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41-2180. Trust and escrow requirements; rules; exemptions

A. Each dealer or broker who is licensed pursuant to this article and who sells manufactured homes, mobile homes or factory-built buildings designed for use as residential dwellings shall maintain a trust account or an escrow account with a financial institution or escrow agent located in this state and shall deposit all earnest money received for the sale of manufactured homes, mobile homes or factory-built buildings designed for use as residential dwellings in such account. The department shall conduct an audit of each dealer's or broker's trust or escrow account at least once every two years.

B. All dealers or brokers shall notify the deputy director in writing when the trust or escrow account has been established by indicating the name and number of the account and the name and location of the financial institution used.

C. The dealer or broker, in writing, shall authorize the depository to release any and all information relative to trust or escrow accounts to the deputy director or his agent, employee or deputy.

D. The dealer's or broker's earnest money receipt book shall reflect all earnest monies received and shall be at the minimum in duplicate and consecutively numbered.

E. All earnest monies shall be deposited in the escrow account or trust fund account no later than the close of the second banking business day after receipt.

F. A dealer or broker may deposit and maintain up to two hundred dollars in the trust account to offset service charges that may be assessed by the financial institutions.

G. Every deposit into a trust account shall be made with a deposit slip which identifies each transaction as follows:

1. The amount of deposit.

2. The names of all parties involved in the transaction.

All receipts for monies deposited in escrow shall be made accountable by containing the same information.

H. A complete record shall be retained by the dealer's or broker's office of all earnest monies received. The record shall contain provisions for entering:

1. The amount received.

2. From whom the money was received.

3. The date of receipt.

4. The place of deposit.

5. The date of deposit.

6. The daily balance of the trust fund account deposit of each transaction.

7. When the transaction has been completed.

8. Date and payment for all goods and services the dealer has contracted to provide.

I. All earnest money deposited in the trust or escrow account shall be held in such account until one of the following is completed:

1. An application for title transfer has been made.

2. The transaction involved is consummated or terminated and a complete accounting is made.

J. Upon completion of subsection I of this section the earnest money deposit shall be conveyed to the lending institution or the dealer, broker, purchaser, seller, manufacturer or lienholder, whichever is applicable.

K. The dealer or broker shall retain true copies of the purchase agreements, earnest money receipts, depository receipts, evidence of delivery documents and evidence of consummation of sale or termination of sale for a period of three years.

L. The deposits referred to in this section shall not be utilized for any purpose other than the transaction for which they were provided.

M. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, before an event listed under subsection I of this section is completed, a licensed dealer may release trust account earnest monies to pay for flooring or inventory for the unit that is the subject of the transaction for which the earnest monies were provided. Either a licensed dealer or broker may release trust account earnest monies to pay other lawfully imposed interim loan amounts and charges imposed by a financial institution or other bona fide lender on the unit that is the subject of the transaction for which the earnest monies were provided. The dealer or broker shall not make any payment out of trust account monies pursuant to this subsection unless done in compliance with all of the following:

1. The payment is made no more than ten business days prior to the completion date pursuant to subsection I of this section.

2. The payment is made directly to the financial institution or other bona fide lender.

3. The payment is recorded in the dealer's or broker's records under this section and documented by a receipt, a payment record or any other evidence from the financial institution or lender.

4. If the transaction is terminated, the dealer or broker replaces the amount of the payment in the trust account within three business days after receiving written notification of the termination.

This subsection does not affect any other rights or obligations between the purchaser and the licensed dealer or broker.

N. The board shall adopt separate rules for dealer trust and escrow accounts and broker trust and escrow accounts. At a minimum, these rules shall contain trust and escrow account requirements for the following:

1. Record keeping.

2. Administration.

3. Service fees or charges.

4. Deposits.

5. Advances or payments out of trust and escrow accounts.

6. Closing or termination of sales transactions.

7. Auditing or investigation of trust or escrow account complaints.

O. This section shall not apply to a real estate broker or salesperson licensed pursuant to section 32-2122 and pursuant to this article when the unit is sold in conjunction with real estate.

