AB720,6,197 16.366 (2) (d) A permit may not be issued under this subsection until all
8applicable fees have been paid. If the payment is by check or other draft drawn upon
9an account containing insufficient funds, the permit applicant shall, within 15 days
10after receipt of notice from the department of the insufficiency, pay by cashier's check
11or other certified draft, money order or cash the fees from the department, late fees
12and processing charges that are specified by rules promulgated by the department.
13If the permit applicant fails to pay all applicable fees, late fees and the processing
14charges within 15 days after the applicant receives notice of the insufficiency, the
15permit is void. In an appeal concerning voiding of a permit under this paragraph,
16the burden is on the permit applicant to show that the entire applicable fees, late fees
17and processing charges have been paid. During any appeal process concerning a
18payment dispute, operation of the mobile home park in question is considered to be
19operation without a permit.
AB720, s. 6 20Section 6. 16.366 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,6,2221 16.366 (2m) (a) The department shall inspect a mobile home park in the
22following situations:
AB720,6,2323 1. Upon completion of the construction of a new mobile home park.
AB720,6,2524 2. Whenever a mobile home park is modified, as defined by the department by
25rule.
AB720,7,1
13. Whenever the department receives a complaint about a mobile home park.
AB720,7,32 (b) The department may, with notice, inspect a mobile home park whenever the
3department determines an inspection is appropriate.
AB720, s. 7 4Section 7. Subchapter X of chapter 16 [precedes 16.995] of the statutes is
5created to read:
AB720,7,66 Chapter 16
AB720,7,97 Subchapter X
8 Manufactured home and
9 mobile home dealers
AB720,7,10 1016.995 Definitions. In this subchapter:
AB720,7,15 11(1) "Dealer" means a person who, for a commission or other thing of value, sells,
12exchanges, buys or rents, or offers or attempts to negotiate a sale or exchange of an
13interest in manufactured homes or mobile homes or who is engaged wholly or in part
14in the business of selling manufactured homes or mobile homes, whether or not the
15manufactured homes or mobile homes are owned by the person, but does not include:
AB720,7,1716 (a) A receiver, trustee, administrator, executor, guardian or other person
17appointed by or acting under the judgment or order of any court.
AB720,7,1818 (b) Any public officer while performing that officer's official duty.
AB720,7,1919 (c) Any employe of a person enumerated in par. (a) or (b).
AB720,7,2020 (d) Any lender as defined in s. 421.301 (22).
AB720,7,2421 (e) A person transferring a manufactured home or mobile home registered in
22that person's name and used for that person's personal, family or household
23purposes, if the transfer is an occasional sale and is not part of the business of the
24transferor.
AB720,8,2
1(2) "Delivery date" means the date on which a manufactured home or mobile
2home is physically delivered to the site chosen by the owner.
AB720,8,5 3(3) "License period" means the period during which a license issued under s.
416.996 or 16.997 is effective, as established by the licensor under s. 16.996 (2) (b) 1.
5or 16.997 (2) (b) 1.
AB720,8,6 6(4) "Licensor" means the division of housing in the department.
AB720,8,7 7(5) "Manufactured home" has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (2).
AB720,8,9 8(6) "Manufacturer" means any person within or without this state who
9manufactures or assembles manufactured homes for sale in this state.
AB720,8,10 10(7) "Mobile home" has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (1).
AB720,8,12 11(8) "New home" means a manufactured home that has never been occupied,
12used or sold for personal or business use.
AB720,8,14 13(9) "Owner" means any person or lessee thereof who purchases a manufactured
14home or mobile home primarily for use for personal, family or household purposes.
AB720,8,16 15(10) "Salesperson" means any person who is employed by a manufacturer or
16dealer to sell or lease manufactured homes or mobile homes.
AB720,8,18 17(11) "Used home" means a manufactured home or mobile home that has
18previously been occupied, used or sold for personal or business use.
AB720,8,21 1916.996 Dealers regulated. (1) No person may engage in the business of
20selling manufactured homes or mobile homes to the ultimate consumer or to the
21retail market in this state unless first licensed to do so by the licensor.
