AB720,14,66 (e) A list of all parts and equipment not covered by the warranty.
AB720,14,8 7(2) Action by a lessee to enforce the lessee's rights under this subchapter shall
8not be grounds for termination of the rental agreement.
AB720,14,16 9(3) The warranty required under this section shall apply to the manufacturer
10of the new home as well as to the dealer who sells or leases the new home to the
11customer, and shall be in addition to any other rights and privileges that the
12customer may have under any instrument or law. The waiver of any remedies under
13any law and the waiver, exclusion, modification or limitation of any warranty,
14express or implied, including the implied warranty of merchantability and fitness for
15a particular purpose, is expressly prohibited. Any such waiver is unenforceable and
16void.
AB720,14,21 17(4) The transfer of a new home from one owner or lessee to another during the
18effective period of the warranty does not terminate the warranty, and subsequent
19owners or lessees shall be entitled to the full protection of the warranty for the
20duration of the warranty period as if the original owner or lessee had not transferred
21the new home.
AB720,15,2 2216.999 Sale or lease of used manufactured homes or mobile homes. In
23the sale or lease of any used manufactured home or mobile home, the sales invoice
24or lease agreement shall contain the point of manufacture of the used manufactured

1home or mobile home, the name of the manufacturer and the name and address of
2the previous owner.
AB720,15,4 316.9992 Rules. The department of administration shall promulgate rules and
4establish standards necessary to carry out the purposes of ss.16.998 and 16.999.
AB720,15,10 516.9995 Jurisdiction and venue over out-of-state manufacturers. (1)
6The importation of a new home for sale in this state by an out-of-state manufacturer
7is deemed an irrevocable appointment by that manufacturer of the secretary of state
8to be that manufacturer's true and lawful attorney upon whom may be served all
9legal processes in any action or proceeding against such manufacturer arising out of
10the importation of such new home into this state.
AB720,15,17 11(2) The secretary of state upon whom processes and notices may be served
12under this section shall, upon being served with such process or notice, mail a copy
13by registered mail to the out-of-state manufacturer at the nonresident address
14given in the papers so served. The original shall be returned with proper certificate
15of service attached for filing in court as proof of service. The service fee shall be $4
16for each defendant so served. The secretary of state shall keep a record of all such
17processes and notices, which record shall show the day and hour of service.
AB720,15,20 1816.9997 Penalties. (1) Any person who violates ss.16.998 to 16.9992, or any
19rule promulgated under ss. 16.998 to 16.9992, may be fined not more than $1,000 or
20imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both.
AB720,15,23 21(2) In any court action brought by the licensor for violations of this subchapter,
22the licensor may recover all costs of testing and investigation, in addition to costs
23otherwise recoverable, if it prevails in the action.
AB720,16,3 24(3) Nothing in this subchapter prohibits the bringing of a civil action against
25a manufacturer, dealer or salesperson by an aggrieved customer. If judgment is

1rendered for the customer based on an act or omission by the manufacturer, dealer
2or salesperson, which constituted a violation of this subchapter, the plaintiff shall
3recover actual and proper attorney fees in addition to costs otherwise recoverable.
AB720, s. 8 4Section 8. 16.998 (1) (a) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act ....
5(this act), is amended to read:
AB720,16,86 16.998 (1) (a) That the new home meets those standards prescribed by law or
7administrative rule of the department or of the department of industry, labor and
8human relations
development, which are in effect at the time of its manufacture.
AB720, s. 9 9Section 9. 16.9995 of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this
10act), is amended to read:
AB720,16,17 1116.9995 Jurisdiction and venue over out-of-state manufacturers. (1)
12The importation of a new home for sale in this state by an out-of-state manufacturer
13is deemed an irrevocable appointment by that manufacturer of the secretary of state
14department of financial institutions to be that manufacturer's true and lawful
15attorney upon whom may be served all legal processes in any action or proceeding
16against such manufacturer arising out of the importation of such new home into this
17state.
AB720,16,25 18(2) The secretary of state department of financial institutions upon whom
19processes and notices may be served under this section shall, upon being served with
20such process or notice, mail a copy by registered mail to the out-of-state
21manufacturer at the nonresident address given in the papers so served. The original
22shall be returned with proper certificate of service attached for filing in court as proof
23of service. The service fee shall be $4 for each defendant so served. The secretary
24of state
department of financial institutions shall keep a record of all such processes
25and notices, which record shall show the day and hour of service.
AB720, s. 10
1Section 10. 20.505 (7) (jf) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,17,52 20.505 (7) (jf) (title) Mobile Manufactured and mobile home parks. The
3amounts in the schedule for the licensing and regulation of manufactured and mobile
4home parks under s. 16.366. All moneys received under s. 16.366 shall be credited
5to this appropriation.
AB720, s. 11 6Section 11. 20.505 (7) (ji) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,17,117 20.505 (7) (ji) (title) Regulation of manufactured home and mobile home dealers
8and salespersons.