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Arizona > Title41 > 41-2180

41-2180. Trust and escrow requirements; rules; exemptions

A. Each dealer or broker who is licensed pursuant to this article and who sells manufactured homes, mobile homes or factory-built buildings designed for use as residential dwellings shall maintain a trust account or an escrow account with a financial institution or escrow agent located in this state and shall deposit all earnest money received for the sale of manufactured homes, mobile homes or factory-built buildings designed for use as residential dwellings in such account. The department shall conduct an audit of each dealer's or broker's trust or escrow account at least once every two years.

B. All dealers or brokers shall notify the deputy director in writing when the trust or escrow account has been established by indicating the name and number of the account and the name and location of the financial institution used.

C. The dealer or broker, in writing, shall authorize the depository to release any and all information relative to trust or escrow accounts to the deputy director or his agent, employee or deputy.

D. The dealer's or broker's earnest money receipt book shall reflect all earnest monies received and shall be at the minimum in duplicate and consecutively numbered.

E. All earnest monies shall be deposited in the escrow account or trust fund account no later than the close of the second banking business day after receipt.

F. A dealer or broker may deposit and maintain up to two hundred dollars in the trust account to offset service charges that may be assessed by the financial institutions.

G. Every deposit into a trust account shall be made with a deposit slip which identifies each transaction as follows:

1. The amount of deposit.

2. The names of all parties involved in the transaction.

All receipts for monies deposited in escrow shall be made accountable by containing the same information.

H. A complete record shall be retained by the dealer's or broker's office of all earnest monies received. The record shall contain provisions for entering:

1. The amount received.

2. From whom the money was received.

3. The date of receipt.

4. The place of deposit.

5. The date of deposit.

6. The daily balance of the trust fund account deposit of each transaction.

7. When the transaction has been completed.

8. Date and payment for all goods and services the dealer has contracted to provide.

I. All earnest money deposited in the trust or escrow account shall be held in such account until one of the following is completed:

1. An application for title transfer has been made.

2. The transaction involved is consummated or terminated and a complete accounting is made.

J. Upon completion of subsection I of this section the earnest money deposit shall be conveyed to the lending institution or the dealer, broker, purchaser, seller, manufacturer or lienholder, whichever is applicable.

K. The dealer or broker shall retain true copies of the purchase agreements, earnest money receipts, depository receipts, evidence of delivery documents and evidence of consummation of sale or termination of sale for a period of three years.

L. The deposits referred to in this section shall not be utilized for any purpose other than the transaction for which they were provided.

M. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, before an event listed under subsection I of this section is completed, a licensed dealer may release trust account earnest monies to pay for flooring or inventory for the unit that is the subject of the transaction for which the earnest monies were provided. Either a licensed dealer or broker may release trust account earnest monies to pay other lawfully imposed interim loan amounts and charges imposed by a financial institution or other bona fide lender on the unit that is the subject of the transaction for which the earnest monies were provided. The dealer or broker shall not make any payment out of trust account monies pursuant to this subsection unless done in compliance with all of the following:

1. The payment is made no more than ten business days prior to the completion date pursuant to subsection I of this section.

2. The payment is made directly to the financial institution or other bona fide lender.

3. The payment is recorded in the dealer's or broker's records under this section and documented by a receipt, a payment record or any other evidence from the financial institution or lender.

4. If the transaction is terminated, the dealer or broker replaces the amount of the payment in the trust account within three business days after receiving written notification of the termination.

This subsection does not affect any other rights or obligations between the purchaser and the licensed dealer or broker.

N. The board shall adopt separate rules for dealer trust and escrow accounts and broker trust and escrow accounts. At a minimum, these rules shall contain trust and escrow account requirements for the following:

1. Record keeping.

2. Administration.

3. Service fees or charges.

4. Deposits.

5. Advances or payments out of trust and escrow accounts.

6. Closing or termination of sales transactions.

7. Auditing or investigation of trust or escrow account complaints.

O. This section shall not apply to a real estate broker or salesperson licensed pursuant to section 32-2122 and pursuant to this article when the unit is sold in conjunction with real estate.