AB720,8,24 22(2) (a) Application for a license and renewal license shall be made to the
23licensor on forms prescribed and furnished by the licensor and shall be accompanied
24by the license fee required under par. (c) or (d).
AB720,9,2
1(b) 1. The licensor shall promulgate rules establishing the license period under
2this section.
AB720,9,43 2. The licensor may promulgate rules establishing a uniform expiration date
4for all licenses issued under this section.
AB720,9,75 (c) Except as provided in par. (d), the fee for a license issued under this section
6equals $50 multiplied by the number of years in the license period. The fee shall be
7prorated if the license period is not evenly divisible into years.
AB720,9,128 (d) If the licensor issues a license under this section during the license period,
9the fee for the license shall equal $50 multiplied by the number of calendar years,
10including parts of calendar years, during which the license remains in effect. A fee
11determined under this paragraph may not exceed the license fee for the entire license
12period under par. (c).
AB720,9,19 13(3) The licensor shall issue a license only to persons whose character, fitness
14and financial ability, in the opinion of the licensor, are such as to justify the belief that
15they can and will deal with and serve the buying public fairly and honestly, will
16maintain a permanent office and place of business and an adequate service and parts
17department during the license period, and will abide by the provisions of this
18subchapter, rules promulgated under this subchapter and orders issued under this
19subchapter.
AB720,9,21 20(5) A licensee shall conduct the licensed business continuously during the
21license period.
AB720,9,23 22(5m) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be fined not
23less than $25 nor more than $100 for each offense.
AB720,9,25 24(6) The licensor may deny, suspend or revoke a license on the following
25grounds:
AB720,10,1
1(a) Proof of unfitness.
AB720,10,22 (b) Material misstatement in the application for a license.
AB720,10,43 (c) Filing a materially false or fraudulent income or franchise tax return as
4certified by the department of revenue.
AB720,10,65 (d) Wilful failure to comply with any provision of this section or any rule
6promulgated by the licensor under this section.
AB720,10,77 (e) Wilfully defrauding any retail buyer to the buyer's damage.
AB720,10,88 (f) Wilful failure to perform any written agreement with any retail buyer.
AB720,10,99 (g) Failure or refusal to furnish and keep in force any bond required.
AB720,10,1010 (h) Having made a fraudulent sale, transaction or repossession.
AB720,10,1311 (i) Fraudulent misrepresentation, circumvention or concealment through
12whatsoever subterfuge or device of any of the material particulars or the nature
13thereof required under this section to be stated or furnished to the retail buyer.
AB720,10,1614 (j) Employment of fraudulent devices, methods or practices in connection with
15compliance with the statutes with respect to the retaking of goods under retail
16instalment contracts and the redemption and resale of such goods.
AB720,10,1717 (k) Having indulged in any unconscionable practice relating to said business.
AB720,10,1918 (m) Having sold a retail instalment contract to a sales finance company not
19licensed under this section.
AB720,10,2120 (n) Having violated any law relating to the sale, distribution or financing of
21manufactured homes or mobile homes.
AB720,11,2 22(7) (a) The licensor may, without notice, deny the application for a license
23within 60 days after receipt thereof by written notice to the applicant, stating the
24grounds for such denial. Within 30 days after receiving the notice, the applicant may

1petition the department to conduct a hearing to review the denial, and a hearing
2shall be scheduled with reasonable promptness.
AB720,11,113 (b) No license may be suspended or revoked except after a hearing thereon. The
4licensor shall give the licensee at least 5 days' notice of the time and place of the
5hearing. Following the hearing, an order suspending or revoking the license shall
6not be effective until after 10 days' written notice to the licensee of the suspension
7or revocation, except that the licensor, when in its opinion the best interest of the
8public or the trade demands it, may suspend a license upon not less than 24 hours'
9notice of hearing and with not less than 24 hours' notice of the suspension of the
10license. Matters involving suspensions and revocations brought before the licensor
11shall be heard and decided upon by the department.
