volume 12, Issue 3, eff. January 1, 1996; Volume 28, Issue 20, eff. July 4, 2012; Volume 35, Issue 20, eff. July 1, 2019.
13VAC6-20-110. Statement of Compliance.
The Statement of Compliance shall be signed by the person or responsible officer having full authority to commit the broker to the conditions of compliance and shall not be transferable. Violation of the Statement of Compliance is ground for suspension of the license.
Statutory Authority
§ 36-85.18 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR449-01-02 § 2.10, eff. April 1, 1994.
13VAC6-20-120. Broker responsibility for inspections; other items.
A. The broker shall inspect every used manufactured home unit prior to completion of sale. No broker shall sell a used manufactured home, if he becomes aware that it contains an imminent safety hazard.
Exception: A broker may sell a used manufactured home in which he is aware of an imminent safety hazard if the buyer is advised of the imminent safety hazard in writing by the broker and is further advised that building permits may be required from the local building official for repair of the imminent safety hazard.
B. A broker shall not alter or cause to be altered any manufactured home to which a HUD label has been affixed if such alteration or conversion causes the manufactured home to be in violation of the standards.
C. If the broker provides for the installation of any manufactured home he sells, the broker shall be responsible for making sure the installation of the home meets the manufacturer's installation requirements and the Code.
D. On each home sold by the broker, the broker shall collect the applicable title tax and title fees for the manufactured home, to include an additional $30 inspection/administrative fee, and forward such fees and taxes to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles.
The above fees shall be submitted to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles within 30 days from the completion date of the sale.
Statutory Authority
§§ 36-85.18 and 36-85.36 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR449-01-02 § 2.11, eff. April 1, 1994; amended, Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 10, eff. April 12, 2006; Volume 28, Issue 20, eff. July 4, 2012.