Legislative findings and declaration

1. The Legislature finds that the construction, assembly and use of manufactured homes, mobile homes, travel trailers, manufactured buildings, commercial coaches and factory-built housing and their systems, components and appliances, and the alteration, transportation and installation of manufactured homes, mobile homes, manufactured buildings, commercial coaches and factory-built housing, like other products having concealed vital parts, may present hazards to the health, life and safety of persons and the safety of property unless they are properly manufactured, altered, transported and installed.

2. In the sale of manufactured homes, mobile homes, travel trailers, manufactured buildings, commercial coaches and factory-built housing, there is also the possibility of unascertained defects in them even though they are inspected by purchasers.

3. It is the policy and purpose of this State to protect the public against these hazards and to prohibit the manufacture, sale, distribution, alteration, transportation and installation in this State of manufactured homes, mobile homes, travel trailers, manufactured buildings, commercial coaches and factory-built housing which are not constructed in a manner which provides reasonable safety and protection to owners and users.

4. The Legislature further intends to provide a procedure to ensure that this State assumes the fullest responsibility for the administration and enforcement of federal safety and construction standards for manufactured homes in Nevada in accordance with the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. §§ 5401 et seq.