b'BaseduponouropinionthattheActisnotapplicabletoapplicati on ofroofing,it isnotnecessarytoreviserecommendedguaranteeforms 1970Aand1970BtoreflecttherequirementsoftheAct.Ouropinionassumesyouwillonlyusetheguaranteeformswhereyouhavecontractedto sellanentireroofingsystem,materialsandlabor.Thesaleofmaterials onlywillgenerallybesubjecttotheMagnuson-Mossrequirementsandshould notbeaccompaniedbyanMRCAguarantee,butrathera"limitedwarranty" suppliedbythemanufacturer. 2.StateConsumerProtectionLaws.Duringthepast\'few years, severalstateshaveenactedlawsdesignedtoprotectconsumersbyprohibitingsellersfromattemptingtolimitlegalrightsandremediesof consumer-buyers.Whilesuchlawsdiffersubstantiallyfromstateto state,generallyspeaking,thelawsprohibitdisclaimersofimplied warrantiesanddisclaimersofliabilityforconsequentialdamages.States whichhaveenactedsuchlegislationinoneformoranotherincludeMississippi,Alabama,Massachusetts,Maryland,Washington,California,Minnesota, WestVirginiaandKansas. BecauseMRCAservesmembersinmanystates,manyofwhichhavenot yetenactedconsumerprotectionlegislationandbecauseofthemany differencesbetweenthelawsofthosestateswhichhaveenactedconsumer protectionlaws,wedonotintendtoattempttomodifyrecommendedguaranteeforms1970Aand1970Btoconformtoanysuchstatelawswhichmight beapplicable.Rather,werecommendthateachofyoudeterminefromyour ownattorneywhetheryourstatedoesordoesnothaveaconsumerprotectionlawapplicabletotheguaranteeyou,asaroofingcontractor,furnish toyourcustomer.Asaremindertoyoutocheckwithyourattorney,we willaffixtoeachpackageofourrecommendedguaranteeformsasticker readingasfollows: PLEASENOTE Severalstates,includingAl abama,California,Kansas,Maryland, Massachusetts,Minnesota,Mississippi,WashingtonandWest Virginia,haveenactedconsumerprotectionlawswhichmayrequire modificationoreliminationofcertainprovisionscontainedinthis guaranteeformbeforeyoufurnishit tocertainofyourcustomers. Suchlawsprincipallyaffectresidentialconstruction,butinsome statesthescopemaybebroader,including,forexample,apartment buildingsownedbyindividuals.Werecommendthatyouseekthe adviceofyourattorneyastowhetheryoumustmodifytheguarantee forminanymannertoconformtoyourstate\'slaws. Wehavereprintedandnowhaveasupplyofrecommendedguaranteeforms 1970A(twoyears)and1970B(oneyear).Ineachcase,theformsare availableinapackagecontaining250copiesatacost of$5perpackage. Ifyoudesireasupplyoftheforms,pleasewriteMrs.BarbaraMyersat theAssociationofficeorcallherat AreaCode816/474-8100.Wealready haveback-ordersfromanumberofyouforasupplyoftheguaranteeforms. wearenowintheprocessoffillingsuchrequests. WhileMRCApublishesbothaone- andtwo-yearguaranteeformand recommendsthat eachofits membersrefrainfromprovidinglongerguarantees,~ weemphasizethatadherencetot hispolicyisnotaconditiontoMRCAmember-'