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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 5421 - Prohibition on waiver of rights

## Text

The rights afforded manufactured home purchasers under this chapter may not be waived, and any provision of a contract or agreement entered into after August 22, 1974, to the contrary shall be void.

(Pub. L. 93–383, title VI, § 622, Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 712; Pub. L. 96–399, title III, § 308(c)(4), Oct. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1641.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Amendments1980—Pub. L. 96–399 substituted “manufactured home” for “mobile home”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective DateSection effective upon the expiration of 180 days following Aug. 22, 1974, see section 627 of Pub. L. 93–383, set out as a note under section 5401 of this title.