SB23-SSA2,11,2220 101.9205 (3) The department shall charge establish, by rule under s. 101.19,
21a fee of not less than $2 for conducting a file search of manufactured home title
22records.
SB23-SSA2, s. 34 23Section 34. 101.9208 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 101.9208
24(intro.) and amended to read:
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1101.9208 Fees. (intro.) The department shall be paid the The following fees
2shall be determined by the department by rule under s. 101.19:
SB23-SSA2, s. 35 3Section 35. 101.9208 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 101.9208 (1) and
4amended to read:
SB23-SSA2,12,65 101.9208 (1) For filing an application for the first certificate of title, $8.50, to
6be paid
by the owner of the manufactured home.
SB23-SSA2, s. 36 7Section 36. 101.9208 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB23-SSA2, s. 37 8Section 37. 101.9208 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 101.9208 (3) and
9amended to read:
SB23-SSA2,12,1210 101.9208 (3) For the original notation and subsequent release of each security
11interest noted upon a certificate of title, a single fee of $4 to be paid by the owner of
12the manufactured home.
SB23-SSA2, s. 38 13Section 38. 101.9208 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 101.9208 (4) and
14amended to read:
SB23-SSA2,12,1615 101.9208 (4) For a certificate of title after a transfer , $8.50, to be paid by the
16owner of the manufactured home.
SB23-SSA2, s. 39 17Section 39. 101.9208 (1) (dm) of the statutes is renumbered 101.9208 (4m) and
18amended to read:
SB23-SSA2,12,2419 101.9208 (4m) Upon filing an application under par. (a) or (d) sub. (1) or (4),
20a supplemental title fee of $7.50 to be paid by the owner of the manufactured home,
21except that this fee shall be waived with respect to an application under par. (d) sub.
22(4)
for transfer of a decedent's interest in a manufactured home to his or her surviving
23spouse. The fee specified required under this paragraph is subsection shall be paid
24in addition to any other fee specified in this section.
SB23-SSA2, s. 40
1Section 40. 101.9208 (1) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 101.9208 (5) and
2amended to read:
SB23-SSA2,13,43 101.9208 (5) For each assignment of a security interest noted upon a certificate
4of title, $1 to be paid by the assignee.
SB23-SSA2, s. 41 5Section 41. 101.9208 (1) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 101.9208 (6) and
6amended to read:
SB23-SSA2,13,87 101.9208 (6) For a replacement certificate of title , $8, to be paid by the owner
8of the manufactured home.
SB23-SSA2, s. 42 9Section 42. 101.9208 (1) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 101.9208 (7) and
10amended to read:
SB23-SSA2,13,1411 101.9208 (7) For processing applications for certificates of title that have a
12special handling request for fast service, a fee established by the department by rule,
13which fee shall approximate the cost to the department for providing this special
14handling service to persons so requesting.
SB23-SSA2, s. 43 15Section 43. 101.9208 (1) (i) of the statutes is renumbered 101.9208 (8) and
16amended to read:
SB23-SSA2,13,1817 101.9208 (8) For the reinstatement of a certificate of title previously suspended
18or revoked, $25.
SB23-SSA2, s. 44 19Section 44. 101.9208 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB23-SSA2, s. 45 20Section 45. 101.9208 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB23-SSA2,13,2321 101.9208 (2m) Upon filing an application under sub. (1) or (4), a manufactured
22housing rehabilitation and recycling fee, to be paid by the person filing the
23application.
SB23-SSA2, s. 46 24Section 46. 101.9213 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1101.9213 (8) Upon request of a person who has perfected a security interest
2under this section, as shown by the records of the department, in a manufactured
3home titled in this state, whenever the department receives information from
4another state that the manufactured home is being titled in the other state and the
5information does not show that the security interest has been satisfied, the
6department shall notify the person. The person shall pay the department shall
7establish, by rule under s. 101.19,
a fee of not less than $2 fee for each notification.
SB23-SSA2, s. 47 8Section 47. 101.925 of the statutes is repealed.