AB720,11,1512 (c) The licensor may inspect the pertinent books, records, letters and contracts
13of a licensee. The actual cost of each inspection shall be paid by the licensee within
1430 days after demand therefor by the licensor, and the licensor may maintain an
15action for the recovery of the costs in any court of competent jurisdiction.
AB720,11,20 1616.997 Salespersons regulated. (1) No person may engage in the business
17of selling manufactured homes or mobile homes to the ultimate consumer or to the
18retail market in this state without a license therefor from the licensor. If a dealer acts
19as a salesperson, the dealer shall secure a salesperson's license in addition to a
20dealer's license under s. 16.996.
AB720,11,24 21(2) (a) Application for a salesperson's license and renewal license shall be made
22to the licensor on forms prescribed and furnished by the licensor and shall be
23accompanied by the license fee required under par. (c) or (d). The application shall
24require such pertinent information as the licensor requires.
AB720,12,2
1(b) 1. The licensor shall promulgate rules establishing the license period under
2this section.
AB720,12,43 2. The licensor may promulgate rules establishing a uniform expiration date
4for all licenses issued under this section.
AB720,12,75 (c) Except as provided in par. (d), the fee for a license issued under this section
6equals $4 multiplied by the number of years in the license period. The fee shall be
7prorated if the license period is not evenly divisible into years.
AB720,12,128 (d) If the licensor issues a license under this section during the license period,
9the fee for the license shall equal $4 multiplied by the number of calendar years,
10including parts of calendar years, during which the license remains in effect. A fee
11determined under this paragraph may not exceed the license fee for the entire license
12period under par. (c).
AB720,12,17 13(3) Every licensee shall carry his or her license when engaged in his or her
14business and display the license upon request. The license shall name his or her
15employer, and in case of a change of employer, the salesperson shall immediately
16mail his or her license to the licensor who shall, without charge, endorse the change
17on the license and immediately return the license to the salesperson.
AB720,12,20 18(5) Section 16.996 (6) as it applies to the denial, suspension and revocation of
19a dealer's license applies to the denial, suspension and revocation of a salesperson's
20license so far as applicable.
AB720,12,22 21(6) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the licensor may have a review of the
22decision as provided in ch. 227.
AB720,13,3 2316.998 Warranty and disclosure. (1) A one-year written warranty is
24required for every new home sold or leased by a manufacturer, dealer or salesperson
25in this state, and for every new home sold by any person who induces a resident of

1the state to enter into the transaction by personal solicitation in this state or by mail
2or telephone solicitation directed to the particular customer in this state. The
3warranty shall contain the following terms:
AB720,13,64 (a) That the new home meets those standards prescribed by law or
5administrative rule of the department or of the department of industry, labor and
6human relations, which are in effect at the time of its manufacture.
AB720,13,97 (b) That the new home is free from defects in material and workmanship and
8is reasonably fit for human habitation if it receives reasonable care and maintenance
9as defined by rule of the department.
AB720,13,1710 (c) 1. That the new home manufacturer and dealer shall take corrective action
11for defects which become evident within one year after the delivery date and as to
12which the new home owner has given notice to the manufacturer or dealer not later
13than one year and 10 days after the delivery date and at the address set forth in the
14warranty; and that the new home manufacturer and dealer shall make the
15appropriate adjustments and repairs, within 30 days after notification of the defect,
16at the site of the new home without charge to the new home owner. If the dealer
17makes the adjustment, the manufacturer shall fully reimburse the dealer.
AB720,14,218 2. If a repair, replacement, substitution or alteration is made under the
19warranty and it is discovered, before or after expiration of the warranty period, that
20the repair, replacement, substitution or alteration has not restored the new home to
21the condition in which it was warranted except for reasonable wear and tear, such
22failure shall be deemed a violation of the warranty and the new home shall be
23restored to the condition in which it was warranted to be at the time of the sale except
24for reasonable wear and tear, at no cost to the purchaser or the purchaser's assignee

1notwithstanding that the additional repair may occur after the expiration of the
2warranty period.
AB720,14,53 (d) That if during any period of time after notification of a defect, the new home
4is uninhabitable, as defined by rule of the department, that period of time shall not
5be considered part of the one-year warranty period.
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:
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