2007 WISCONSIN ACT
11
An Act
to repeal
66.0435 (1) (a), 66.0435 (1) (f), 66.0435 (3) (c) 7., 66.0435 (5) and 341.05 (26) (b);
to renumber
341.05 (26) (a);
to renumber and amend
66.0435 (1) (e), 66.0435 (1) (g), 138.056 (1) (c), 710.15 (1) (a) and 710.15 (1) (e);
to amend
30.40 (6), 45.31 (12), 49.47 (4) (b) 1., 59.69 (4) (d), 66.0435 (title), 66.0435 (1) (b) and (c), 66.0435 (1) (d), 66.0435 (1) (hm), 66.0435 (1) (i) and (j), 66.0435 (2) (a), 66.0435 (2) (b), 66.0435 (2) (c), 66.0435 (2) (d), 66.0435 (3) (title), 66.0435 (3) (a), 66.0435 (3) (c) 1. (intro.), 66.0435 (3) (c) 1. a., 66.0435 (3) (c) 1. c., 66.0435 (3) (c) 1. d., 66.0435 (3) (c) 2., 66.0435 (3) (c) 3., 66.0435 (3) (c) 5. and 6., 66.0435 (3) (c) 8., 66.0435 (3) (cm) to (f), 66.0435 (3m), 66.0435 (4) (intro.), 66.0435 (4) (b), 66.0435 (4) (c), 66.0435 (8), 66.0435 (9), 66.0809 (3), 66.1019 (2), 70.043, 70.111 (19) (title), 70.111 (19) (b), 70.112 (7), 71.07 (6e) (a) 5., 71.07 (9) (a) 3., 71.07 (9) (a) 4., 71.52 (2), 71.52 (7), 77.51 (4) (b) 6., 77.51 (4) (b) 7., 77.51 (13) (am), 77.51 (15) (b) 5., 77.51 (15) (b) 6., 77.52 (2) (a) 1., 77.53 (17), 77.53 (18), 77.54 (7) (b) (intro.), 77.54 (31), 77.54 (36), 77.61 (1) (a), 77.61 (1) (c), 77.71 (4), 77.78, 77.785 (2), 77.995 (2), 79.03 (3) (b) 4. a., 100.21 (1) (a), subchapter III (title) of chapter 101 [precedes 101.70], 101.70, 101.71 (4), 101.71 (6) (a) (intro.), 101.71 (6) (b), 101.715, 101.72, 101.73 (1), 101.73 (1m), 101.73 (2), 101.73 (3), 101.73 (5), 101.73 (6), 101.73 (7), 101.73 (11), 101.74 (4), 101.74 (6), 101.74 (7), 101.745 (4), 101.75 (1), 101.75 (2), 101.75 (3), 101.76 (1) (a), 101.761 (3), 101.761 (5), 101.935 (1), 101.971 (2), 106.50 (1m) (L), 138.052 (1) (b), 138.056 (1) (b), 138.056 (1) (bm), 138.056 (1) (d), 138.056 (3m) (a) 4., 138.09 (7) (jm) 1. b., 214.485 (10), 215.205 (1), 218.10 (8m), 234.622 (7), 340.01 (18m), 340.01 (29), 340.01 (48r), 341.12 (1), 343.055 (1) (d), 346.94 (8), 346.94 (8m), 347.15 (2), 347.35 (4), 347.45 (1), 347.47 (2), 347.47 (4), 348.06 (1), 348.07 (2) (c), 348.07 (3) (a), 348.10 (5) (intro.), 348.10 (5) (a), 348.10 (5) (c), 348.26 (4), 348.27 (7), 348.27 (7m), 349.03 (2), 422.201 (12m), 422.202 (2) (intro.), 422.209 (1m) (a) 2., 422.209 (6m), 422.402 (5) (intro.), 422.402 (5) (b), 422.413 (2g) (intro.), 424.301 (1) (b) 1., 707.02 (4), 710.15 (title), 710.15 (1) (b), 710.15 (1) (c), 710.15 (1) (d), 710.15 (1) (f), 710.15 (1m), 710.15 (2), 710.15 (2m) (a), 710.15 (2m) (b), 710.15 (3), 710.15 (4), 710.15 (4m), 710.15 (5m) (intro.), 710.15 (5m) (a), 710.15 (5m) (e), 710.15 (5m) (em), 710.15 (5m) (f), 710.15 (5m) (g), 710.15 (5m) (h), 861.21 (1) (b), 941.20 (1) (d) and 990.01 (14); and
to create
66.0435 (1) (cm), 66.0435 (3) (c) 9., 138.056 (1) (bd), 340.01 (27m), 340.01 (29k) and 710.15 (1) (am) of the statutes;
relating to:
revisions in terminology that affect mobile homes, manufactured homes, modular homes, manufactured buildings, recreational vehicles, and mobile and manufactured home communities, and changes that apply to monthly fees collected by certain local governmental units.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section
1
.
30.40 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
30.40
(6)
"Mobile home"
means a prefabricated unit with walls of rigid construction that is designed to be towed as a single unit or in sections upon a highway by a motor vehicle and that is used or is intended to be used for human habitation
has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (10)
.
Section
2
.
45.31 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
45.31
(12)
"Manufactured home" means a
structure, as defined by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, which meets or exceeds the statutory size under s. 348.07 (2)
manufactured home, as defined in s. 101.91 (2)
.
Section
3
.
49.47 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.47
(4)
(b) 1. A home and the land used and operated in connection therewith or in lieu thereof a
manufactured home or
mobile home
,
if the home
or
, manufactured home, or
mobile home is used as the person's or his or her family's place of abode.
Section
4
.
59.69 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
59.69
(4)
(d) Trailer
camps,
or tourist camps
and
,
motels
or both
,
and
manufactured and
mobile home
parks
communities
.
Section
5
.
66.0435 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0435
(title)
Mobile
Manufactured and mobile
home
parks
communities
.
Section
6
.
66.0435 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
Section
7
.
66.0435 (1) (b) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
66.0435
(1)
(b) "Licensee" means any person licensed to operate and maintain a
manufactured and
mobile home
park
community
under this section.
(c) "Licensing authority" means the city, town or village wherein a
manufactured and
mobile home
park
community
is located.
Section
8
.
66.0435 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
66.0435
(1)
(cm) "Manufactured home" has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (2) and includes any additions, attachments, annexes, foundations, and appurtenances.
Section
9
.
66.0435 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0435
(1)
(d) "Mobile home"
is that which is, or was as originally constructed, designed to be transported by any motor vehicle upon a public highway and designed, equipped and used primarily for sleeping, eating and living quarters, or is intended to be so used;
has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (10)
and includes any additions, attachments, annexes, foundations and appurtenances.
Section
10
.
66.0435 (1) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0435 (1) (cg) and amended to read:
66.0435
(1)
(cg) "
Mobile
Manufactured and mobile
home
park
community
" means any plot or plots of ground upon which
2
3
or more
units
manufactured homes or mobile homes
, occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes
,
are located, regardless of whether a charge is made for the accommodation.
Section
11
.
66.0435 (1) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
Section
12
.
66.0435 (1) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0435 (1) (am) and amended to read:
66.0435
(1)
(am) "
Park
Community
" means
a manufactured and
mobile home
park
community
.
Section
13
.
66.0435 (1) (hm) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0435
(1)
(hm) "Recreational mobile home" means a
mobile home
prefabricated structure
that is no larger than 400 square feet, or that is certified by the manufacturer as complying with the code promulgated by the American National Standards Institute as ANSI
119.5
A119.5
, and that is
designed to be towed and
used primarily as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal purposes.
Section
14
.
66.0435 (1) (i) and (j) of the statutes are amended to read:
66.0435
(1)
(i) "Space" means a plot of ground within a
manufactured and
mobile home
park
community
, designed for the accommodation of one
manufactured or
mobile home
unit
.
(j) "Unit" means a
single manufactured or
mobile home
unit
.
Section
15
.
66.0435 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0435
(2)
(a) It is unlawful for any person to maintain or operate a
mobile home park
community
within the limits of a city, town or village, unless the person has received a license from the city, town or village.
Section
16
.
66.0435 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0435
(2)
(b) In order to protect and promote the public health, morals and welfare and to equitably defray the cost of municipal and educational services required by persons and families using
or occupying trailers, mobile homes, trailer camps or mobile home parks
communities
for living, dwelling or sleeping purposes, a city council, village board and town board may do any of the following:
1. Establish and enforce by ordinance reasonable standards and regulations for every
trailer and trailer camp and every mobile home and mobile home park
community
.
2. Require an annual license fee to operate a
trailer and trailer camp or mobile home and mobile home park
community
and levy and collect special assessments to defray the cost of municipal and educational services furnished to
the trailer and trailer camp, or mobile home and mobile home park
a community
.
3. Limit the number of units
, trailers or mobile homes
that may be
parked or kept
located
in any one
camp or park
community
.
4. Limit the number of licenses for
trailer camps or parks
communities
in any common school district, if the
mobile housing
development
of a community
would cause the school costs to increase above the state average or if an exceedingly difficult or impossible situation exists with regard to providing adequate and proper sewage disposal in the particular area.
Section
17
.