The amounts in the schedule for the regulation of manufactured
9home and
mobile home dealers and salespersons under subch. VI X of ch. 218 16. All
10moneys received under subch. VI X of ch. 218 16 shall be credited to this
11appropriation.
AB720, s. 12 12Section 12. 30.40 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB720,17,1313 30.40 (5) "Manufactured home" has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (2).
AB720, s. 13 14Section 13. 30.40 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,17,1815 30.40 (6) "Mobile home" means a prefabricated unit with walls of rigid
16construction that is designed to be towed as a single unit or in sections upon a
17highway by a motor vehicle and that is used or is intended to be used for human
18habitation
has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (1).
AB720, s. 14 19Section 14. 30.44 (1) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,17,2020 30.44 (1) (title) Structures; manufactured homes and mobile homes.
AB720, s. 15 21Section 15. 30.44 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,17,2322 30.44 (1) (b) 2. Placement or replacement of a manufactured home or mobile
23home.
AB720, s. 16 24Section 16. 30.44 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,18,2
130.44 (1) (b) 3. Modification of a structure or a, manufactured home or mobile
2home.
AB720, s. 17 3Section 17. 30.44 (1) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,18,54 30.44 (1) (b) 5. Repair of a manufactured home or mobile home unless exempt
5under par. (g).
AB720, s. 18 6Section 18. 30.44 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,18,87 30.44 (1) (c) 1. Sufficient vegetation exists on the land to allow the structure
8or, manufactured home or mobile home to be visually inconspicuous.
AB720, s. 19 9Section 19. 30.44 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,18,1210 30.44 (1) (c) 2. The structure or, manufactured home or mobile home shall not
11be higher than the surrounding vegetation during the time when the leaves are on
12the deciduous trees.
AB720, s. 20 13Section 20. 30.44 (1) (c) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,18,1614 30.44 (1) (c) 5. The site of the structure or, manufactured home or mobile home
15shall be at least 100 feet behind the top of the bluff or 100 feet below the top of the
16bluff.
AB720, s. 21 17Section 21. 30.44 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,18,1918 30.44 (1) (e) The height of the structure or, manufactured home or mobile home
19shall not result in its being visible from the river.
AB720, s. 22 20Section 22. 30.44 (1) (g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,18,2321 30.44 (1) (g) (intro.) Paragraphs (b) (intro.) to (f) (intro.) do not apply to the
22repair of a damaged structure or, manufactured home or mobile home or to the
23reconstruction of a destroyed structure if all of the following apply:
AB720, s. 23 24Section 23. 30.44 (1) (g) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,19,3
130.44 (1) (g) 2. The repaired manufactured home or mobile home or the
2repaired or reconstructed structure will not be larger in size or more visible from the
3river than it was immediately before it was damaged or destroyed.
AB720, s. 24 4Section 24. 32.19 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,19,145 32.19 (4) (a) Owner-occupants. (intro.) In addition to amounts otherwise
6authorized by this subchapter, the condemnor shall make a payment, not to exceed
7$25,000, to any displaced person who is displaced from a dwelling actually owned
8and occupied, or from a mobile home or manufactured home site actually owned or
9occupied, by the displaced person for not less than 180 days prior to the initiation of
10negotiations for the acquisition of the property. For the purposes of this paragraph,
11a nonprofit corporation organized under ch. 181 may, if otherwise eligible, be
12considered a displaced owner. A displaced owner may elect to receive the payment
13under par. (b) 1. in lieu of the payment under this paragraph. Such payment
14includes only the following:
AB720, s. 25 15Section 25. 32.19 (4) (a) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,20,916 32.19 (4) (a) 1m. In the case of a person displaced from a mobile home or
17manufactured home
site, the amount, if any, which when added to the trade-in or
18salvage value of the mobile home or manufactured home equals the reasonable cost
19of a comparable mobile home or manufactured home which is decent, safe and
20sanitary, plus an amount equal to 48 times the difference between the monthly rent
21being paid for the site on which the mobile home or manufactured home is located
22and the monthly rent for a comparable mobile home or manufactured home site or
23the amount necessary to enable the displaced person to make a down payment on the
24purchase of a comparable mobile home or manufactured home site, provided that the
25owner of a mobile home or manufactured home shall be eligible for such payments

1only if: a) the mobile home or manufactured home is not considered to be a decent,
2safe and sanitary dwelling unit; or b) the structural condition of the mobile home or
3manufactured home
is such that it cannot be moved without substantial damage or
4unreasonable cost; or c) there are no adequate or available replacement sites to which
5the mobile home or manufactured home can be moved. If a comparable mobile home
6or manufactured home dwelling is not available, the replacement housing payment
7shall be calculated on the basis of the next highest type of mobile home or
8manufactured home
or a conventional dwelling that is available and meets the
9requirements and standards for a comparable dwelling.
