Manufactured Housing Board upholds multiple installation violations, orders repairs and cost split

The Manufactured Housing Board, meeting March 6, 2026 in Gardiner, unanimously upheld multiple findings that installation and warranty violations occurred in a contested case (docketed 2023‑MFG‑19226; 2024‑MFG‑20426; 2024‑MFG‑20427). The Board adopted the Hearing Officer’s written Decision and Order language, finding that the Senior Inspector had proven several violations of the Maine Installation Warranty (10 M.R.S. § 1404‑A) and the Maine Manufactured Housing Warranty (10 M.R.S. § 1404). The Board directed a mix of immediate temporary measures and staged corrective work and reports by the manufacturer and the subcontracted installer.

The Board’s motions included the following specific requirements and outcomes: the Board upheld Orders of Conditions (OOC) for Conditions #3–#5 regarding lally column cap plates and basement carriage bolts and apportioned correction responsibility to the subcontracted installer, SCI, to complete journeyman‑quality repairs within 30 days and to verify materials with the manufacturer WMHI; for Condition #6 (unfinished second floor and attic) the Board required WMHI to produce corrective instructions within 45 days and required SCI to complete repairs within 30 days after receiving that report; the Board vacated the OOC for Condition #7 (improperly fastened garage fascia) after finding the Senior Inspector had not proven that violation; for Condition #8 (rear roof) the Board again required a manufacturer report within 45 days and installer corrections within 30 days of receipt; and for Conditions #9–#10 (leaking roof, improperly installed shingles and flashing) the Board upheld the OOC, ordered SCI to install temporary weatherproofing within 7 days, required WMHI to obtain a shingle‑manufacturer report within 45 days, required SCI to complete repairs within 30 days of receipt of that report, and apportioned the total cost of corrections equally between SCI and WMHI.

All five substantive motions recorded in the minutes were adopted unanimously by a 6–0 vote. The Board also authorized the Board Chair to review and sign the final Decision and Order prepared by Hearing Officer Mark Terison. The adjudicatory hearing portion of the meeting adjourned at 12:21 p.m.

The Board’s actions reference statutory standards under 10 M.R.S. § 1404 and 10 M.R.S. § 1404‑A; the Board relied on Board Staff Exhibit 14 (the Wallen, P.E. Report) for findings related to the second‑floor, attic, and rear‑roof conditions. The orders set concrete compliance windows (temporary weatherproofing within 7 days; installer corrections within 30 days after receipt of manufacturer instructions; manufacturer reports due within 45 days) and an equal cost‑sharing directive for roofing repairs.