66.0435 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0435
(2)
(c) In a town in which the town board enacts an ordinance regulating
trailers
manufactured and mobile homes
under this section and has also enacted and approved a county zoning ordinance under the provisions of s. 59.69, the provisions of the ordinance which is most restrictive apply with respect to the establishment and operation of a
trailer camp
community
in the town.
Section
18
.
66.0435 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0435
(2)
(d) A license granted under this section is subject to revocation or suspension for cause by the licensing authority that issued the license upon complaint filed with the clerk of the licensing authority, if the complaint is signed by a law enforcement officer, local health officer, as defined in s. 250.01 (5), or building inspector, after a public hearing upon the complaint. The holder of the license shall be given 10 days' written notice of the hearing, and is entitled to appear and be heard as to why the license should not be revoked. A holder of a license that is revoked or suspended by the licensing authority may within 20 days of the date of the revocation or suspension appeal the decision to the circuit court of the county in which the
trailer camp or mobile home park
community
is located by filing a written notice of appeal with the clerk of the licensing authority, together with a bond executed to the licensing authority, in the sum of $500 with 2 sureties or a bonding company approved by the clerk, conditioned for the faithful prosecution of the appeal and the payment of costs adjudged against the license holder.
Section
19
.
66.0435 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0435
(3)
(title)
License and
monthly mobile home
monthly municipal permit
fee
; review
.
Section
20
.
66.0435 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0435
(3)
(a) The licensing authority shall collect from the licensee an annual license fee of not less than $25 nor more than $100 for each 50 spaces or fraction of 50 spaces within each
mobile home park
community
within its limits. If the
park
community
lies in more than one municipality the amount of the license fee shall be determined by multiplying the gross fee by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of spaces in the
park
community
in a municipality and the denominator of which is the entire number of spaces in the
park
community
.
Section
21
.
66.0435 (3) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0435
(3)
(c) 1. (intro.) In addition to the license fee provided in pars. (a) and (b), each licensing authority shall collect from each
mobile home
unit
occupying space or lots in a
park
community
in the licensing authority, except from recreational mobile homes as provided under par. (cm),
from manufactured and
mobile homes that constitute improvements to real property under s. 70.043 (1),
and
from recreational vehicles as defined in s. 340.01 (48r), and from
camping trailers as defined in s. 340.01 (6m), a monthly
parking
municipal
permit fee computed as follows:
Section
22
.
66.0435 (3) (c) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0435
(3)
(c) 1. a. On January 1, the assessor shall determine the total fair market value of each
mobile home
unit
in the taxation district subject to the monthly
parking
municipal
permit fee.
Section
23
.
66.0435 (3) (c) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0435
(3)
(c) 1. c. The value of each
mobile home
unit
, determined under subd. 1. b., shall be multiplied by the general property gross tax rate, less any credit rate for the property tax relief credit, established on the preceding year's assessment of general property.
Section
24
.
66.0435 (3) (c) 1. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0435
(3)
(c) 1. d. The total annual
parking
permit fee, computed under subd. 1. c., shall be divided by 12 and shall represent the monthly
mobile home parking
municipal
permit fee.
Section
25
.
66.0435 (3) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0435
(3)
(c) 2. The monthly
parking
municipal
permit fee is applicable to
mobile homes
units
moving into the tax district any time during the year. The
park
community
operator shall furnish information to the tax district clerk and the assessor on
mobile homes
units
added to the
park
community
within 5 days after their arrival, on forms prescribed by the department of revenue. As soon as the assessor receives the notice of an addition of a
mobile home
unit
to a
park
community
, the assessor shall determine its fair market value and notify the clerk of that determination. The clerk shall equate the fair market value established by the assessor and shall apply the appropriate tax rate, divide the annual
parking
permit fee thus determined by 12 and notify the
mobile home
unit
owner of the monthly fee to be collected from the
mobile home
unit
owner. Liability for payment of the fee begins on the first day of the next succeeding month and continues for the months in which the
mobile home
unit
remains in the tax district.
Section
26
.
66.0435 (3) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0435
(3)
(c) 3. A new monthly
parking
municipal
permit fee and a new valuation shall be established each January and shall continue for that calendar year.
Section
27
.
66.0435 (3) (c) 5. and 6. of the statutes are amended to read:
66.0435
(3)
(c) 5. The monthly
parking
municipal
permit fee shall be paid by the
mobile home
unit
owner to the local taxing authority on or before the 10th of the month following the month for which the
parking
monthly municipal
permit fee is due.
6. The licensee of a
park
community
is liable for the monthly
parking
municipal
permit fee for any
mobile home
unit
occupying space in the
park
community
as well as the owner and occupant of
the mobile home occupying space
each such unit, except that the licensee is not liable until the licensing authority has failed, in an action under ch. 799, to collect the fee from the owner and occupant of the unit
. A municipality, by ordinance, may require the
mobile home park
community
operator to collect the monthly
parking
municipal
permit fee from the
mobile home
unit
owner.
Section
28
.
66.0435 (3) (c) 7. of the statutes is repealed.
Section
29
.
66.0435 (3) (c) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0435
(3)
(c) 8. The credit under s. 79.10 (9) (bm), as it applies to the principal dwelling on a parcel of taxable property, applies to the estimated fair market value of a
mobile home
unit
that is the principal dwelling of the owner. The owner of the
mobile home
unit
shall file a claim for the credit with the treasurer of the municipality in which the property is located. To obtain the credit under s. 79.10 (9) (bm), the owner shall attest on the claim that the
mobile home
unit
is the owner's principal dwelling. The treasurer shall reduce the owner's
parking
monthly municipal
permit fee by the amount of any allowable credit. The treasurer shall furnish notice of all claims for credits filed under this subdivision to the department of revenue as provided under s. 79.10 (1m).
Section
30
.
66.0435 (3) (c) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
66.0435
(3)
(c) 9. No monthly municipal permit fee may be imposed on a financial institution, as defined in s. 69.30 (1) (b), that relates to a vacant unit that has been repossessed by the financial institution.
Section
31
.
66.0435 (3) (cm) to (f) of the statutes are amended to read:
66.0435
(3)
(cm) Recreational mobile homes
and recreational vehicles, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r),
are exempt from the monthly
parking
municipal
permit fee under par. (c). The exemption under this paragraph also applies to steps and a platform, not exceeding 50 square feet, that lead to a recreational mobile home
or recreational vehicle
, but does not apply to any other addition, attachment, patio, or deck.
(d) This section does not apply to a
mobile home park
community
that is owned and operated by any county under the provisions of s. 59.52 (16) (b).
(e) If a
mobile home
unit
is permitted by local ordinance to be located outside of a licensed
park
community
, the monthly
parking
municipal
permit fee shall be paid by the owner of the land on which it stands, and the owner of the land shall comply with the reporting requirements of par. (c). The owner of the land may collect the fee from the owner of the
mobile home
unit
and, on or before January 10 and on or before July 10, shall transmit to the taxation district all fees owed for the 6 months ending on the last day of the month preceding the month when the transmission is required.
(f) Nothing in this subsection prohibits the regulation by local ordinance of a
mobile home park
community
.
Section
32
.
66.0435 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0435
(3m)
Park
Community
operator reimbursement.
A
park
community
operator who
is required by municipal ordinance to collect the
collects a
monthly
parking
municipal
permit fee from
the mobile home
a unit
owner may deduct, for administrative expenses,
2%
2 percent
of the monthly fees collected.
Section
33
.
66.0435 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0435
(4)
Application for license.
(intro.) Original application for
mobile home park
a community
license shall be filed with the clerk of the licensing authority. Applications shall be in writing, signed by the applicant and shall contain the following:
Section
34
.
66.0435 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0435
(4)
(b) The location and legal description of the
mobile home park
community
.
Section
35
.
66.0435 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0435
(4)
(c) The complete plan of the
park
community
.
Section
36
.
66.0435 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
Section
37
.
66.0435 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0435
(8)
Distribution of fees.
The licensing authority may retain
10%
10 percent
of the monthly
parking
municipal
permit fees collected in each month, without reduction for any amounts deducted under sub. (3m), to cover the cost of administration. The licensing authority shall pay to the school district in which the
park
community
is located, within 20 days after the end of each month, such proportion of the remainder of the fees collected in the preceding month as the ratio of the most recent property tax levy for school purposes bears to the total tax levy for all purposes in the licensing authority. If the
park
community
is located in more than one school district, each district shall receive a share in the proportion that its property tax levy for school purposes bears to the total school tax levy.
Section
38
.
66.0435 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0435
(9)
Municipalities;
parking
monthly municipal permit
fees on
recreational
mobile homes
and recreational vehicles
.
A licensing authority may assess
parking
monthly municipal permit
fees at the rates under this section on recreational mobile homes
and recreational vehicles, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r)
, except recreational mobile homes
which
and recreational vehicles that
are located in campgrounds licensed under s. 254.47
, recreational mobile homes that constitute improvements to real property under s. 70.043 (1),
and recreational mobile homes
which
or recreational vehicles that
are located on land where the principal residence of the owner of the recreational mobile home
or recreational vehicle
is located, regardless of whether the recreational mobile home
or recreational vehicle
is occupied during all or part of any calendar year.