AB720, s. 26 10Section 26. 45.356 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,20,1711 45.356 (2) The department may lend a veteran not more than $15,000 for the
12purchase of a mobile home, manufactured home, recreational vehicle, business or
13business property, the repair of or addition to his or her home or business property,
14the construction of a garage, the education of the veteran or his or her spouse or
15children, the payment of medical or funeral expenses or the consolidation of debt.
16The department may prescribe loan conditions, but the term of the loan may not
17exceed 10 years.
AB720, s. 27 18Section 27. 45.71 (11) of the statutes is created to read:
AB720,20,2019 45.71 (11) "Manufactured home" means a manufactured home, as defined in
20s. 101.91 (2), which:
AB720,20,2121 (a) Is used as the veteran's principal place of residence; and
AB720,20,2222 (b) Meets or exceeds the statutory size under s. 348.07 (2).
AB720, s. 28 23Section 28. 45.71 (12) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,20,2524 45.71 (12) (intro.) "Mobile home" means a mobile home, as defined under s.
25340.01 (29) 101.91 (1), which:
AB720, s. 29
1Section 29. 45.71 (14m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB720,21,22 45.71 (14m) "Recreational vehicle" has the meaning given in s. 218.10 (8m).
AB720, s. 30 3Section 30. 45.76 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,21,84 45.76 (1) (a) 1. A mobile or manufactured home or recreational vehicle or real
5property on which a mobile or manufactured home or recreational vehicle is to be
6situated, but only if the veteran has available and applies on the total cost of the
7property, an amount equivalent to at least 15% of the total cost. This 15%
8requirement does not apply to a person who qualifies under s. 45.745.
AB720, s. 31 9Section 31. 45.79 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,21,1310 45.79 (3) (a) 2. No loan may be made under this section for the purchase or
11improvement of a mobile or manufactured home or a recreational vehicle unless such
12loan is secured by both a first mortgage on real estate and a primary chattel security
13agreement covering the mobile or manufactured home or recreational vehicle itself.
AB720, s. 32 14Section 32. 49.47 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,21,1715 49.47 (4) (b) 1. A home and the land used and operated in connection therewith,
16or in lieu thereof a manufactured home or mobile home, if the home, manufactured
17home
or mobile home is used as the person's or his or her family's place of abode.
AB720, s. 33 18Section 33. 59.97 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,21,2019 59.97 (4) (d) Trailer camps, or tourist camps and motels or both and
20manufactured and mobile home parks.
AB720, s. 34 21Section 34. 66.058 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,21,22 2266.058 (title) Mobile Manufactured and mobile home parks.
AB720, s. 35 23Section 35. 66.058 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB720, s. 36 24Section 36. 66.058 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,22,2
166.058 (1) (b) "Licensee" means any person licensed to operate and maintain
2a manufactured and mobile home park under this section.
AB720, s. 37 3Section 37. 66.058 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,22,54 66.058 (1) (c) "Licensing authority" means the city, town or village wherein a
5manufactured and mobile home park is located.
AB720, s. 38 6Section 38. 66.058 (1) (cg) of the statutes is created to read:
AB720,22,77 66.058 (1) (cg) "Manufactured home" has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (2).
AB720, s. 39 8Section 39. 66.058 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,22,139 66.058 (1) (d) "Mobile home" is that which is, or was as originally constructed,
10designed to be transported by any motor vehicle upon a public highway and designed,
11equipped and used primarily for sleeping, eating and living quarters, or is intended
12to be so used; and includes any additions, attachments, annexes, foundations and
13appurtenances
has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (1).
AB720, s. 40 14Section 40. 66.058 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,22,1815 66.058 (1) (e) "Mobile "Manufactured and mobile home park" means any plot
16or plots of ground upon which 2 3 or more units mobile homes or manufactured
17homes
, occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes, are located, regardless of whether
18or not a charge is made for such accommodation.
AB720, s. 41 19Section 41. 66.058 (1) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
AB720, s. 42 20Section 42. 66.058 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,22,2121 66.058 (1) (g) "Park" means manufactured and mobile home park.
AB720, s. 43 22Section 43. 66.058 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,22,2423 66.058 (1) (i) "Space" means a plot of ground within a mobile home park,
24designed for the accommodation of one mobile home unit.
AB720, s. 44 25Section 44. 66.058 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,23,1
166.058 (1) (j) "Unit" means a mobile home unit or a manufactured home unit.
AB720, s. 45 2Section 45. 66.058 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,23,123 66.058 (2) (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain or operate within
4the limits of any city, town or village, any mobile home park unless such person shall
5first obtain from the city, town or village a license therefor. All such parks in
6existence on August 9, 1953, shall within 90 days thereafter, obtain such license, and
7in all other respects comply fully with the requirements of this section except that
8the licensing authority shall upon application of a park operator, waive such
9requirements that require prohibitive reconstruction costs if such waiver does not
10affect sanitation requirements of the city, town or village or create or permit to
11continue any hazard to the welfare and health of the community and the occupants
12of the park.
AB720, s. 46 13Section 46. 66.058 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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