(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (i), (j) or (k) of this section, no manufactured home may be installed in the State of New York at any time on or after January 1, 2006 unless:

1. (1) the manufacturer of such manufactured home shall have obtained a manufacturer's warranty seal from the Department of State and shall have attached such manufacturer's warranty seal to such manufactured home; and
2. (2) the installer of such manufacturer home shall have obtained an installer's warranty seal from the Department of State and shall have attached such installer's warranty seal to such manufactured home. The installer shall attach such installer's warranty seal after installation is complete.

(d) A manufacturer attaching a manufacturer's warranty seal to a manufactured home shall be deemed to warrant to the buyer of such manufactured home:

1. (1) that the manufacturer is approved to construct manufactured homes by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development;
2. (2) that such manufactured home was constructed in accordance with all applicable Federal, State, and local statutes, laws, codes, rules, and regulations; and

3. (3) that the manufacturer is certified by the Department of State (or, in the case of a seal affixed prior to July 1, 2006, that the manufacturer satisfies all applicable standards for certification as a manufacturer and intends to obtain such certification).

   The warranties set forth in this subdivision shall be in addition to, and not in limitation of or substitution for, the warranty provided for in article 35 of the General Business Law and any and all other warranties, express or implied, given or made by the manufacturer, whether contractually or by operation of law.

(e) An installer attaching an installer's warranty seal to a manufactured home will be deemed to warrant to the buyer of such manufactured home:

1. (1) that the installation of such manufactured home meets the standards of the Uniform Code; and

2. (2) that the installer is certified by the Department of State (or, in the case of a seal affixed prior to July 1, 2006, that the installer satisfies all applicable standards for certification as an installer and intends to obtain such certification).

   The warranties set forth in this subdivision shall be in addition to, and not in limitation of or substitution for, any and all other warranties, express or implied, given or made by the installer, whether contractually or by operation of law. The warranty of the installer that the installation of such manufactured home meets the standards of the Uniform Code shall be deemed to include, without limitation, a warranty that the foundation or supports on which the manufactured home was installed were inspected and approved by the governmental agency or department or other person or entity responsible for enforcing the Uniform Code in the jurisdiction in which the manufactured home was installed, and if such foundation or supports were constructed by the installer, such warranty shall also be deemed to include, without limitation, a warranty that such foundation or supports were constructed in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Uniform Code.

(g) No governmental agency or department or other person or entity responsible for issuing certificates of occupancy in any jurisdiction shall issue a certificate of occupancy for any manufactured home installed in such jurisdiction at any time on or after January 1, 2006 unless:

1. (1) the manufacturer's warranty seal required by this section has been attached to such manufactured home (unless such manufacturer's warranty seal is not required by reason of subdivision [i], [j] or [k] of this section);
2. (2) the installer's warranty seal required by this section has been attached to such manufactured home; and
3. (3) the governmental agency or department or other person or entity responsible for issuing certificates of occupancy has independently determined that such manufactured home has been installed in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Uniform Code. In determining whether such installation was or was not in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Uniform Code, the governmental agency or department or other person or entity responsible for issuing certificates of occupancy shall not rely upon the presence of the installer's warranty seal, but shall make its own independent determination.