Section
39
.
66.0809 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0809
(3)
Except as provided in subs. (4) and (5), on October 15 in each year notice shall be given to the owner or occupant of all lots or parcels of real estate to which utility service has been furnished prior to October 1 by a public utility operated by a town, city or village and payment for which is owing and in arrears at the time of giving the notice. The department in charge of the utility shall furnish the treasurer with a list of the lots or parcels of real estate for which utility service charges are in arrears, and the notice shall be given by the treasurer, unless the governing body of the city, village or town authorizes notice to be given directly by the department. The notice shall be in writing and shall state the amount of arrears, including any penalty assessed pursuant to the rules of the utility; that unless the amount is paid by November 1 a penalty of
10%
10 percent
of the amount of arrears will be added; and that unless the arrears, with any added penalty, are paid by November 15, the arrears and penalty will be levied as a tax against the lot or parcel of real estate to which utility service was furnished and for which payment is delinquent. The notice may be served by delivery to either the owner or occupant personally, or by letter addressed to the owner or occupant at the post-office address of the lot or parcel of real estate. On November 16 the officer or department issuing the notice shall certify and file with the clerk a list of all lots or parcels of real estate, giving the legal description, for which notice of arrears was given and for which arrears remain unpaid, stating the amount of arrears and penalty. Each delinquent amount, including the penalty, becomes a lien upon the lot or parcel of real estate to which the utility service was furnished and payment for which is delinquent, and the clerk shall insert the delinquent amount and penalty as a tax against the lot or parcel of real estate. All proceedings in relation to the collection of general property taxes and to the return and sale of property for delinquent taxes apply to the tax if it is not paid within the time required by law for payment of taxes upon real estate. Under this subsection, if an arrearage is for utility service furnished and metered by the utility directly to a
manufactured home or
mobile home unit in a licensed
manufactured and
mobile home
park
community
, the notice shall be given to the owner of the
manufactured home or
mobile home unit and the delinquent amount becomes a lien on the
manufactured home or
mobile home unit rather than a lien on the parcel of real estate on which the
manufactured home or
mobile home unit is located. A lien on a
manufactured home or
mobile home unit may be enforced using the procedures under s. 779.48 (2). This subsection does not apply to arrearages collected using the procedure under s. 66.0627.
In this subsection, "metered" means the use of any method to ascertain the amount of service used or the use of a flat rate billing method.
Section
40
.
66.1019 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.1019
(2)
Manufactured building
Modular home
code.
Ordinances enacted by any county, city, village or town relating to the on-site inspection of the installation of
manufactured buildings
modular homes
shall conform to subch. III of ch. 101.
Section
41
.
70.043 of the statutes is amended to read:
70.043
Mobile homes
and manufactured homes
.
(1)
A mobile home, as defined in s.
66.0435 (1) (d)
101.91 (10), or a manufactured home, as defined in s. 101.91 (2)
, is an improvement to real property if it is connected to utilities and is set upon a foundation upon land which is owned by the mobile home
or manufactured home
owner. In this section, a mobile home
or manufactured home
is "set upon a foundation" if it is off its wheels and is set upon some other support.
(2)
A mobile home, as defined in s.
66.0435 (1) (d)
101.91 (10), or a manufactured home, as defined in s. 101.91 (2)
, is personal property if the land upon which it is located is not owned by the mobile home
or manufactured home
owner or if the mobile home
or manufactured home
is not set upon a foundation or connected to utilities.
Section
42
.
70.111 (19) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
70.111
(19)
(title)
Camping trailers
and
,
recreational mobile homes
, and recreational vehicles
.
Section
43
.
70.111 (19) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
70.111
(19)
(b) Recreational mobile homes, as defined in s. 66.0435 (1) (hm)
, and recreational vehicles, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r)
. The exemption under this paragraph also applies to steps and a platform, not exceeding 50 square feet, that lead to a doorway of a recreational mobile home
or a recreational vehicle
, but does not apply to any other addition, attachment, deck, or patio.
Section
44
.
70.112 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
70.112
(7)
Mobile homes
and manufactured homes
.
Every
mobile home
unit, as defined in s. 66.0435 (1) (j), that is
subject to a monthly
parking
municipal permit
fee under s. 66.0435
(3)
.
Section
45
.
71.07 (6e) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
71.07
(6e)
(a) 5. "Property taxes" means real and personal property taxes, exclusive of special assessments, delinquent interest, and charges for service, paid by a claimant, and the claimant's spouse if filing a joint return, on the eligible veteran's or unremarried surviving spouse's principal dwelling in this state during the taxable year for which credit under this subsection is claimed, less any property taxes paid which are properly includable as a trade or business expense under section
162
of the Internal Revenue Code. If the principal dwelling on which the taxes were paid is owned by 2 or more persons or entities as joint tenants or tenants in common or is owned by spouses as marital property, "property taxes" is that part of property taxes paid that reflects the ownership percentage of the claimant, except that this limitation does not apply to spouses who file a joint return. If the principal dwelling is sold during the taxable year, the "property taxes" for the seller and buyer shall be the amount of the tax prorated to each in the closing agreement pertaining to the sale or, if not so provided for in the closing agreement, the tax shall be prorated between the seller and buyer in proportion to months of their respective ownership. "Property taxes" includes monthly
parking
municipal
permit fees in respect to a principal dwelling collected under s. 66.0435 (3) (c).
Section
46
.
71.07 (9) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
71.07
(9)
(a) 3. "Property taxes" means real and personal property taxes, exclusive of special assessments, delinquent interest and charges for service, paid by a claimant on the claimant's principal dwelling during the taxable year for which credit under this subsection is claimed, less any property taxes paid which are properly includable as a trade or business expense under section 162 of the
internal revenue code
Internal Revenue Code
. If the principal dwelling on which the taxes were paid is owned by 2 or more persons or entities as joint tenants or tenants in common or is owned by spouses as marital property, "property taxes" is that part of property taxes paid that reflects the ownership percentage of the claimant. If the principal dwelling is sold during the taxable year the "property taxes" for the seller and buyer shall be the amount of the tax prorated to each in the closing agreement pertaining to the sale or, if not so provided for in the closing agreement, the tax shall be prorated between the seller and buyer in proportion to months of their respective ownership. "Property taxes" includes monthly
parking
municipal
permit fees in respect to a principal dwelling collected under s. 66.0435 (3) (c).
Section
47
.
71.07 (9) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
71.07
(9)
(a) 4. "Rent constituting property taxes" means
25%
25 percent
of rent if heat is not included, or
20%
20 percent
of rent if heat is included, paid during the taxable year for which credit is claimed under this subsection, at arm's length, for the use of a principal dwelling and contiguous land, excluding any payment for domestic, food, medical or other services which are unrelated to use of the dwelling as housing, less any rent paid that is properly includable as a trade or business expense under the internal revenue code. "Rent" includes space rental paid to a landlord for parking a mobile home
or manufactured home
. Rent shall be apportioned among the occupants of a principal dwelling according to their respective contribution to the total amount of rent paid. "Rent" does not include rent paid for the use of housing which was exempt from property taxation, except housing for which payments in lieu of taxes were made under s. 66.1201 (22).
Section
48
.
71.52 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
71.52
(2)
"Gross rent" means rental paid at arm's length, solely for the right of occupancy of a homestead. "Gross rent" does not include, whether expressly set out in the rental agreement or not, charges for any medical services; other personal services such as laundry, transportation, counseling, grooming, recreational and therapeutic services; shared living expenses, including but not limited to food, supplies and utilities unless utility payments are included in the gross rent paid to the landlord; and food furnished by the landlord as a part of the rental agreement. "Gross rent" includes the rental paid to a landlord for parking of a mobile home
or manufactured home
, exclusive of any charges for food furnished by the landlord as a part of the rental agreement, plus
parking
monthly municipal permit
fees paid under s. 66.0435 (3) (c) for a rented mobile home
or manufactured home
. If a homestead is an integral part of a multipurpose or multidwelling building, "gross rent" is the percentage of the gross rent on that part of the multipurpose or multidwelling building occupied by the household as a principal residence plus the same percentage of the gross rent on the land surrounding it, not exceeding one acre, that is reasonably necessary for use of the multipurpose or multidwelling building as a principal residence, except as the limitations under s. 71.54 (2) (b) apply. If the homestead is part of a farm, "gross rent" is the rent on up to 120 acres of the land contiguous to the claimant's principal residence plus the rent on all improvements to real property on that land, except as the limitations under s. 71.54 (2) (b) apply. If a claimant and persons who are not members of the claimant's household reside in a homestead, the claimant's "gross rent" is the gross rent paid by the claimant to the landlord for the homestead.
Section
49
.
