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:
AB720,24,514 66.058 (2) (b) In order to protect and promote the public health, morals and
15welfare and to equitably defray the cost of municipal and educational services
16required by persons and families using or occupying trailers, mobile homes, trailer
17camps or mobile home
parks for living, dwelling or sleeping purposes, each city
18council, village board and town board may establish and enforce by ordinance
19reasonable standards and regulations for every trailer and trailer camp and every
20mobile home and mobile home
park;, may require an annual license fee to operate
21the same a park and may levy and collect special assessments to defray the cost of
22municipal and educational services furnished to such trailer and trailer camp, or
23mobile home and mobile home
a park. They may limit the number of units, trailers
24or mobile homes
that may be parked or kept located in any one camp or park, and
25limit the number of licenses for trailer camps or parks in any common school district,

1if the mobile housing development of a park would cause the school costs to increase
2above the state average or if an exceedingly difficult or impossible situation exists
3with regard to providing adequate and proper sewage disposal in the particular area.
4The power conferred on cities, villages and towns by this section is in addition to all
5other grants and shall be deemed limited only by the express language of this section.
AB720, s. 47 6Section 47. 66.058 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,24,127 66.058 (2) (c) In any town in which the town board adopts an ordinance
8regulating trailers mobile homes and manufactured homes under the provisions of
9this section and has also adopted and approved a county zoning ordinance under the
10provisions of s. 59.97, the provisions of the ordinance which is most restrictive shall
11apply with respect to the establishment and operation of any trailer camp park in
12said town.
AB720, s. 48 13Section 48. 66.058 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,25,314 66.058 (2) (d) Any license granted under the provisions of this section shall be
15subject to revocation or suspension for cause by the common council, village board
16or town board that issued the license upon complaint filed with the clerk of the city,
17village or town signed by any law enforcement officer, local health officer, as defined
18in s. 250.01 (5), or building inspector after a public hearing upon the complaint,
19provided that the holder of the license shall be given 10 days' notice in writing of the
20hearing, and the holder of the license shall be entitled to appear and be heard as to
21why the license shall not be revoked. Any holder of a license that is revoked or
22suspended by the governing body of any city, village or town may within 20 days of
23the date of the revocation or suspension appeal therefrom to the circuit court of the
24county in which the trailer camp or mobile home park is located by filing a written
25notice of appeal with the city, village or town clerk, together with a bond executed to

1the city, village or town, in the sum of $500 with 2 sureties or a bonding company
2approved by the said clerk, conditioned for the faithful prosecution of the appeal and
3the payment of costs adjudged against the license holder.
AB720, s. 49 4Section 49. 66.058 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,25,65 66.058 (3) (title) License and monthly mobile home Monthly permit fee;
6review
.
AB720, s. 50 7Section 50. 66.058 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,25,138 66.058 (3) (a) The licensing authority shall exact from the licensee an annual
9license fee of not less than $25 and not more than $100 for each 50 spaces or fraction
10thereof within each mobile home park within its limits, except that where the park
11lies in more than one municipality the amount of the license fee shall be such fraction
12thereof as the number of spaces in the park in the municipality bears to the entire
13number of spaces in the park.
AB720, s. 51 14Section 51. 66.058 (3) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,27,1515 66.058 (3) (c) (intro.) In addition to the license fee provided in pars. (a) and (b),
16each local taxing authority shall collect from each mobile home unit occupying space
17or lots in a park in the city, town or village, except from mobile homes and
18manufactured homes
that constitute improvements to real property under s. 70.043
19(1) and from recreational mobile homes and camping trailers and travel trailers as
20defined in s. 70.111 (19), a monthly parking permit fee computed as follows: On
21January 1, the assessor shall determine the total fair market value of each mobile
22home
unit in the taxation district subject to the monthly parking permit fee. The fair
23market value, minus the tax-exempt household furnishings thus established, shall
24be equated to the general level of assessment for the prior year on other real and
25personal property in the district. The value of each mobile home unit thus

