AB720,42,1513 101.94 (6) Fees for review of plans, construction inspections, department labels
14and
licensing of manufacturers shall be established by department rule under s.
15101.19.
AB720, s. 106 16Section 106. 101.94 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,42,1917 101.94 (7) The department shall hear and decide petitions brought under ss.
18101.90 101.91 to 101.96 101.95 in the manner provided under s. 101.02 (6) (e) to (i)
19and (8) for petitions concerning property.
AB720, s. 107 20Section 107. 101.95 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,42,24 21101.95 (title) Manufactured home and mobile home manufacturers
22regulated.
The department shall by rule prescribe the manner by which a
23manufacturer shall be licensed for the manufacture, distribution or selling of
24manufactured homes or mobile homes in this state.
AB720, s. 108 25Section 108. 101.96 of the statutes is repealed.
AB720, s. 109
1Section 109. 138.052 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,43,62 138.052 (1) (b) "Loan" means a loan secured by a first lien real estate mortgage
3on, or an equivalent security interest in, a one-to 4-family dwelling which the
4borrower uses as his or her principal place of residence and which is made,
5refinanced, renewed, extended or modified on or after November 1, 1981, but does
6not include a mobile manufactured home transaction as defined in s. 138.056 (1) (c).
AB720, s. 110 7Section 110. 138.056 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,43,98 138.056 (1) (b) "Dwelling" includes a cooperative housing unit and a mobile
9home or manufactured home as defined in s. 218.10 (2) 101.91.
AB720, s. 111 10Section 111. 138.056 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,43,1411 138.056 (1) (c) "Mobile " Manufactured home transaction" means a consumer
12credit sale, as defined in s. 421.301 (9), of or a consumer loan, as defined in s. 421.301
13(12), secured by a first lien or equivalent security interest in a mobile home or
14manufactured home
as defined in s. 218.10 (2) 101.91.
AB720, s. 112 15Section 112. 138.056 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,43,1816 138.056 (1) (d) "Variable rate loan" means a mobile manufactured home
17transaction or a loan as defined in s. 138.052 (1) (b), the terms of which permits the
18interest rate to be increased or decreased.
AB720, s. 113 19Section 113. 138.056 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,44,220 138.056 (3) (a) A variable rate loan involving a mobile manufactured home
21transaction or using an approved index may be prepaid at any time in whole or in part
22without penalty. Other variable rate loans may be prepaid in whole or part without
23penalty within 30 days after notice of an increase in the interest rate and with the
24prepayment penalty under s. 138.052 (2) (a) 2. and 3. if prepayment is made before

1or after the 30-day period. This paragraph controls if there is a conflict with s.
2138.052 (2) (a).
AB720, s. 114 3Section 114. 144.30 (3r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,44,64 144.30 (3r) "Architectural coating" means a coating applied to a stationary
5structure, including a parking lot, and its appurtenances or to a mobile home or
6manufactured home
.
AB720, s. 115 7Section 115. 214.485 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,44,88 214.485 (10) For the purpose of mobile home or manufactured home financing.
AB720, s. 116 9Section 116. 215.205 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,44,1110 215.205 (1) Loans or obligations, or interests therein, for the purpose of mobile
11home or manufactured home financing.
AB720, s. 117 12Section 117. 218.01 (6) (bn) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,44,1813 218.01 (6) (bn) 3. For any retail instalment sale of a mobile home or
14manufactured home
as defined in s. 218.10 (2) 101.91 made on or after November 1,
151981 and before November 1, 1984, or for any refinancing, renewal, extension or
16modification on or after November 1, 1981 and before November 1, 1984, of any such
17retail instalment sale, the maximum finance charges under pars. (b) and (bm) do not
18apply.
AB720, s. 118 19Section 118. Subchapter VI (title) of chapter 218 [precedes 218.10] of the
20statutes is amended to read:
AB720,44,2121 CHAPTER 218
AB720,44,2422 Subchapter VI
23mobile home Recreational
24vehicle dealers
AB720, s. 119
1Section 119. 218.10 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 218.10 (1m) and
2amended to read:
AB720,45,53 218.10 (1m) "Delivery date" means the date on which a mobile home
4recreational vehicle is physically delivered to the site chosen by the mobile home
5recreational vehicle owner.
AB720, s. 120 6Section 120. 218.10 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,45,127 218.10 (2) "Mobile home" means a vehicle designed to be towed as a single unit
8or in sections upon a highway by a motor vehicle and equipped and used, or intended
9to be used, primarily for human habitation, with walls of rigid uncollapsible
10construction. "Mobile home" includes the mobile home structure, including the
11plumbing, heating and electrical systems and all appliances and all other equipment
12carrying a manufacturer's warranty
has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (1).