71.52 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
71.52
(7)
"Property taxes accrued" means real or personal property taxes or monthly
parking
municipal
permit fees under s. 66.0435 (3) (c), exclusive of special assessments, delinquent interest and charges for service, levied on a homestead owned by the claimant or a member of the claimant's household. "Real or personal property taxes" means those levied under ch. 70, less the tax credit, if any, afforded in respect of such property by s. 79.10. If a homestead is owned by 2 or more persons or entities as joint tenants or tenants in common or is owned as marital property or survivorship marital property and one or more such persons, entities or owners is not a member of the claimant's household, property taxes accrued is that part of property taxes accrued levied on such homestead, reduced by the tax credit under s. 79.10, that reflects the ownership percentage of the claimant and the claimant's household, except that if a homestead is owned by 2 or more natural persons or if 2 or more natural persons have an interest in a homestead, one or more of whom is not a member of the claimant's household, and the claimant has a present interest, as that term is used in s. 700.03 (1), in the homestead and is required by the terms of a will that transferred the homestead or interest in the homestead to the claimant to pay the entire amount of property taxes levied on the homestead, property taxes accrued is property taxes accrued levied on such homestead, reduced by the tax credit under s. 79.10. A marital property agreement or unilateral statement under ch. 766 has no effect in computing property taxes accrued for a person whose homestead is not the same as the homestead of that person's spouse. For purposes of this subsection, property taxes are "levied" when the tax roll is delivered to the local treasurer for collection. If a homestead is sold or purchased during the calendar year of the levy, the property taxes accrued for the seller and the buyer are the amount of the tax levy prorated to each in proportion to the periods of time each both owned and occupied the homestead during the year to which the claim relates. The seller may use the closing agreement pertaining to the sale of the homestead, the property tax bill for the year before the year to which the claim relates or the property tax bill for the year to which the claim relates as the basis for computing property taxes accrued, but those taxes are allowable only for the portion of the year during which the seller owned and occupied the sold homestead. If a household owns and occupies 2 or more homesteads in the same calendar year, property taxes accrued is the sum of the prorated property taxes accrued attributable to the household for each of such homesteads. If the household owns and occupies the homestead for part of the calendar year and rents a homestead for part of the calendar year, it may include both the proration of taxes on the homestead owned and rent constituting property taxes accrued with respect to the months the homestead is rented in computing the amount of the claim under s. 71.54 (1). If a homestead is an integral part of a multipurpose or multidwelling building, property taxes accrued are the percentage of the property taxes accrued on that part of the multipurpose or multidwelling building occupied by the household as a principal residence plus that same percentage of the property taxes accrued on the land surrounding it, not exceeding one acre, that is reasonably necessary for use of the multipurpose or multidwelling building as a principal residence, except as the limitations of s. 71.54 (2) (b) apply. If the homestead is part of a farm, property taxes accrued are the property taxes accrued on up to 120 acres of the land contiguous to the claimant's principal residence and include the property taxes accrued on all improvements to real property located on such land, except as the limitations of s. 71.54 (2) (b) apply.
Section
50m
.
77.51 (4) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
77.51
(4)
(b) 6. Thirty-five percent of the sale price of a new
mobile home that is a primary housing unit under s. 340.01 (29) or of a new mobile home that is transported in 2 unattached sections if the total size of the combined sections, not including additions and attachments, is at least 984 square feet measured when the sections are ready for transportation
manufactured home, as defined in s. 101.91 (11)
. No credit may be allowed for trade-ins under subd. 3. or sub. (15) (b) 4. This subdivision does not apply to lease or rental.
Section
51
.
77.51 (4) (b) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
77.51
(4)
(b) 7. For the sale of a
manufactured building
modular home
, as defined in s. 101.71 (6); at the retailer's option, except that after a retailer chooses an option, the retailer may not use the other option for other sales without the department's written approval; either
35%
35 percent
of the gross receipts or an amount equal to the gross receipts minus the cost of the materials that become an ingredient or component part of the building.
Section
52
.
77.51 (13) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
77.51
(13)
(am) Any person making any retail sale of a motor vehicle, aircraft, snowmobile,
mobile home not exceeding 45 feet in length
recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r)
, trailer, semitrailer, all-terrain vehicle or boat registered or titled, or required to be registered or titled, under the laws of this state or of the United States.
Section
53m
.
77.51 (15) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
77.51
(15)
(b) 5. Thirty-five percent of the total amount for which a new
mobile home that is a primary housing unit under s. 340.01 (29)
manufactured home, as defined in s. 101.91 (11),
is sold. No credit may be allowed for trade-ins under subd. 4. or sub. (4) (b) 3. This subdivision does not apply to lease or rental.
Section
54
.
77.51 (15) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
77.51
(15)
(b) 6. For the sale of a
manufactured building
modular home
, as defined in s. 101.71 (6); at the retailer's option, except that after a retailer chooses an option, the retailer may not use the other option for other sales without the department's written approval; either
35%
35 percent
of the sales price or an amount equal to the sales price minus the cost of the materials that become an ingredient or component part of the building.
Section
55
.
77.52 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
77.52
(2)
(a) 1. The furnishing of rooms or lodging to transients by hotelkeepers, motel operators and other persons furnishing accommodations that are available to the public, irrespective of whether membership is required for use of the accommodations. In this subdivision, "transient" means any person residing for a continuous period of less than one month in a hotel, motel or other furnished accommodations available to the public. In this subdivision, "hotel" or "motel" means a building or group of buildings in which the public may obtain accommodations for a consideration, including, without limitation, such establishments as inns, motels, tourist homes, tourist houses or courts, lodging houses, rooming houses, summer camps, apartment hotels, resort lodges and cabins and any other building or group of buildings in which accommodations are available to the public, except accommodations, including mobile homes as defined in s.
66.0435 (1) (d)
101.91 (10), manufactured homes as defined in s. 101.91 (2), and recreational vehicles as defined in s. 340.01 (48r)
, rented for a continuous period of more than one month and accommodations furnished by any hospitals, sanatoriums, or nursing homes, or by corporations or associations organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable or educational purposes provided that no part of the net earnings of such corporations and associations inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual. In this subdivision, "one month" means a calendar month or 30 days, whichever is less, counting the first day of the rental and not counting the last day of the rental.
Section
56
.
77.53 (17) of the statutes is amended to read:
77.53
(17)
This section does not apply to tangible personal property purchased outside this state, other than motor vehicles, boats, snowmobiles,
mobile homes not exceeding 45 feet in length
recreational vehicles, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r)
, trailers, semitrailers, all-terrain vehicles and airplanes registered or titled or required to be registered or titled in this state, which is brought into this state by a nondomiciliary for the person's own storage, use or other consumption while temporarily within this state when such property is not stored, used or otherwise consumed in this state in the conduct of a trade, occupation, business or profession or in the performance of personal services for wages or fees.
Section
57
.
77.53 (18) of the statutes is amended to read:
77.53
(18)
This section does not apply to the storage, use or other consumption in this state of household goods for personal use or to aircraft, motor vehicles, boats, snowmobiles, mobile homes,
manufactured homes, as defined in s. 101.91 (2), recreational vehicles, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r),
trailers, semitrailers and all-terrain vehicles, for personal use, purchased by a nondomiciliary of this state outside this state 90 days or more before bringing the goods or property into this state in connection with a change of domicile to this state.
Section
58
.
77.54 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
77.54
(7)
(b) (intro.) If the item transferred is a motor vehicle, snowmobile,
mobile home not exceeding 45 feet in length
recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r)
, trailer, semitrailer, all-terrain vehicle or aircraft and the item is registered or titled, or required to be registered or titled, in this state or if the item is a boat that is registered or titled, or required to be registered or titled, in this state or under the laws of the United States, the exemption under par. (a) applies only if all of the following conditions are fulfilled:
Section
59m
.
77.54 (31) of the statutes is amended to read:
77.54
(31)
The gross receipts from the sale of and the storage, use or other consumption in this state, but not the lease or rental, of used mobile homes
that are primary housing units under s. 340.01 (29)
, as defined in s. 101.91 (10), and used manufactured homes, as defined in s. 101.91 (12)
.
Section
60
.
77.54 (36) of the statutes is amended to read:
77.54
(36)
The gross receipts from the rental for a continuous period of one month or more of a mobile home, as defined in s.
66.0435 (1) (d)
101.91 (10), or a manufactured home, as defined in s. 101.91 (2)
, that is used as a residence. In this subsection, "one month" means a calendar month or 30 days, whichever is less, counting the first day of the rental and not counting the last day of the rental.
Section
61
.
77.61 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
77.61
(1)
(a) No motor vehicle, boat, snowmobile,
mobile home not exceeding 45 feet in length
recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r)
, trailer, semitrailer, all-terrain vehicle or aircraft shall be registered or titled in this state unless the registrant presents proof that the sales or use taxes imposed by this subchapter have been paid.
Section
62
.
77.61 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
77.61
(1)
(c) In the case of motor vehicles, boats, snowmobiles,
mobile homes not exceeding 45 feet in length
recreational vehicles, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r)
, trailers, semitrailers, all-terrain vehicles
,
or aircraft registered or titled, or required to be registered or titled, in this state purchased from persons who are not Wisconsin boat, trailer
,
or semitrailer dealers, licensed Wisconsin aircraft, motor vehicle
,
or
mobile home
recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r),
dealers or registered Wisconsin snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle dealers, the purchaser shall file a sales tax return and pay the tax prior to registering or titling the motor vehicle, boat, snowmobile,
mobile home not exceeding 45 feet in length, trailer
recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r)
, semitrailer, all-terrain vehicle
,
or aircraft in this state.
Section
63
.