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State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Arizona > Title41 > 41-2180

41-2180. Trust and escrow requirements; rules; exemptions

A. Each dealer or broker who is licensed pursuant to this article and who sells manufactured homes, mobile homes or factory-built buildings designed for use as residential dwellings shall maintain a trust account or an escrow account with a financial institution or escrow agent located in this state and shall deposit all earnest money received for the sale of manufactured homes, mobile homes or factory-built buildings designed for use as residential dwellings in such account. The department shall conduct an audit of each dealer's or broker's trust or escrow account at least once every two years.

B. All dealers or brokers shall notify the deputy director in writing when the trust or escrow account has been established by indicating the name and number of the account and the name and location of the financial institution used.

C. The dealer or broker, in writing, shall authorize the depository to release any and all information relative to trust or escrow accounts to the deputy director or his agent, employee or deputy.

D. The dealer's or broker's earnest money receipt book shall reflect all earnest monies received and shall be at the minimum in duplicate and consecutively numbered.

E. All earnest monies shall be deposited in the escrow account or trust fund account no later than the close of the second banking business day after receipt.

F. A dealer or broker may deposit and maintain up to two hundred dollars in the trust account to offset service charges that may be assessed by the financial institutions.

G. Every deposit into a trust account shall be made with a deposit slip which identifies each transaction as follows:

1. The amount of deposit.

2. The names of all parties involved in the transaction.

All receipts for monies deposited in escrow shall be made accountable by containing the same information.

H. A complete record shall be retained by the dealer's or broker's office of all earnest monies received. The record shall contain provisions for entering:

1. The amount received.

2. From whom the money was received.

3. The date of receipt.

4. The place of deposit.

5. The date of deposit.

6. The daily balance of the trust fund account deposit of each transaction.

7. When the transaction has been completed.

8. Date and payment for all goods and services the dealer has contracted to provide.

I. All earnest money deposited in the trust or escrow account shall be held in such account until one of the following is completed:

1. An application for title transfer has been made.

2. The transaction involved is consummated or terminated and a complete accounting is made.

J. Upon completion of subsection I of this section the earnest money deposit shall be conveyed to the lending institution or the dealer, broker, purchaser, seller, manufacturer or lienholder, whichever is applicable.

K. The dealer or broker shall retain true copies of the purchase agreements, earnest money receipts, depository receipts, evidence of delivery documents and evidence of consummation of sale or termination of sale for a period of three years.

L. The deposits referred to in this section shall not be utilized for any purpose other than the transaction for which they were provided.

M. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, before an event listed under subsection I of this section is completed, a licensed dealer may release trust account earnest monies to pay for flooring or inventory for the unit that is the subject of the transaction for which the earnest monies were provided. Either a licensed dealer or broker may release trust account earnest monies to pay other lawfully imposed interim loan amounts and charges imposed by a financial institution or other bona fide lender on the unit that is the subject of the transaction for which the earnest monies were provided. The dealer or broker shall not make any payment out of trust account monies pursuant to this subsection unless done in compliance with all of the following:

1. The payment is made no more than ten business days prior to the completion date pursuant to subsection I of this section.

2. The payment is made directly to the financial institution or other bona fide lender.

3. The payment is recorded in the dealer's or broker's records under this section and documented by a receipt, a payment record or any other evidence from the financial institution or lender.

4. If the transaction is terminated, the dealer or broker replaces the amount of the payment in the trust account within three business days after receiving written notification of the termination.

This subsection does not affect any other rights or obligations between the purchaser and the licensed dealer or broker.

N. The board shall adopt separate rules for dealer trust and escrow accounts and broker trust and escrow accounts. At a minimum, these rules shall contain trust and escrow account requirements for the following:

1. Record keeping.

2. Administration.

3. Service fees or charges.

4. Deposits.

5. Advances or payments out of trust and escrow accounts.

6. Closing or termination of sales transactions.

7. Auditing or investigation of trust or escrow account complaints.

O. This section shall not apply to a real estate broker or salesperson licensed pursuant to section 32-2122 and pursuant to this article when the unit is sold in conjunction with real estate.