AB720, s. 121 13Section 121. 218.10 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 218.10 (1g), and 218.10
14(1g) (intro.) and (e), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB720,45,2015 218.10 (1g) (intro.) "Mobile home dealer "Dealer" means a person who, for a
16commission or other thing of value, sells, exchanges, buys or rents, or offers or
17attempts to negotiate a sale or exchange of an interest in mobile homes recreational
18vehicles
or who is engaged wholly or in part in the business of selling mobile homes
19recreational vehicles, whether or not the mobile homes recreational vehicles are
20owned by the person, but does not include:
AB720,45,2321 (e) A person transferring a mobile home recreational vehicle registered in that
22person's name and used for that person's personal, family or household purposes, if
23the transfer is an occasional sale and is not part of the business of the transferor.
AB720, s. 122 24Section 122. 218.10 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 218.10 (1x) and amended
25to read:
AB720,46,3
1218.10 (4) "Mobile home manufacturer "Manufacturer" means any person
2within or without this state who manufactures or assembles mobile homes
3recreational vehicles for sale in this state.
AB720, s. 123 4Section 123. 218.10 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,46,75 218.10 (5) "Mobile home owner "Owner" means any person or lessee thereof
6who purchases a mobile home recreational vehicle primarily for use for personal,
7family or household purposes.
AB720, s. 124 8Section 124. 218.10 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 218.10 (8t) and amended
9to read:
AB720,46,1210 218.10 (8t) "Mobile home salesperson "Salesperson" means any person who is
11employed by a mobile home manufacturer or dealer to sell or lease mobile homes
12recreational vehicles.
AB720, s. 125 13Section 125. 218.10 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,46,1614 218.10 (7) "New mobile home recreational vehicle" means a mobile home
15recreational vehicle which has never been occupied, used or sold for personal or
16business use.
AB720, s. 126 17Section 126. 218.10 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
AB720, s. 127 18Section 127. 218.10 (8m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,46,2019 218.10 (8m) "Recreational vehicle" means a mobile home that does not exceed
20the statutory size under s. 348.07 or a travel trailer, as defined in s. 340.01 (72r).
AB720, s. 128 21Section 128. 218.10 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,46,2422 218.10 (9) "Used mobile home recreational vehicle" means a mobile home
23recreational vehicle which has previously been occupied, used or sold for personal or
24business use.
AB720, s. 129 25Section 129. 218.101 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
AB720, s. 130
1Section 130. 218.101 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 218.101 and amended
2to read:
AB720,47,5 3218.101 Administering department. The department of transportation
4shall administer this subchapter as it relates to those mobile home dealers and
5mobile home salespersons engaged in the sale of recreational vehicles
.
AB720, s. 131 6Section 131. 218.11 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,47,7 7218.11 (title) Mobile home Recreational vehicle dealers regulated.
AB720, s. 132 8Section 132. 218.11 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,47,119 218.11 (1) No person may engage in the business of selling mobile homes
10recreational vehicles to the ultimate consumer or to the retail market in this state
11unless first licensed to do so by the licensor as herein provided.
AB720, s. 133 12Section 133. 218.11 (6) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,47,1413 218.11 (6) (n) Having violated any law relating to the sale, distribution or
14financing of mobile homes recreational vehicles.
AB720, s. 134 15Section 134. 218.12 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,47,17 16218.12 (title) Mobile home dealer Recreational vehicle salespersons
17regulated.
AB720, s. 135 18Section 135. 218.12 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,47,2319 218.12 (1) No person may engage in the business of selling mobile homes
20recreational vehicles to the ultimate consumer or to the retail market in this state
21without a license therefor from the licensor. If a mobile home dealer acts as a mobile
22home
salesperson the dealer shall secure a mobile home salesperson's license in
23addition to the license for engaging as a mobile home dealer.
AB720, s. 136 24Section 136. 218.12 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,48,5
1218.12 (2) (a) Applications for mobile home a salesperson's license and
2renewals thereof shall be made to the licensor on such forms as the licensor
3prescribes and furnishes and shall be accompanied by the license fee required under
4par. (c) or (d). The application shall require such pertinent information as the
5licensor requires.
AB720, s. 137 6Section 137. 218.12 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,48,97 218.12 (5) The provision of s. 218.01 (3) relating to the denial, suspension and
8revocation of a motor vehicle salesperson's license shall apply to the denial,
9suspension and revocation of a mobile home salesperson's license so far as applicable.
AB720, s. 138 10Section 138. 218.12 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,48,1311 218.12 (6) The provisions of s. 218.01 (3) (g) and (5) shall apply to this section,
12mobile home recreational vehicle sales practices and the regulation of travel trailer
13or mobile home
recreational vehicle salespersons, as far as applicable.