77.71 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
77.71
(4)
An excise tax is imposed at the rate of
0.5%
0.5 percent
in the case of a county tax or at the rate under s. 77.705 or 77.706 in the case of a special district tax of the sales price upon every person storing, using or otherwise consuming a motor vehicle, boat, snowmobile,
mobile home not exceeding 45 feet in length
recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r)
, trailer, semitrailer, all-terrain vehicle or aircraft, if that property must be registered or titled with this state and if that property is to be customarily kept in a county that has in effect an ordinance under s. 77.70 or in a special district that has in effect a resolution under s. 77.705 or 77.706, except that if the buyer has paid a similar local sales tax in another state on a purchase of the same property that tax shall be credited against the tax under this subsection.
Section
64
.
77.78 of the statutes is amended to read:
77.78
Registration.
No motor vehicle, boat, snowmobile,
mobile home not exceeding 45 feet in length
recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r)
, trailer, semitrailer, all-terrain vehicle or aircraft that is required to be registered by this state may be registered or titled by this state unless the registrant files a sales and use tax report and pays the county tax and special district tax at the time of registering or titling to the state agency that registers or titles the property. That state agency shall transmit those tax revenues to the department of revenue.
Section
65
.
77.785 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
77.785
(2)
Prior to registration or titling, boat, all-terrain vehicle, trailer and semi-trailer dealers and licensed aircraft, motor vehicle,
mobile home
manufactured home, as defined in s. 101.91 (2), recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r),
and snowmobile dealers shall collect the taxes under this subchapter on sales of items under s. 77.71 (4). The dealer shall remit those taxes to the department of revenue along with payments of the taxes under subch. III.
Section
66
.
77.995 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
77.995
(2)
There is imposed a fee at the rate of
5%
5 percent
of the gross receipts on the rental, but not for rerental and not for rental as a service or repair replacement vehicle of Type 1 automobiles, as defined in s. 340.01 (4) (a); of
mobile homes, as defined in s. 340.01 (29);
recreational vehicles, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r);
of motor homes, as defined in s. 340.01 (33m); and of camping trailers, as defined in s. 340.01 (6m) by establishments primarily engaged in short-term rental of vehicles without drivers, for a period of 30 days or less, unless the sale is exempt from the sales tax under s. 77.54 (1), (4), (7) (a), (7m) or (9a). There is also imposed a fee at the rate of
5%
5 percent
of the gross receipts on the rental of limousines.
Section
67
.
79.03 (3) (b) 4. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
79.03
(3)
(b) 4. a. "Local general purpose taxes" means the portion of tax increments collected for payment to a municipality under s. 66.1105 which is attributable to that municipality's own levy, the portion of environmental remediation tax increments collected for payment to a municipality or county under s. 66.1106 that is attributable to that municipality's or county's own levy, general property taxes, excluding taxes for a county children with disabilities education board, collected to finance the general purpose government unit, property taxes collected for sewage and sanitary districts,
mobile home
monthly municipal permit
fees
under s. 66.0435 (3)
, the proceeds of county sales and use taxes and municipal and county vehicle registration fees under s. 341.35 (1).
Section
68
.
100.21 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
100.21
(1)
(a) "Dwelling unit" means a dwelling, as defined under s. 101.61, a
manufactured building
modular home
, as defined under s. 101.71
(6)
, a manufactured home, as defined under s. 101.91 (2), or a multifamily dwelling, as defined under s. 101.971 (2).
Section
69
.
Subchapter III (title) of chapter 101 [precedes 101.70] of the statutes is amended to read:
CHAPTER 101
SUBCHAPTER III
MANUFACTURED BUILDING
modular home
CODE
Section
70
.
101.70 of the statutes is amended to read:
101.70
Purpose.
The purpose of this subchapter is to establish statewide standards and inspection procedures for the manufacture and installation of
manufactured buildings for dwellings
modular homes
and to promote interstate uniformity in standards for
manufactured buildings
modular homes
by authorizing the department to enter into reciprocal agreements with other states
which
that
have equivalent standards.
Section
71
.
101.71 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.71
(4)
"Installation" means the assembly of a
manufactured building
modular home
on-site and the process of affixing a
manufactured building
modular home
to land, a foundation, footing
,
or an existing building.
Section
72
.
101.71 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.71
(6)
(a) (intro.) "
Manufactured building
Modular home
" means any structure or component thereof which is intended for use as a dwelling and:
Section
73
.
101.71 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.71
(6)
(b) "
Manufactured building
Modular home
" does not mean any manufactured home under s. 101.91 or any building of open construction which is not subject to par. (a) 2.
Section
74
.
101.715 of the statutes is amended to read:
101.715
Application.
This subchapter applies to a dwelling the initial construction of which was commenced on or after December 1, 1978, except that s. 101.745 applies to a
manufactured building
modular home
the initial manufacture of which was commenced on or after May 23, 1978.
Section
75
.
101.72 of the statutes is amended to read:
101.72
Dwelling code council.
The dwelling code council shall review the standards and rules for
manufactured buildings
modular homes
for dwellings and recommend a statewide
manufactured building
modular home
code for adoption by the department which shall include rules providing for the conservation of energy in the construction and maintenance of dwellings. Such rules shall take into account the costs to home buyers of specific code provisions in relation to the benefits derived therefrom. Upon its own initiative or at the request of the department, the council shall consider and make recommendations to the department pertaining to rules and any other matters related to this subchapter.
Section
76
.
101.73 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.73
(1)
Adopt rules which establish standards for the use of building materials, methods and equipment in the manufacture and installation of
manufactured buildings
modular homes
for use as dwellings or dwelling units. Where feasible, the standards used shall be those nationally recognized and shall apply to the dwelling and to its electrical, heating, ventilating, air conditioning and other systems. Such rules shall take into account the conservation of energy in construction and maintenance of dwellings and the costs to home buyers of specific code provisions in relation to the benefits derived therefrom.
Section
77
.
101.73 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.73
(1m)
Adopt a rule which requires any
manufactured building
modular home
which uses electricity for space heating to be superinsulated.
Section
78
.
101.73 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.73
(2)
Adopt rules for the examination of plans and specifications and for periodic in-plant and on-site inspections of manufacturing facilities, processes, fabrication, assembly and installation of
manufactured buildings
modular homes
to ensure that examinations and inspections are made in compliance with the rules adopted for construction, electrical wiring, heating, ventilating, air conditioning and other systems under ss. 101.70 to 101.77 and with the rules for indoor plumbing adopted by the department under ch. 145.
Section
79
.
101.73 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.73
(3)
Provide for examination of plans and specifications and in-plant inspections when contracted for by the manufacturer under s. 101.75 (1) and shall contract to provide on-site inspection services for the installation of
manufactured buildings
modular homes
for dwellings, at municipal expense, for any municipality which requires such service under s. 101.76 or 101.761.
Section
80
.
101.73 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.73
(5)
Adopt rules for the certification, including provisions for suspension and revocation thereof, of on-site inspectors of the installation of
manufactured buildings
modular homes
for dwellings. Persons certified as on-site inspectors may be employees of the department, a city, village, town or county or an independent agency.
Section
81
.
101.73 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.73
(6)
Adopt rules for the certification, including provisions for suspension and revocation thereof, of independent inspection agencies to conduct in-plant inspections of manufacturing facilities, processes, fabrication and assembly of
manufactured buildings
modular homes
for dwellings and to certify compliance with this subchapter.
Section
82
.
101.73 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.73
(7)
Issue or recognize an insignia of compliance for dwellings which conform to the
manufactured building
modular home
code.
Section
83
.
101.73 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.73
(11)
Hear petitions regarding the
manufactured building
modular home
code, rules and special orders in accordance with s. 101.02 (6) (e) to (i) and (8).
Section
84
.
101.74 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.74
(4)
Provide for or engage in the testing, approval and certification of materials, devices and methods for the manufacture or installation of
manufactured buildings
modular homes
.
Section
85
.
101.74 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.74
(6)
Adopt rules prescribing procedures for approving new building materials, devices and methods for the manufacture or installation of
manufactured buildings
modular homes
for dwellings.
Section
86
.
101.74 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.74
(7)
Enter into reciprocal agreements with other states regarding the design, construction, inspection and labeling of
manufactured buildings
modular homes
where the laws or rules of other states meet the intent of the
manufactured building
modular home
code and the rules promulgated under this subchapter.
Section
87
.
101.745 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.745
(4)
Requirement.
The manufacturer of a
manufactured building
modular home
shall install a functional smoke detector on each floor level except the attic or storage area of each dwelling unit.
Section
88
.
101.75 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.75
(1)
Inspections and compliance.
Manufacturers of
manufactured buildings
modular homes
shall contract with a certified independent inspection agency or the department to conduct in-plant inspections and certify compliance with this subchapter. Manufacturers shall reimburse the independent inspection agency in accordance with the terms of the contract or reimburse the department in accordance with fees established under s. 101.73 (12). All inspections shall be performed by persons certified by the department.
Section
89
.
101.75 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.75
(2)
Display of insignia required.
