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348.07
(2) (c) Forty five feet for
mobile homes recreational vehicles, motor
13homes, and motor buses.
SB7, s. 123
14Section
123. 348.07 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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348.07
(3) (a) The overall length of a mobile home
or recreational vehicle shall
16be measured from the rear thereof to the rear of the vehicle to which it is attached.
SB7, s. 124
17Section
124. 348.10 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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348.10
(5) (intro.) The load imposed upon trailers
or, semitrailers
, recreational
19vehicles, or mobile homes shall be distributed in a manner that will prevent side
20sway under all conditions of operation:
SB7, s. 125
21Section
125. 348.10 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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348.10
(5) (a) All items of load carried by any trailer, semitrailer
, recreational
23vehicle, or mobile home, except bulk material such as sand, gravel, dirt not in
24containers, shall be secured to, on or in the trailer
, semitrailer, recreational vehicle,
1or mobile home in such manner as to prevent shifting of the load while the trailer
,
2semitrailer, recreational vehicle, or mobile home is being drawn by a towing vehicle.
SB7, s. 126
3Section
126. 348.10 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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348.10
(5) (c) The load carried by any trailer, semitrailer
, recreational vehicle, 5or mobile home shall be so positioned that a weight of not less than 35 pounds is
6imposed at the center of the point of attachment to the towing vehicle when parked
7on a level surface.
SB7, s. 127
8Section
127. 348.26 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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348.26
(4) Mobile home, manufactured home, and manufactured building
10modular home permits. Single trip permits for the movement of oversize mobile
11homes, manufactured homes
as defined in s. 101.91 (2) (am), or
manufactured
12buildings as defined in s. 101.71 (6) modular homes may be issued only by the
13department, regardless of the highways to be used. Every such permit shall
14designate the route to be used by the permittee. No permit may be issued under this
15subsection for operation of a vehicle combination exceeding 110 feet in overall length
16or for movement of a mobile home, manufactured home, or
manufactured building 17modular home exceeding 80 feet in length.
SB7, s. 128
18Section
128. 348.27 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
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348.27
(7) Mobile home, manufactured home, and modular home permits. The
20department may issue annual or consecutive month statewide permits to licensed
21mobile home
, manufactured home, or modular home transport companies and to
22licensed mobile home
, manufactured home, or modular home manufacturers and
23dealers authorizing them to transport oversize mobile homes
, manufactured homes,
24or modular homes over any of the highways of the state in the ordinary course of their
25business.
SB7, s. 129
1Section
129. 348.27 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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348.27
(7m) The department may issue an annual or consecutive month permit
3for the movement of a 3-vehicle combination consisting of a towing vehicle and, in
4order by weight, with the lighter of the towed vehicles as the 3rd vehicle in the
53-vehicle combination unless not structurally possible, a
mobile home recreational
6vehicle or camping trailer, and a trailer for a personal recreational vehicle, if the
7overall length of the combination of vehicles does not exceed 60 feet or, if the 2nd
8vehicle in the 3-vehicle combination is equipped with brakes adequate to control the
9movement of and to stop and hold it, does not exceed 65 feet, and the towed vehicles
10are for the use of the operator of the towing vehicle. A permit under this subsection
11may be issued only by the department, regardless of the highways to be used. The
12department may designate the routes that may be used by the permittee. The fee
13for an annual permit under this subsection is $40. The fee for a consecutive month
14permit under this subsection shall be determined in the manner provided in s. 348.25
15(8) (bm), except that the $40 fee for an annual permit under this subsection shall be
16used in the computation. No 3-vehicle combination may operate under this
17paragraph if highway or weather conditions include heavy snow, freezing rain, icy
18roads, high winds, limited visibility, or upon a highway that is closed or partially
19closed by the department due to highway conditions.