AB720, s. 139 14Section 139. 218.14 of the statutes is repealed.
AB720, s. 140 15Section 140. 218.15 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,48,20 16218.15 (title) Sale or lease of used primary housing units recreational
17vehicles
. In the sale or lease of any used primary housing unit recreational vehicles,
18the sales invoice or lease agreement shall contain the point of manufacture of the
19used primary housing unit recreational vehicle, the name of the manufacturer and
20the name and address of the previous owner.
AB720, s. 141 21Section 141. 218.16 of the statutes is repealed.
AB720, s. 142 22Section 142. 218.165 of the statutes is repealed.
AB720, s. 143 23Section 143. 218.17 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
AB720, s. 144 24Section 144. 218.17 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,49,6
1218.17 (3) Nothing in this subchapter prohibits the bringing of a civil action
2against a mobile home manufacturer, dealer or salesperson by an aggrieved
3customer. If judgment is rendered for the customer based on an act or omission by
4the manufacturer, dealer or salesperson, which constituted a violation of this
5subchapter, the plaintiff shall recover actual and proper attorney fees in addition to
6costs otherwise recoverable.
AB720, s. 145 7Section 145. 227.43 (1) (bg) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,49,138 227.43 (1) (bg) Assign a hearing examiner to preside over any hearing or review
9under ss. 16.996 (7) (a) and (b), 16.997 (6), 84.30 (18), 84.31 (6) (a), 85.013 (1), 86.073
10(3), 86.16 (5), 86.195 (9) (b), 86.32 (1), 114.134 (4) (b), 114.135 (9), 114.20 (19), 175.05
11(4) (b), 194.145 (1), 194.46, 218.01 (2) (bd) 2 and (c) 2., (3) (b), (c), (f) 1., (fm) 1. and
12(h) and (3c) (d), 218.11 (7) (a) and (b), 218.22 (4) (a) and (b), 218.32 (4) (a) and (b),
13218.41 (4), 218.51 (5) (a) and (b), 341.09 (2m) (d), 342.26, 343.69 and 348.25 (9).
AB720, s. 146 14Section 146. 234.622 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,49,2315 234.622 (7) "Qualifying dwelling unit" means a dwelling unit, not including a
16mobile home as defined in s. 66.058 101.91 (1), located in this state, habitable as a
17permanent residence and to which property taxes or special assessments are, or may
18conveniently be, allocated and up to one acre of land appertaining to it held in the
19same ownership as the dwelling unit. For purposes of ss. 234.621 to 234.626,
20"qualifying dwelling unit" includes a unit in a condominium or in a cooperative or in
21a multi-unit dwelling with 4 or fewer units, but in all of these 3 cases only the portion
22of taxes or special assessments allocable to the unit lived in by the participant may
23qualify for loans under ss. 234.621 to 234.626.
AB720, s. 147 24Section 147. 340.01 (11) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,50,7
1340.01 (11) (intro.) "Dealer" means a person who, for a commission or other
2thing of value, sells, exchanges, buys or rents, or offers or attempts to negotiate a sale
3or exchange of an interest in motor vehicles, mobile homes, manufactured homes,
4recreational vehicles,
trailers or semitrailers, or who is engaged wholly or in part in
5the business of selling motor vehicles, mobile homes, manufactured homes,
6recreational vehicles,
trailers or semitrailers, whether or not such vehicles are
7owned by that person, but not including:
AB720, s. 148 8Section 148. 340.01 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,50,129 340.01 (14) "Distributor" means a person who in whole or in part sells or
10distributes motor vehicles, mobile homes, manufactured homes, recreational
11vehicles,
trailers or semitrailers to dealers, or who maintains distributor
12representatives.
AB720, s. 149 13Section 149. 340.01 (18m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,50,1714 340.01 (18m) "Fifth-wheel mobile home vehicle" means a mobile home travel
15trailer
as defined in sub. (29) (72r) which is towed by a vehicle with a flatbed frame
16so the trailer hitch of the mobile home travel trailer is bolted to the flatbed frame of
17the towing vehicle.
AB720, s. 150 18Section 150. 340.01 (27m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB720,50,1919 340.01 (27m) "Manufactured home" has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (2).
AB720, s. 151 20Section 151. 340.01 (28) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,50,2521 340.01 (28) "Manufacturer" means a person who manufactures or assembles
22motor vehicles, mobile homes, manufactured homes, recreational vehicles, trailers
23or semitrailers, or who manufactures or installs on previously assembled truck
24chassis special bodies or equipment which when installed form an integral part of the
25motor vehicle and which constitutes a major manufacturing alteration.
AB720, s. 152
1Section 152. 340.01 (29) of the statutes is amended to read:
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