1determined shall be multiplied by the general property gross tax rate, less any credit
2rate for the property tax relief credit, established on the preceding year's assessment
3of general property. The total annual parking permit fee thus computed shall be
4divided by 12 and shall represent the monthly mobile home parking permit fee. The
5fee shall be applicable to mobile homes units moving into the tax district any time
6during the year. The park operator shall furnish information to the tax district clerk
7and the assessor on mobile homes units added to the park within 5 days after their
8arrival, on forms prescribed by the department of revenue. As soon as the assessor
9receives the notice of an addition of a mobile home unit to a park, the assessor shall
10determine its fair market value and notify the clerk of that determination. The clerk
11shall equate the fair market value established by the assessor and shall apply the
12appropriate tax rate, divide the annual parking permit fee thus determined by 12
13and notify the mobile home unit owner of the monthly fee to be collected from the
14mobile home owner. A municipality, by ordinance, may require the mobile home park
15operator to collect the monthly parking permit fee from the mobile home unit owner.
16Liability for payment of the fee shall begin on the first day of the next succeeding
17month and shall remain on the mobile home unit only for such months as the mobile
18home
unit remains in the tax district. A new fee and a new valuation shall be
19established each January and shall continue for that calendar year. The valuation
20established shall be subject to review as are other values established under ch. 70.
21If the board of review reduces a valuation on which previous monthly payments have
22been made the tax district shall refund past excess fee payments. The monthly
23parking permit fee shall be paid by the mobile home unit owner to the local taxing
24authority on or before the 10th of the month following the month for which such
25parking permit fee is due. No such fee shall be imposed for any space occupied by

1a mobile home accompanied by an automobile for an accumulating period not to
2exceed 60 days in any 12 months if the occupants of the mobile home are tourists or
3vacationists. Exemption certificates in duplicate shall be accepted by the treasurer
4of the licensing authority from qualified tourists or vacationists in lieu of monthly
5mobile home parking permit fees.
The credit under s. 79.10 (9) (bm), as it applies to
6the principal dwelling on a parcel of taxable property of an owner shall apply to the
7estimated fair market value of a mobile home unit that is the principal dwelling of
8the owner. The owner of the mobile home unit shall file a claim for the credit with
9the treasurer of the municipality in which the property is located no later than
10January 31. To obtain the credit under s. 79.10 (9) (bm), the owner shall attest on
11the claim that the mobile home unit is the owner's principal dwelling, as defined in
12s. 79.10 (1) (f). The treasurer shall reduce the owner's parking monthly permit fee
13by the amount of any allowable credit. The treasurer shall furnish notice of all claims
14for credits filed under this paragraph to the department of revenue as provided under
15s. 79.10 (1m).
AB720, s. 52 16Section 52. 66.058 (3) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,27,1917 66.058 (3) (c) 1. The licensee of a park shall be liable for the monthly parking
18permit fee for any mobile home unit occupying space therein as well as the owner and
19occupant thereof.
AB720, s. 53 20Section 53. 66.058 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,27,2221 66.058 (3) (d) This section shall not apply where a mobile home park is owned
22and operated by any county under the provisions of s. 59.07 (13) (b).
AB720, s. 54 23Section 54. 66.058 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,28,724 66.058 (3) (e) If a mobile home unit is permitted by local ordinance to be located
25outside of a licensed park, the monthly parking permit fee shall be paid by the owner

1of the land on which it stands, and the owner of such land shall be required to comply
2with the reporting requirements of par. (c). The owner of the land may collect the fee
3from the owner of the mobile home unit and, on or before January 10 and on or before
4July 10, shall transmit to the taxation district all fees owed for the 6 months ending
5on the last day of the month preceding the month when the transmission is required.
6Nothing contained in this subsection shall prohibit the regulation thereof by local
7ordinance.
AB720, s. 55 8Section 55. 66.058 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,28,129 66.058 (3m) Park operator reimbursement. A park operator who is required
10by municipal ordinance to collect the monthly parking permit fee from the mobile
11home
unit owner may deduct, for administrative expenses, 2% of the monthly fees
12collected.
AB720, s. 56 13Section 56. 66.058 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,28,1714 66.058 (4) Application for license. (intro.) Original application for mobile
15home
a park license shall be filed with the clerk of the licensing authority.
16Applications shall be in writing, signed by the applicant and shall contain the
17following:
AB720, s. 57 18Section 57. 66.058 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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