SB7, s. 130
20Section
130. 349.03 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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349.03
(2) No local authority may enact or enforce any traffic regulation
22providing for suspension or revocation of motor vehicle operator's licenses or
23requiring local registration of vehicles, except as authorized by s. 341.35, or in any
24manner excluding or prohibiting any motor vehicle, mobile home,
vehicle
25transporting a manufactured home or modular home, recreational vehicle, trailer
,
1or semitrailer whose owner has complied with chs. 341 to 348 from the free use of all
2highways, except as authorized by sub. (3) and ss. 66.0429 (1) and (3), 349.13, 349.17,
3349.22 and 349.23.
SB7, s. 131
4Section
131. 422.201 (12m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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422.201
(12m) This section does not apply to consumer credit sales of or
6consumer loans secured by a first lien on or equivalent security interest in mobile
7homes
or manufactured homes, as defined in s.
138.056 (1) (bm) 101.91, if the sales
8or loans are made on or after November 1, 1981.
SB7, s. 132
9Section
132. 422.202 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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422.202
(2) (intro.) With respect to a consumer credit transaction which
11involves a
mobile manufactured home transaction as defined in s. 138.056 (1)
(c) (bg) 12or the extension of credit secured by an interest in real property, the parties may
13agree to the payment by the customer of the following charges in addition to the
14finance charge, if they will be paid to persons not related to the merchant, are
15reasonable in amount, bona fide and not for the purpose of circumvention or evasion
16of this subchapter:
SB7, s. 133
17Section
133. 422.209 (1m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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422.209
(1m) (a) 2. The loan administration fee is for a consumer loan that is
19secured primarily by an interest in real property or in a mobile home, as defined in
20s.
138.056 (1) (bm) 101.91 (10), or in a manufactured home, as defined in s. 101.91
21(2).
SB7, s. 134
22Section
134. 422.209 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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422.209
(6m) For purpose of this section, the finance charge in a
mobile 24manufactured home transaction as defined in s. 138.056 (1)
(c) (bg) does not include
25fees, discounts, or other sums actually imposed by the government national
1mortgage association, the federal national mortgage association, the federal home
2loan mortgage corporation or other governmentally sponsored secondary mortgage
3market purchaser of the loan or any private secondary mortgage market purchaser
4of the loan who is not a person related to the original lender.
SB7, s. 135
5Section
135. 422.402 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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422.402
(5) (intro.) This section does not apply to a
mobile manufactured home
7transaction as defined in s. 138.056 (1)
(c) (bg) made on or after November 1, 1981
, 8and before November 1, 1984, if:
SB7, s. 136
9Section
136. 422.402 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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422.402
(5) (b) The unequal or irregular payment is the final scheduled
11payment of the transaction, and the merchant agrees to refinance the final scheduled
12payment at a rate of interest not in excess of the rate disclosed pursuant to subch.
13III of ch. 422 by more than one percent multiplied by the number of 6-month periods
14in the term of the immediately prior
mobile manufactured home transaction.
SB7, s. 137
15Section
137. 422.413 (2g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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422.413
(2g) (intro.) In any consumer credit transaction in which the collateral
17is a motor vehicle as defined in s. 340.01 (35), a trailer as defined in s. 340.01 (71),
18a snowmobile as defined in s. 340.01 (58a), a boat as defined in s. 30.50 (2), an aircraft
19as defined in s. 114.002 (3), or a mobile home
or manufactured home as defined in s.
20138.056 (1) (bm) 101.91, a writing evidencing the transaction may provide for the
21creditor's recovery of all of the following expenses, if the expenses are reasonable and
22bona fide:
SB7, s. 138
23Section
138. 424.301 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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424.301
(1) (b) 1. The actual cash value or stated value of any motor vehicle
,
25manufactured home, or mobile home in which the creditor holds a security interest.
SB7, s. 139
1Section
139. 707.02 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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707.02
(4) "Campground" means real property that is available for use by
3campground members under a campground contract and is intended for camping or
4outdoor recreation, including the use of campsites and campground amenities by
5campground members, but does not include a
manufactured and mobile home
park 6community as defined in s. 66.0435 (1)
(c) (cg).
