A Senate bill before the North Carolina General Assembly, to improve the safety of roads in the state, addresses the accountability of professional housemovers, specifically applied to manufactured, modular and mobile homes over 15 feet wide. The proposal states the transporter shall be held liable for damages of any kind to persons or property that may occur in the delivery of the house.

If the home is being delivered from the manufacturer to a retail dealer or directly to a homesite, the manufacturer and the transporter are jointly responsible for any damages that may occur during the transit, as MHProNews has learned from ncleg.net.

If the home is being delivered to a homesite from the retailer, then the transporter and the retail dealer are equally liable for any damages to persons or property. As written, the law will become effective Oct. 15, 2015. As MHProNews reported March 4, 2015, North Carolina continues to be number four among the states in manufactured home shipments. ##

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   Article submitted by Matthew J. Silver to Daily Business News-MHProNews.