All
manufactured buildings
modular homes
manufactured, sold for initial use or installed within this state shall display, in a manner determined by the department, the insignia issued or recognized under ss. 101.73 (7) and 101.74 (7). All
manufactured buildings
modular homes
bearing such insignia shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of all building ordinances and regulations of any local government except those related to zoning and siting requisites including but not limited to building setback, side and rear yard requirements and property line requirements.
Section
90
.
101.75 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.75
(3)
Department approval of alterations.
No person shall alter an approved
manufactured building
modular home
in any way prior to or during installation without the approval of the department.
Section
91
.
101.76 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.76
(1)
(a) With the approval of the department, exercise jurisdiction over the installation of
manufactured buildings
modular homes
for dwellings by passage of ordinances, provided such ordinances are in strict conformance with this subchapter and the on-site inspection is performed by persons certified by the department. Except as provided by s. 101.761, a county ordinance shall apply in any city, village or town which has not enacted such ordinance.
Section
92
.
101.761 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.761
(3)
The department or a county may not enforce this subchapter or an ordinance adopted under s. 101.76 (1) (a) or provide inspection services in a municipality unless requested to do so by a person with respect to a particular
manufactured building
modular home
or by the municipality. A request by a person or a municipality with respect to a particular
manufactured building
modular home
does not give the department or a county authority with respect to any other
manufactured building
modular home
. Costs shall be collected under s. 101.76 (1) (c) or ss. 101.73 (12) and 101.76 (2) from the person or municipality making the request.
Section
93
.
101.761 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.761
(5)
This section does not affect the applicability of or ordinances adopted under this subchapter to manufacturers, builders and owners of
manufactured buildings
modular homes
located in a municipality.
Section
94
.
101.935 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.935
(1)
The department shall license and regulate manufactured home
parks
communities
. The department may investigate manufactured home
parks
communities
and, with notice, may enter and inspect private property.
Section
95
.
101.971 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.971
(2)
"Multifamily dwelling" means an apartment building, rowhouse, town house, condominium
,
or
manufactured building
modular home
, as defined in s. 101.71 (6), that does not exceed 60 feet in height or 6 stories and that consists of 3 or more attached dwelling units the initial construction of which is begun on or after January 1, 1993. "Multifamily dwelling" does not include a facility licensed under ch. 50.
Section
96
.
106.50 (1m) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:
106.50
(1m)
(L) "Housing" means any improved property, or any portion thereof, including a mobile home as defined in s.
66.0435 (1) (d)
101.91 (10), manufactured home, as defined in s. 101.91 (2),
or condominium, that is used or occupied, or is intended, arranged or designed to be used or occupied, as a home or residence. "Housing" includes any vacant land that is offered for sale or rent for the construction or location thereon of any building, structure or portion thereof that is used or occupied, or is intended, arranged or designed to be used or occupied, as a home or residence.
Section
97
.
138.052 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
138.052
(1)
(b) "Loan" means a loan secured by a first lien real estate mortgage on, or an equivalent security interest in, a
one-
one-family
to 4-family dwelling which the borrower uses as his or her principal place of residence and which is made, refinanced, renewed, extended or modified on or after November 1, 1981, but does not include a
mobile
manufactured
home transaction as defined in s. 138.056 (1)
(c)
(bg)
.
Section
98
.
138.056 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
138.056
(1)
(b) "Dwelling" includes a cooperative housing unit and a mobile home
or manufactured home
.
Section
99
.
138.056 (1) (bd) of the statutes is created to read:
138.056
(1)
(bd) "Manufactured home" has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (2).
Section
100
.
138.056 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
138.056
(1)
(bm) "Mobile home"
means a vehicle designed to be towed as a single unit or in sections upon a highway by a motor vehicle and equipped and used, or intended to be used, primarily for human habitation, with walls of rigid uncollapsible construction. "Mobile home" includes the mobile home structure, including the plumbing, heating and electrical systems and all appliances and all other equipment carrying a manufacturer's warranty
has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (10)
.
Section
101
.
138.056 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 138.056 (1) (bg) amended to read:
138.056
(1)
(bg) "
Mobile
Manufactured
home transaction" means a consumer credit sale, as defined in s. 421.301 (9), of or a consumer loan, as defined in s. 421.301 (12), secured by a first lien or equivalent security interest in a mobile home
or manufactured home
.
Section
102
.
138.056 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
138.056
(1)
(d) "Variable rate loan" means a
mobile
manufactured
home transaction or a loan as defined in s. 138.052 (1) (b), the terms of which permits the interest rate to be increased or decreased.
Section
103
.
138.056 (3m) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
138.056
(3m)
(a) 4. The prepayment is not made in connection with the sale of a dwelling or
mobile
manufactured
home securing the loan.
Section
104
.
138.09 (7) (jm) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
138.09
(7)
(jm) 1. b. The loan administration fee is charged for a consumer loan that is secured primarily by an interest in real property
or
,
in a mobile home, as defined in s.
138.056 (1) (bm)
101.91 (10), or in a manufactured home, as defined in s. 101.91 (2)
.
Section
105
.
214.485 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
214.485
(10)
For the purpose of mobile home
or manufactured home
financing.
Section
106
.
215.205 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
215.205
(1)
Loans or obligations, or interests therein, for the purpose of mobile home
or manufactured home
financing.
Section
107
.
218.10 (8m) of the statutes is amended to read:
218.10
(8m)
"Recreational vehicle"
means a mobile home, as defined in s. 340.01 (29), that does not exceed the statutory size under s. 348.07 (2)
has the meaning given in s. 340.01 (48r)
.
Section
108
.
234.622 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
234.622
(7)
"Qualifying dwelling unit" means a dwelling unit, not including a mobile home as defined in s.
66.0435
101.91 (10)
, located in this state, habitable as a permanent residence and to which property taxes or special assessments are, or may conveniently be, allocated and up to one acre of land appertaining to it held in the same ownership as the dwelling unit. For purposes of ss. 234.621 to 234.626, "qualifying dwelling unit" includes a unit in a condominium or in a cooperative or an unincorporated cooperative association or in a
multi-unit
multiunit
dwelling with 4 or fewer units, but in all of these 3 cases only the portion of taxes or special assessments allocable to the unit lived in by the participant may qualify for loans under ss. 234.621 to 234.626.
Section
109
.
340.01 (18m) of the statutes is amended to read:
340.01
(18m)
"Fifth-wheel
mobile home
recreational vehicle
" means a
mobile home as defined in sub. (29) which
recreational vehicle that
is towed by a vehicle with a flatbed frame so the trailer hitch of the
mobile home
recreational vehicle
is bolted to the flatbed frame of the towing vehicle.
Section
110
.
340.01 (27m) of the statutes is created to read:
340.01
(27m)
"Manufactured home" has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (2).
Section
111
.
340.01 (29) of the statutes is amended to read:
340.01
(29)
"Mobile home"
means a vehicle designed to be towed as a single unit or in sections upon a highway by a motor vehicle and equipped and used or intended to be used, primarily for human habitation, with walls of rigid uncollapsible construction
has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (10)
.
Section
112
.
340.01 (29k) of the statutes is created to read:
340.01
(29k)
"Modular home" has the meaning given in s. 101.71 (6).
Section
113
.
340.01 (48r) of the statutes is amended to read:
340.01
(48r)
"Recreational vehicle" means a
mobile home that does not exceed the statutory size under s. 348.07 (2)
vehicle that is designed to be towed upon a highway by a motor vehicle, that is equipped and used, or intended to be used, primarily for temporary or recreational human habitation, that has walls of rigid construction, and that does not exceed 45 feet in length
.
Section
114
.
341.05 (26) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 341.05 (26).
Section
115
.
341.05 (26) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
Section
116
.
341.12 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
341.12
(1)
The department upon registering a vehicle pursuant to s. 341.25 or 341.30 shall issue and deliver prepaid to the applicant 2 registration plates for an automobile, motor truck, motor bus, school bus,
self-propelled recreational vehicle
motor home,
or dual purpose motor home and one plate for other vehicles. The department upon registering a vehicle pursuant to any other section shall issue one plate unless the department determines that 2 plates will better serve the interests of law enforcement.
Section
117
.
343.055 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
343.055
(1)
(d)
Recreational vehicle operators.
The operator of the commercial motor vehicle is a person operating a motor home, or a vehicle towing a 5th-wheel
mobile home
recreational vehicle
or single-unit recreational vehicle and the vehicle or combination, including both units of a combination towing vehicle and the 5th-wheel
mobile home
recreational vehicle
or recreational vehicle, is both operated and controlled by the person and is transporting only members of the person's family, guests or their personal property. This paragraph does not apply to any transportation for hire or the transportation of any property connected to a commercial activity. In this paragraph, "controlled" means leased or owned.
Section
118
.
346.94 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
346.94
(8)
Transporting persons in mobile homes
, recreational vehicles,
or boats.
Except as provided in sub. (8m), no person may operate a motor vehicle towing any mobile home
, recreational vehicle,
or boat on a trailer upon a highway when any person is in such mobile home
, recreational vehicle,
or boat.
Section
119
.
346.94 (8m) of the statutes is amended to read:
346.94
(8m)
Transporting persons in fifth-wheel
mobile homes
recreational vehicles
.