SB7, s. 140
7Section
140. 710.15 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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8710.15 (title)
Mobile Manufactured and mobile home park
community
9regulations.
SB7, s. 141
10Section
141. 710.15 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 710.15 (1) (ag) and
11amended to read:
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710.15
(1) (ag) "Lease" means a written agreement between an operator and
13a resident
or mobile home occupant establishing the terms upon which the mobile
14home
or manufactured home may be located in the
park community or the
mobile
15home occupant resident may occupy a mobile home
or manufactured home in the
16park community.
SB7, s. 142
17Section
142. 710.15 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
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710.15
(1) (am) "Manufactured home" has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (2).
SB7, s. 143
19Section
143. 710.15 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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710.15
(1) (b) "Mobile home" has the meaning given under s.
66.0435 (1) (d) 21101.91 (10), but does not include
any unit used primarily for camping, touring or
22recreational purposes a recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r).
SB7, s. 144
23Section
144. 710.15 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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710.15
(1) (c) "
Mobile home occupant Occupant" means a person who rents a
25mobile home
or manufactured home in a
park community from an operator
or who
1occupies a mobile home or manufactured home located on a plot of ground that is
2rented in a community from an operator.
SB7, s. 145
3Section
145. 710.15 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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710.15
(1) (d) "Operator" means a person engaged in the business of renting
5plots of ground or mobile homes
or manufactured homes in a
park community to
6mobile home
or manufactured home owners or
mobile home occupants.
SB7, s. 146
7Section
146. 710.15 (1) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 710.15 (1) (ad) and
8amended to read:
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710.15
(1) (ad) "
Park Community" means a tract of land containing
2 3 or more
10plots of ground upon which mobile homes
or manufactured homes are located in
11exchange for the payment of rent or any other fee pursuant to a lease.
SB7, s. 147
12Section
147. 710.15 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
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710.15
(1) (f) "Resident" means a person who rents a mobile home
or
14manufactured home site in a
park community from an operator
and who occupies the
15mobile home or site as his or her residence.
SB7, s. 148
16Section
148. 710.15 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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710.15
(1m) Requirement and term of lease. Every agreement for the rental
18of a mobile home site
or mobile home or manufactured home site shall be by lease.
19Every lease shall be for a term of at least one year unless the resident or
mobile home 20occupant requests a shorter term and the operator agrees to the shorter term.
SB7, s. 149
21Section
149. 710.15 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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710.15
(2) Rules included in lease. All
park community rules that
23substantially affect the rights or duties of residents or
mobile home occupants or of
24operators, including
park community rules under sub. (2m) (b), shall be made a part
25of every lease between them.
SB7, s. 150
1Section
150. 710.15 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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710.15
(2m) (a) Every lease shall state whether the
park community contains
3an emergency shelter.
SB7, s. 151
4Section
151. 710.15 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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710.15
(2m) (b) If a
park community contains an emergency shelter under par.
6(a), the
park community rules shall state the location of the emergency shelter and
7procedures for its use.
SB7, s. 152
8Section
152. 710.15 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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710.15
(3) Prohibited consideration of age of mobile home or manufactured
10home. (a) An operator may not deny a resident the opportunity to enter into or renew,
11and may not include, exclude or alter any terms of, a lease to continue to locate a
12mobile home
or manufactured home in the
park community solely or in any part on
13the basis of the age of the mobile home
or manufactured home.
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(b) An operator may not require the removal of a mobile home
or manufactured
15home from a
park community solely or in any part on the basis of the age of the mobile
16home
or manufactured home, regardless of whether the ownership or occupancy of
17the mobile home
or manufactured home has changed or will change.
SB7, s. 153
18Section
153. 710.15 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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710.15
(4) Prohibited consideration of change in ownership or occupancy of
20mobile home or manufactured home. An operator may not require the removal of
21a mobile home
or manufactured home from a
park community solely or in any part
22because the ownership or occupancy of the mobile home
or manufactured home has
23changed or will change. An operator may refuse to enter into an initial lease with
24a prospective resident or
mobile home occupant for any other lawful reason.