SB23-SSA2, s. 48 9Section 48. 101.93 of the statutes is repealed.
SB23-SSA2, s. 49 10Section 49. 101.933 of the statutes is created to read:
SB23-SSA2,14,21 11101.933 Manufactured housing code council duties. The manufactured
12housing code council shall review this subchapter and rules promulgated under this
13subchapter and recommend a statewide manufactured housing code for
14promulgation by the department. The council shall consider and make
15recommendations to the department pertaining to rules and any other matter
16related to this subchapter, including recommendations with regard to licensure and
17professional discipline of manufacturers of manufactured homes, manufactured
18home dealers, manufactured home salespersons, and installers, and with regard to
19consumer protection applicable to consumers of manufactured homes. In making
20recommendations, the council shall consider the likely costs of any proposed rules to
21consumers in relation to the benefits that are likely to result therefrom.
SB23-SSA2, s. 50 22Section 50. 101.935 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB23-SSA2,14,23 23101.935 (title) Manufactured home park community regulation.
SB23-SSA2, s. 51 24Section 51. 101.935 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1101.935 (2) (a) The department or a village, city or county granted agent status
2under par. (e) shall issue permits to and regulate manufactured home parks
3communities. No person, state or local government who has not been issued a permit
4under this subsection may conduct, maintain, manage or operate a manufactured
5home park community.
SB23-SSA2, s. 52 6Section 52. 101.935 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB23-SSA2,15,127 101.935 (2) (c) 2. The department shall establish, by rule under s. 101.19, the
8permit fee and renewal fee for a permit issued under this subsection. Beginning in
9fiscal year 2002-03, the
The department may increase the fees to recover establish
10a fee that defrays
the cost of administering s. 101.937. An additional penalty fee, as
11established by the department by rule under s. 101.19, is required for each permit
12if the biennial renewal fee is not paid before the permit expires.
SB23-SSA2, s. 53 13Section 53. 101.935 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB23-SSA2,16,214 101.935 (2) (d) A permit may not be issued under this subsection until all
15applicable fees have been paid. If the payment is by check or other draft drawn upon
16an account containing insufficient funds, the permit applicant shall, within 15 days
17after receipt of notice from the department of the insufficiency, pay by cashier's check
18or other certified draft, money order or cash the fees to the department, late fees and
19processing charges that are specified by rules promulgated by the department. If the
20permit applicant fails to pay all applicable fees, late fees and the processing charges
21within 15 days after the applicant receives notice of the insufficiency, the permit is
22void. In an appeal concerning voiding of a permit under this paragraph, the burden
23is on the permit applicant to show that the entire applicable fees, late fees and
24processing charges have been paid. During any appeal process concerning a

1payment dispute, operation of the manufactured home park community in question
2is considered to be operation without a permit.
SB23-SSA2, s. 54 3Section 54. 101.935 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB23-SSA2,16,54 101.935 (2m) (a) The department shall inspect a manufactured home park
5community in the following situations:
SB23-SSA2,16,76 1. Upon completion of the construction of a manufactured home park
7community.
SB23-SSA2,16,98 2. Whenever a manufactured home park community is modified, as defined by
9the department by rule.
SB23-SSA2,16,1110 3. Whenever the department receives a complaint about a manufactured home
11park community.
SB23-SSA2,16,1312 (b) The department may, with notice, inspect a manufactured home park
13community whenever the department determines an inspection is appropriate.
SB23-SSA2, s. 55 14Section 55. 101.937 (title), (1) and (2) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB23-SSA2,16,25 15101.937 (title) Water and sewer service to manufactured home parks
16communities. (1) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules that establish
17standards for providing water or sewer service by a manufactured home park
18community operator or manufactured home park community contractor to a
19manufactured home park community occupant, including requirements for
20metering, billing, depositing, arranging deferred payment, installing service,
21refusing or discontinuing service, and resolving disputes with respect to service.
