N.Y. Executive Law Section 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.

Source: Section 612 — Powers and duties of the advisory council, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/EXC/612 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed May 24, 2025).

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