(a) No person may operate a motor vehicle towing a fifth-wheel
mobile home
recreational vehicle
upon a highway when any person under the age of 12 years is in the fifth-wheel
mobile home
recreational vehicle
unless one person 16 years of age or older is also in the fifth-wheel
mobile home
recreational vehicle
.
(b) No person may operate a motor vehicle towing a fifth-wheel
mobile home
recreational vehicle
upon a highway with any person in such
mobile home
recreational vehicle
unless the fifth-wheel
mobile home
recreational vehicle
is equipped with a two-way communications system in proper working order and capable of providing voice communications between the operator of the towing vehicle and any occupant of the fifth-wheel
mobile home
recreational vehicle
.
Section
120
.
347.15 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
347.15
(2)
Except as provided in sub. (1), there shall be at least 2 direction signal lamps showing to the front on motor vehicles and at least 2 showing to the rear on motor vehicles, mobile homes,
recreational vehicles,
trailers and semitrailers, so as to indicate intention to turn right or left. Lamps showing to the front shall be located on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable and lamps showing to the rear shall be located on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable. Such lamps shall project a flashing white or amber light visible to the front and a flashing red or amber light visible to the rear. Direction signal lamps when in use shall be plainly visible and understandable from all distances to 300 feet during normal sunlight. No direction signal lamp shall have any type of decorative covering that restricts the amount of light emitted when the direction signal lamp is in use. When actuated, such lamps shall indicate the intended direction of turning by flashing the lights showing to the front and rear on the side toward which the turn is made. This subsection does not apply to any type of decorative covering originally equipped on the vehicle at the time of manufacture and sale.
Section
121
.
347.35 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
347.35
(4)
Mobile homes
and recreational vehicles
.
No person shall manufacture and no person shall sell a mobile home
or recreational vehicle
in this state unless such mobile home
or recreational vehicle
is equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold it. No person shall operate on a highway any mobile home registered as a 1940 or later year model
or recreational vehicle
unless such mobile home
or recreational vehicle
is equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold it.
Section
122
.
347.45 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
347.45
(1)
All automobiles, motor trucks, motor buses, truck tractors, trailers, semitrailers
, recreational vehicles,
and mobile homes when operated upon a highway shall be completely equipped with tires inflated with compressed air and all other motor vehicles when operated on a highway shall be equipped with tires of rubber or of some material or construction of equal resiliency. No person may operate on a highway any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer
, recreational vehicle,
or mobile home having any metal tire in contact with the roadway, except that tire chains of reasonable proportions may be used when required for safety because of snow, ice or other conditions tending to cause a vehicle to skid, and except as provided in sub. (2) (c).
Section
123
.
347.47 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
347.47
(2)
No person shall operate a motor vehicle drawing a trailer, semitrailer
, recreational vehicle,
or mobile home upon a highway unless the hitch and coupling attaching the trailer, semitrailer
, recreational vehicle,
or mobile home to the vehicle by which it is drawn is of such construction as to cause such trailer, semitrailer
, recreational vehicle,
or mobile home to follow in direct line with the propelling vehicle without dangerous side swing or wobble. The hitch and coupling, the surface to which they are attached, and the connections, shall be of sufficient strength to prevent failure under all conditions of operation. The hitch is that part of the connecting mechanism, including the coupling platform and its attaching members or weldments, which is attached to the towing vehicle. The coupling is that part of the connecting mechanism, including the coupling and its attaching members or weldments, which is attached to the trailer
, recreational vehicle,
or mobile home and by which connection is made to the hitch. If a device is used between the trailer proper and the coupling such as a pole, such device shall also meet the requirements of this section.
Section
124
.
347.47 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
347.47
(4)
Trailer, semitrailer
, recreational vehicle,
and mobile home couplings and the safety chains, leveling bars or cables shall be of such minimum strength, design and type as established by published rule of the department.
Section
125
.
348.06 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
348.06
(1)
Except as provided in subs. (2) and (2m), no person, without a permit therefor, may operate on a highway any motor vehicle, mobile home,
recreational vehicle,
trailer, or semitrailer having an overall height in excess of 13 1/2 feet.
Section
126
.
348.07 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
348.07
(2)
(c) Forty five feet for
mobile homes
recreational vehicles
, motor homes, and motor buses.
Section
127
.
348.07 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
348.07
(3)
(a) The overall length of a mobile home
or recreational vehicle
shall be measured from the rear thereof to the rear of the vehicle to which it is attached.
Section
128
.
348.10 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
348.10
(5)
(intro.) The load imposed upon trailers
or
,
semitrailers
, recreational vehicles, or mobile homes
shall be distributed in a manner that will prevent side sway under all conditions of operation:
Section
129
.
348.10 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
348.10
(5)
(a) All items of load carried by any trailer, semitrailer
, recreational vehicle,
or mobile home, except bulk material such as sand, gravel, dirt not in containers, shall be secured to, on or in the trailer
, semitrailer, recreational vehicle, or mobile home
in such manner as to prevent shifting of the load while the trailer
, semitrailer, recreational vehicle,
or mobile home is being drawn by a towing vehicle.
Section
130
.
348.10 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
348.10
(5)
(c) The load carried by any trailer, semitrailer
, recreational vehicle,
or mobile home shall be so positioned that a weight of not less than 35 pounds is imposed at the center of the point of attachment to the towing vehicle when parked on a level surface.
Section
131
.
348.26 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
348.26
(4)
Mobile home, manufactured home, and
manufactured building
modular home
permits.
Single trip permits for the movement of oversize mobile homes, manufactured homes
as defined in s. 101.91 (2) (am)
, or
manufactured buildings as defined in s. 101.71 (6)
modular homes
may be issued only by the department, regardless of the highways to be used. Every such permit shall designate the route to be used by the permittee. No permit may be issued under this subsection for operation of a vehicle combination exceeding 110 feet in overall length or for movement of a mobile home, manufactured home, or
manufactured building
modular home
exceeding 80 feet in length.
Section
132
.
348.27 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
348.27
(7)
Mobile home
, manufactured home, and modular home
permits.
The department may issue annual or consecutive month statewide permits to licensed mobile home
, manufactured home, or modular home
transport companies and to licensed mobile home
, manufactured home, or modular home
manufacturers and dealers authorizing them to transport oversize mobile homes
, manufactured homes, or modular homes
over any of the highways of the state in the ordinary course of their business.
Section
133
.
348.27 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:
348.27
(7m)
The department may issue an annual or consecutive month permit for the movement of a 3-vehicle combination consisting of a towing vehicle and, in order by weight, with the lighter of the towed vehicles as the 3rd vehicle in the 3-vehicle combination unless not structurally possible, a
mobile home
recreational vehicle
or camping trailer, and a trailer for a personal recreational vehicle, if the overall length of the combination of vehicles does not exceed 60 feet or, if the 2nd vehicle in the 3-vehicle combination is equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold it, does not exceed 65 feet, and the towed vehicles are for the use of the operator of the towing vehicle. A permit under this subsection may be issued only by the department, regardless of the highways to be used. The department may designate the routes that may be used by the permittee. The fee for an annual permit under this subsection is $40. The fee for a consecutive month permit under this subsection shall be determined in the manner provided in s. 348.25 (8) (bm), except that the $40 fee for an annual permit under this subsection shall be used in the computation. No 3-vehicle combination may operate under this paragraph if highway or weather conditions include heavy snow, freezing rain, icy roads, high winds, limited visibility, or upon a highway that is closed or partially closed by the department due to highway conditions.
Section
134
.
349.03 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
349.03
(2)
No local authority may enact or enforce any traffic regulation providing for suspension or revocation of motor vehicle operator's licenses or requiring local registration of vehicles, except as authorized by s. 341.35, or in any manner excluding or prohibiting any motor vehicle, mobile home,
vehicle transporting a manufactured home or modular home, recreational vehicle,
trailer
,
or semitrailer whose owner has complied with chs. 341 to 348 from the free use of all highways, except as authorized by sub. (3) and ss. 66.0429 (1) and (3), 349.13, 349.17, 349.22 and 349.23.
Section
135
.
422.201 (12m) of the statutes is amended to read:
422.201
(12m)
This section does not apply to consumer credit sales of or consumer loans secured by a first lien on or equivalent security interest in mobile homes
or manufactured homes,
as defined in s.
138.056 (1) (bm)
101.91
, if the sales or loans are made on or after November 1, 1981.
Section
136
.
422.202 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
422.202
(2)
(intro.) With respect to a consumer credit transaction which involves a
mobile
manufactured
home transaction as defined in s. 138.056 (1)
(c)
(bg)
or the extension of credit secured by an interest in real property, the parties may agree to the payment by the customer of the following charges in addition to the finance charge, if they will be paid to persons not related to the merchant, are reasonable in amount, bona fide and not for the purpose of circumvention or evasion of this subchapter:
Section
137
.
422.209 (1m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
422.209
(1m)
(a) 2. The loan administration fee is for a consumer loan that is secured primarily by an interest in real property or in a mobile home, as defined in s.
138.056 (1) (bm)
101.91 (10), or in a manufactured home, as defined in s. 101.91 (2)
.
Section
138
.