22Rules promulgated under this subsection shall ensure that any charge for water or
23sewer service is reasonable and not unjustly discriminatory, that the water or sewer
24service is reasonably adequate, and that any practice relating to providing the
25service is just and reasonable.
SB23-SSA2,17,4
1(2) Permanent improvements. A manufactured home park community
2operator may make a reasonable recovery of capital costs for permanent
3improvements related to the provision of water or sewer service to manufactured
4home park community occupants through ongoing rates for water or sewer service.
SB23-SSA2, s. 56 5Section 56. 101.937 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB23-SSA2,17,106 101.937 (3) (a) On its own motion or upon a complaint filed by a manufactured
7home park community occupant, the department may issue an order or commence
8a civil action against a manufactured home park community operator or
9manufactured home park community contractor to enforce this section, any rule
10promulgated under sub. (1), or any order issued under this paragraph.
SB23-SSA2, s. 57 11Section 57. 101.94 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB23-SSA2,17,1812 101.94 (2) No person may manufacture, assemble, distribute or sell a
13manufactured home unless the manufactured home complies with 42 USC 5401 to
145425 and applicable regulations as in effect on June 15, 1976. The department may
15establish, by rule, standards for the safe and sanitary design and construction of
16manufactured homes for the purpose of enforcement of this subchapter, and those
17standards may include standards in addition to any standards established by the
18secretary of housing and urban development under 42 USC 5401 to 5425
.
SB23-SSA2, s. 58 19Section 58. 101.94 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB23-SSA2, s. 59 20Section 59. 101.94 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB23-SSA2, s. 60 21Section 60. 101.94 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
SB23-SSA2, s. 61 22Section 61. 101.94 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
SB23-SSA2, s. 62 23Section 62. 101.95 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB23-SSA2,18,2 24101.95 Manufactured home manufacturers regulated. The department
25shall by rule prescribe the manner by which a manufacturer shall be licensed for the

1manufacture, distribution or selling of manufactured homes in this state, including
2fees for the licensing of manufacturers
.
SB23-SSA2, s. 63 3Section 63. 101.951 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB23-SSA2,18,64 101.951 (2) (a) Application for a license or a renewal license shall be made to
5the department on forms prescribed and furnished by the department, accompanied
6by the license fee required under par. (c) or (d) (bm).
SB23-SSA2, s. 64 7Section 64. 101.951 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB23-SSA2,18,98 101.951 (2) (bm) Fees for licensing of persons under this section shall be
9established by the department by rule under s. 101.19.
SB23-SSA2, s. 65 10Section 65. 101.951 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB23-SSA2, s. 66 11Section 66. 101.951 (2) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
SB23-SSA2, s. 67 12Section 67. 101.952 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB23-SSA2,18,1813 101.952 (2) (a) Applications for a manufactured home salesperson's license and
14renewals thereof shall be made to the department on such forms as the department
15prescribes and furnishes and shall be accompanied by the license fee required under
16par. (c) or (d) (bm). The application shall include the applicant's social security
17number. In addition, the application shall require such pertinent information as the
18department requires.
SB23-SSA2, s. 68 19Section 68. 101.952 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB23-SSA2,18,2120 101.952 (2) (bm) Fees for licensing of manufactured home salespersons shall
21be established by the department by rule under s. 101.19.
SB23-SSA2, s. 69 22Section 69. 101.952 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB23-SSA2, s. 70 23Section 70. 101.952 (2) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
SB23-SSA2, s. 71 24Section 71. 101.957 of the statutes is created to read:
SB23-SSA2,19,11
1101.957 Nonjudicial resolution of manufactured housing industry
2disputes.
The department, by rule, shall establish an alternative dispute resolution
3program for the timely resolution of any dispute that concerns a defect in a
4manufactured home, or in the installation of a manufactured home, reported to the
5department within one year of the date on which the manufactured home was
6installed and that occurs between parties, each of which is a manufacturer of
7manufactured homes, manufactured home salesperson, manufactured home dealer,
8or installer. The rules may require the parties to submit to an alternative dispute
9resolution program before bringing an action in another forum. This section does not
10affect the rights of any consumer to commence an action or the rights of any person
11to commence an action against a consumer.