SB7, s. 154
25Section
154. 710.15 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1710.15
(4m) No interest in real estate; screening permitted. Neither sub. (3)
2(b) nor sub. (4) creates or extends any interest in real estate or prohibits the lawful
3screening of prospective residents and
mobile home occupants by an operator.
SB7, s. 155
4Section
155. 710.15 (5m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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710.15
(5m) Termination of tenancy or nonrenewal of lease. (intro.)
6Notwithstanding ss. 704.17 and 704.19, the tenancy of a resident or
mobile home 7occupant in a
park community may not be terminated, nor may the renewal of the
8lease be denied by the
park community operator, except upon any of the following
9grounds:
SB7, s. 156
10Section
156. 710.15 (5m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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710.15
(5m) (a) Failure to pay rent due, or failure to pay taxes or any other
12charges due for which the
park community owner or operator may be liable.
SB7, s. 157
13Section
157. 710.15 (5m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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710.15
(5m) (e) Violation of
park
community rules that endangers the health
15or safety of others or disrupts the right to the peaceful enjoyment and use of the
16premises by others, after written notice to cease the violation has been delivered to
17the resident or
mobile home occupant.
SB7, s. 158
18Section
158. 710.15 (5m) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:
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710.15
(5m) (em) Violation of federal, state or local laws, rules or ordinances
20relating to mobile homes
or manufactured homes after written notice to cease the
21violation has been delivered to the resident or
mobile home occupant.
SB7, s. 159
22Section
159. 710.15 (5m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
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710.15
(5m) (f) The
park community owner or operator seeks to retire the
park 24community permanently from the rental housing market.
SB7, s. 160
25Section
160. 710.15 (5m) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1710.15
(5m) (g) The
park
community owner or operator is required to
2discontinue use of the
park community for the purpose rented as a result of action
3taken against the
park community owner or operator by local or state building or
4health authorities and it is necessary for the premises to be vacated to satisfy the
5relief sought by the action.
SB7, s. 161
6Section
161. 710.15 (5m) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
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710.15
(5m) (h) The physical condition of the mobile home
or manufactured
8home presents a threat to the health or safety of its occupants or others in the
park 9community or, by its physical appearance, disrupts the right to the enjoyment and
10use of the
park community by others.
SB7, s. 162
11Section
162. 861.21 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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861.21
(1) (b) "Home" means any dwelling in which the decedent had an
13interest and that at the time of the decedent's death the surviving spouse occupies
14or intends to occupy. If there are several such dwellings, any one may be designated
15by the surviving spouse. "Home" includes a house, a mobile home,
a manufactured
16home, a duplex or multiple apartment building one unit of which is occupied by the
17surviving spouse and a building used in part for a dwelling and in part for commercial
18or business purposes. "Home" includes all of the surrounding land, unless the court
19sets off part of the land as severable from the remaining land under sub. (5).
SB7, s. 163
20Section
163. 941.20 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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941.20
(1) (d) While on the lands of another discharges a firearm within 100
22yards of any building devoted to human occupancy situated on and attached to the
23lands of another without the express permission of the owner or occupant of the
24building. "Building" as used in this paragraph
includes any house trailer or mobile
25home but does not include any tent, bus, truck, vehicle or similar portable unit.
SB7, s. 164
1Section
164. 990.01 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:
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990.01
(14) Homestead exemption. "Exempt homestead" means the dwelling,
3including a building, condominium, mobile home,
manufactured home, house trailer
4or cooperative or an unincorporated cooperative association, and so much of the land
5surrounding it as is reasonably necessary for its use as a home, but not less than 0.25
6acre, if available, and not exceeding 40 acres, within the limitation as to value under
7s. 815.20, except as to liens attaching or rights of devisees or heirs of persons dying
8before the effective date of any increase of that limitation as to value.
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(1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 18th month beginning after
11publication.