422.209 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:
422.209
(6m)
For purpose of this section, the finance charge in a
mobile
manufactured
home transaction as defined in s. 138.056 (1)
(c)
(bg)
does not include fees, discounts, or other sums actually imposed by the government national mortgage association, the federal national mortgage association, the federal home loan mortgage corporation or other governmentally sponsored secondary mortgage market purchaser of the loan or any private secondary mortgage market purchaser of the loan who is not a person related to the original lender.
Section
139
.
422.402 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
422.402
(5)
(intro.) This section does not apply to a
mobile
manufactured
home transaction as defined in s. 138.056 (1)
(c)
(bg)
made on or after November 1, 1981
,
and before November 1, 1984, if:
Section
140
.
422.402 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
422.402
(5)
(b) The unequal or irregular payment is the final scheduled payment of the transaction, and the merchant agrees to refinance the final scheduled payment at a rate of interest not in excess of the rate disclosed pursuant to subch. III of ch. 422 by more than one percent multiplied by the number of 6-month periods in the term of the immediately prior
mobile
manufactured
home transaction.
Section
141
.
422.413 (2g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
422.413
(2g)
(intro.) In any consumer credit transaction in which the collateral is a motor vehicle as defined in s. 340.01 (35), a trailer as defined in s. 340.01 (71), a snowmobile as defined in s. 340.01 (58a), a boat as defined in s. 30.50 (2), an aircraft as defined in s. 114.002 (3), or a mobile home
or manufactured home
as defined in s.
138.056 (1) (bm)
101.91
, a writing evidencing the transaction may provide for the creditor's recovery of all of the following expenses, if the expenses are reasonable and bona fide:
Section
142
.
424.301 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
424.301
(1)
(b) 1. The actual cash value or stated value of any motor vehicle
, manufactured home,
or mobile home in which the creditor holds a security interest.
Section
143
.
707.02 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
707.02
(4)
"Campground" means real property that is available for use by campground members under a campground contract and is intended for camping or outdoor recreation, including the use of campsites and campground amenities by campground members, but does not include a
manufactured and
mobile home
park
community
as defined in s. 66.0435 (1)
(c)
(cg)
.
Section
144
.
710.15 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
710.15
(title)
Mobile
Manufactured and mobile
home
park
community
regulations.
Section
145
.
710.15 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 710.15 (1) (ag) and amended to read:
710.15
(1)
(ag) "Lease" means a written agreement between an operator and a resident
or mobile home occupant
establishing the terms upon which the mobile home
or manufactured home
may be located in the
park
community
or the
mobile home occupant
resident
may occupy a mobile home
or manufactured home
in the
park
community
.
Section
146
.
710.15 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
710.15
(1)
(am) "Manufactured home" has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (2).
Section
147
.
710.15 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
710.15
(1)
(b) "Mobile home" has the meaning given under s.
66.0435 (1) (d)
101.91 (10),
but does not include
any unit used primarily for camping, touring or recreational purposes
a recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r)
.
Section
148
.
710.15 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
710.15
(1)
(c) "
Mobile home occupant
Occupant
" means a person who rents a mobile home
or manufactured home
in a
park
community
from an operator
or who occupies a mobile home or manufactured home located on a plot of ground that is rented in a community from an operator
.
Section
149
.
710.15 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
710.15
(1)
(d) "Operator" means a person engaged in the business of renting plots of ground or mobile homes
or manufactured homes
in a
park
community
to mobile home
or manufactured home
owners or
mobile home
occupants.
Section
150
.
710.15 (1) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 710.15 (1) (ad) and amended to read:
710.15
(1)
(ad) "
Park
Community
" means a tract of land containing
2
3
or more plots of ground upon which mobile homes
or manufactured homes
are located in exchange for the payment of rent or any other fee pursuant to a lease.
Section
151
.
710.15 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
710.15
(1)
(f) "Resident" means a person who rents a mobile home
or manufactured home
site in a
park
community
from an operator
and who occupies the mobile home or site as his or her residence
.
Section
152
.
710.15 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
710.15
(1m)
Requirement and term of lease.
Every agreement for the rental of a mobile home site
or mobile home
or manufactured home site
shall be by lease. Every lease shall be for a term of at least one year unless the resident or
mobile home
occupant requests a shorter term and the operator agrees to the shorter term.
Section
153
.
710.15 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
710.15
(2)
Rules included in lease.
All
park
community
rules that substantially affect the rights or duties of residents or
mobile home
occupants or of operators, including
park
community
rules under sub. (2m) (b), shall be made a part of every lease between them.
Section
154
.
710.15 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
710.15
(2m)
(a) Every lease shall state whether the
park
community
contains an emergency shelter.
Section
155
.
710.15 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
710.15
(2m)
(b) If a
park
community
contains an emergency shelter under par. (a), the
park
community
rules shall state the location of the emergency shelter and procedures for its use.
Section
156
.
710.15 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
710.15
(3)
Prohibited consideration of age of mobile home
or manufactured home
.
(a) An operator may not deny a resident the opportunity to enter into or renew, and may not include, exclude or alter any terms of, a lease to continue to locate a mobile home
or manufactured home
in the
park
community
solely or in any part on the basis of the age of the mobile home
or manufactured home
.
(b) An operator may not require the removal of a mobile home
or manufactured home
from a
park
community
solely or in any part on the basis of the age of the mobile home
or manufactured home
, regardless of whether the ownership or occupancy of the mobile home
or manufactured home
has changed or will change.
Section
157
.
710.15 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
710.15
(4)
Prohibited consideration of change in ownership or occupancy of mobile home
or manufactured home
.
An operator may not require the removal of a mobile home
or manufactured home
from a
park
community
solely or in any part because the ownership or occupancy of the mobile home
or manufactured home
has changed or will change. An operator may refuse to enter into an initial lease with a prospective resident or
mobile home
occupant for any other lawful reason.
Section
158
.
710.15 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
710.15
(4m)
No interest in real estate; screening permitted.
Neither sub. (3) (b) nor sub. (4) creates or extends any interest in real estate or prohibits the lawful screening of prospective residents and
mobile home
occupants by an operator.
Section
159
.
710.15 (5m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
710.15
(5m)
Termination of tenancy or nonrenewal of lease.
(intro.) Notwithstanding ss. 704.17 and 704.19, the tenancy of a resident or
mobile home
occupant in a
park
community
may not be terminated, nor may the renewal of the lease be denied by the
park
community
operator, except upon any of the following grounds:
Section
160
.
710.15 (5m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
710.15
(5m)
(a) Failure to pay rent due, or failure to pay taxes or any other charges due for which the
park
community
owner or operator may be liable.
Section
161
.
710.15 (5m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
710.15
(5m)
(e) Violation of
park
community
rules that endangers the health or safety of others or disrupts the right to the peaceful enjoyment and use of the premises by others, after written notice to cease the violation has been delivered to the resident or
mobile home
occupant.
Section
162
.
710.15 (5m) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:
710.15
(5m)
(em) Violation of federal, state or local laws, rules or ordinances relating to mobile homes
or manufactured homes
after written notice to cease the violation has been delivered to the resident or
mobile home
occupant.
Section
163
.
710.15 (5m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
710.15
(5m)
(f) The
park
community
owner or operator seeks to retire the
park
community
permanently from the rental housing market.
Section
164
.
710.15 (5m) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
710.15
(5m)
(g) The
park
community
owner or operator is required to discontinue use of the
park
community
for the purpose rented as a result of action taken against the
park
community
owner or operator by local or state building or health authorities and it is necessary for the premises to be vacated to satisfy the relief sought by the action.
Section
165
.
710.15 (5m) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
710.15
(5m)
(h) The physical condition of the mobile home
or manufactured home
presents a threat to the health or safety of its occupants or others in the
park
community
or, by its physical appearance, disrupts the right to the enjoyment and use of the
park
community
by others.
Section
166
.
861.21 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
861.21
(1)
(b) "Home" means any dwelling in which the decedent had an interest and that at the time of the decedent's death the surviving spouse occupies or intends to occupy. If there are several such dwellings, any one may be designated by the surviving spouse. "Home" includes a house, a mobile home,
a manufactured home,
a duplex or multiple apartment building one unit of which is occupied by the surviving spouse and a building used in part for a dwelling and in part for commercial or business purposes. "Home" includes all of the surrounding land, unless the court sets off part of the land as severable from the remaining land under sub. (5).
Section
167
.
941.20 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
941.20
(1)
(d) While on the lands of another discharges a firearm within 100 yards of any building devoted to human occupancy situated on and attached to the lands of another without the express permission of the owner or occupant of the building. "Building" as used in this paragraph
includes any house trailer or mobile home but
does not include any tent, bus, truck, vehicle or similar portable unit.
Section
168
.
990.01 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:
990.01
(14)
Homestead exemption.
"Exempt homestead" means the dwelling, including a building, condominium, mobile home,
manufactured home,
house trailer or cooperative or an unincorporated cooperative association, and so much of the land surrounding it as is reasonably necessary for its use as a home, but not less than 0.25 acre, if available, and not exceeding 40 acres, within the limitation as to value under s. 815.20, except as to liens attaching or rights of devisees or heirs of persons dying before the effective date of any increase of that limitation as to value.
Section
169
.
Effective date.
(1) This act takes effect on the first January 1 beginning after publication.