SB23-SSA2, s. 72 12Section 72. 101.96 of the statutes is created to read:
SB23-SSA2,19,17 13101.96 Manufactured home installation regulated. (1) Installation
14standards.
(a) Promulgation of standards. The department shall, by rule, establish
15installation standards for the safe installation of manufactured homes in this state.
16In promulgating rules under this paragraph, the department shall consider the
17recommendations of the manufactured housing code council under s. 101.933.
SB23-SSA2,19,2418 (b) Enforcement of standards. The department shall, by rule, establish a
19method for ensuring compliance with the rules promulgated under par. (a). The
20department shall require inspections of manufactured home installations by
213rd-party inspectors licensed by the department. The department shall, by rule,
22establish criteria for the licensure of 3rd-party inspectors that include a
23requirement that an individual may not serve as a 3rd-party inspector if the
24individual is, is employed by, or is an independent contractor of any of the following:
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11. A manufactured home manufacturer who was directly involved in the sale
2of the particular manufactured home.
SB23-SSA2,20,43 2. A manufactured home salesperson who was directly involved in the sale of
4the particular manufactured home.
SB23-SSA2,20,65 3. An installer who was directly involved in the sale of the particular
6manufactured home.
SB23-SSA2,20,16 7(2) Manufactured home installers. (a) License required; exceptions; liability.
8Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, beginning on January 1, 2007, no
9person may act as an installer in this state unless the person is a licensed installer
10or employs one or more licensed installers to generally supervise each of the person's
11installations of manufactured homes in this state. This requirement does not apply
12to an individual who installs a manufactured home on his or her own property for his
13or her personal use or to an individual who installs a manufactured home under the
14general supervision of a licensed installer. A licensed installer is liable for all acts
15and omissions related to the installation of each individual who performs an
16installation under the licensed installer's general supervision.
SB23-SSA2,20,1817 (b) License eligibility. The department may issue an installer's license only to
18an individual to whom all of the following apply:
SB23-SSA2,20,1919 1. The individual is at least 18 years old.
SB23-SSA2,20,2120 2. The individual files with the department a license application on a form
21prescribed by the department.
SB23-SSA2,20,2522 3. The individual completes, to the satisfaction of the department, an
23examination approved by the department that tests the skills necessary to properly
24install manufactured homes and knowledge of the laws applicable to manufactured
25home installation.
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14. The individual has not been found responsible in any judicial or
2administrative forum for any violation of this section during the 2 years before the
3date on which the individual's license application is submitted.
SB23-SSA2,21,84 5. The individual has not been found responsible in any judicial or
5administrative forum during the 2 years before the date on which the individual's
6license application is submitted for any failure to perform an installation of a
7manufactured home as required under contract or for defrauding any person with
8regard to the provision of installation services.
SB23-SSA2,21,109 6. The individual meets the standards of financial responsibility established
10by rule of the department.
SB23-SSA2,21,1511 (br) Examination waiver. The department shall, by rule, establish a procedure
12under which it may waive the examination requirement under par (b) 3. for
13individuals that demonstrate sufficient experience installing manufactured homes
14including active participation in the installation of at least 10 manufactured homes.
15This paragraph does not apply after June 1, 2007.
SB23-SSA2,21,1916 (c) License term and fee. The department, by rule shall establish the term of
17installers' licenses and the conditions under which the department may revoke or
18suspend installers' licenses. The department shall establish an initial installer's
19license fee and license renewal fee by rule under s. 101.19.
SB23-SSA2, s. 73 20Section 73. 101.965 (1p) of the statutes is created to read:
SB23-SSA2,21,2321 101.965 (1p) Any person who violates s. 101.96 or any rule promulgated under
22that section may be required to forfeit not less than $25 nor more than $500 for each
23violation. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate violation.
SB23-SSA2, s. 74 24Section 74. 101.965 (1t) of the statutes is created to read:
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