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12. If a repair, replacement, substitution or alteration is made under the
2warranty and it is discovered, before or after expiration of the warranty period, that
3the repair, replacement, substitution or alteration has not restored the mobile
4manufactured home to the condition in which it was warranted except for reasonable
5wear and tear, such failure shall be considered a violation of the warranty and the
6mobile manufactured home shall be restored to the condition in which it was
7warranted to be at the time of the sale except for reasonable wear and tear, at no cost
8to the purchaser or the purchaser's assignee notwithstanding that the additional
9repair may occur after the expiration of the warranty period.
AB807,31,1210 (d) That if during any period of time after notification of a defect the mobile
11manufactured home is uninhabitable, as defined by rule of the department, that
12period of time shall not be considered part of the one-year warranty period.
AB807,31,20 13(3) The warranty required under this section shall apply to the manufacturer
14of the mobile manufactured home as well as to the mobile manufactured home dealer
15who sells or leases the mobile manufactured home to the consumer, and shall be in
16addition to any other rights and privileges that the consumer may have under any
17instrument or law. The waiver of any remedies under any law and the waiver,
18exclusion, modification or limitation of any warranty, express or implied, including
19the implied warranty of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, is
20expressly prohibited. Any such waiver is void.
AB807,32,2 21(4) The transfer of a mobile manufactured home from one mobile manufactured
22home owner to another during the effective period of the warranty does not terminate
23the warranty, and subsequent mobile manufactured home owners shall be entitled
24to the full protection of the warranty for the duration of the warranty period as if the

1original mobile manufactured home owner had not transferred the mobile
2manufactured home.
AB807, s. 57 3Section 57. 101.954 of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is
4amended to read:
AB807,32,9 5101.954 Sale or lease of used mobile manufactured homes. In the sale
6or lease of any used mobile manufactured home, the sales invoice or lease agreement
7shall contain the point of manufacture of the used mobile manufactured home, the
8name of the manufacturer and the name and address of the previous mobile home
9owner of the manufactured home.
AB807, s. 58 10Section 58. 101.955 (1) of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is
11amended to read:
AB807,32,1712 101.955 (1) The importation of a mobile manufactured home for sale in this
13state by an out-of-state manufacturer is considered an irrevocable appointment by
14that manufacturer of the department of financial institutions to be that
15manufacturer's true and lawful attorney upon whom may be served all legal
16processes in any action or proceeding against such manufacturer arising out of the
17importation of such mobile manufactured home into this state.
AB807, s. 59 18Section 59. 101.96 of the statutes is repealed.
AB807, s. 60 19Section 60. 101.965 (3) of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is
20amended to read:
AB807,33,321 101.965 (3) Nothing in this subchapter prohibits the bringing of a civil action
22against a mobile manufactured home manufacturer, mobile manufactured home
23dealer or mobile manufactured home salesperson by an aggrieved consumer. If
24judgment is rendered for the consumer based on an act or omission by the mobile
25manufactured home manufacturer, mobile manufactured home dealer or mobile

1manufactured home salesperson, which constituted a violation of this subchapter,
2the plaintiff shall recover actual and proper attorney fees in addition to costs
3otherwise recoverable.
AB807, s. 61 4Section 61. 138.056 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act
59
, is amended to read:
AB807,33,76 138.056 (1) (b) "Dwelling" includes a cooperative housing unit and a mobile
7home, as defined in s. 101.91 (2e).
AB807, s. 62 8Section 62. 138.056 (1) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB807,33,149 138.056 (1) (bm) "Mobile home" means a vehicle designed to be towed as a
10single unit or in sections upon a highway by a motor vehicle and equipped and used,
11or intended to be used, primarily for human habitation, with walls of rigid
12uncollapsible construction. "Mobile home" includes the mobile home structure,
13including the plumbing, heating and electrical systems and all appliances and all
14other equipment carrying a manufacturer's warranty.
AB807, s. 63 15Section 63. 138.056 (1) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act
169
, is amended to read:
AB807,33,2017 138.056 (1) (c) "Mobile home transaction" means a consumer credit sale, as
18defined in s. 421.301 (9), of or a consumer loan, as defined in s. 421.301 (12), secured
19by a first lien or equivalent security interest in a mobile home, as defined in s. 101.91
20(2e)
.
AB807, s. 64 21Section 64. 138.09 (7) (jm) 1. b. of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin
22Act 9
, is amended to read:
AB807,33,2523 138.09 (7) (jm) 1. b. The loan administration fee is charged for a consumer loan
24that is secured primarily by an interest in real property or in a mobile home, as
25defined in s. 101.91 (2e) 138.056 (1) (bm).
AB807, s. 65
1Section 65. 196.01 (3m) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 229,
2is repealed.
AB807, s. 66 3Section 66. 196.01 (3n) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 229
4and 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is amended to read:
AB807,34,65 196.01 (3n) "Mobile home" has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (2e) for
6"manufactured home" in s. 101.91 (2)
.
AB807, s. 67 7Section 67. 196.01 (3p) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 229,
8is amended to read:
AB807,34,119 196.01 (3p) "Mobile home park" means any tract of land containing 2 or more
10individual plots of land that are rented or offered for rent for the accommodation of
11a mobile home or manufactured home.
AB807, s. 68 12Section 68. 196.01 (3s) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 229,
13is amended to read:
AB807,34,1514 196.01 (3s) "Mobile home park occupant" means a person who rents or owns
15a mobile home or manufactured home in a mobile home park.
AB807, s. 69 16Section 69. 196.26 (1m) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 229,
17is amended to read:
AB807,35,518 196.26 (1m) Complaint and investigation. If any mercantile, agricultural or
19manufacturing society, body politic, municipal organization or 25 persons file a
20complaint specified in sub. (1) (a) 1. against a public utility, or if the commission
21terminates a proceeding on a complaint under s. 196.199 (3) (a) 1m. b., or if a person
22files a complaint specified in sub. (1) (a) 3., the commission, with or without notice,
23may investigate the complaint under this section as it deems necessary. If the mobile
24home park occupants of 25% of the total number of manufactured homes or mobile
25homes in a mobile home park or the mobile home park occupants of 25 manufactured

1homes or
mobile homes in a mobile home park, whichever is less, files a complaint
2against a mobile home park contractor or mobile home park operator, the
3commission, with or without notice, may investigate the complaint as it deems
4necessary. The commission may not issue an order based on an investigation under
5this subsection without a public hearing.
AB807, s. 70 6Section 70. 196.85 (2g) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 229,
7is amended to read:
AB807,35,208 196.85 (2g) The commission shall annually, within 90 days after the
9commencement of each fiscal year, assess against mobile home park operators the
10total amount appropriated under s. 20.155 (1) (i). The commission shall assess each
11mobile home park operator an amount in proportion to the total number of mobile
12homes and manufactured homes in all mobile home parks owned or managed by the
13mobile home park operator on July 1 of the current fiscal year as a fraction of the total
14number of mobile homes and manufactured homes in all mobile home parks in this
15state on July 1 of the current fiscal year. If necessary, the commission shall adjust
16the amount assessed to correct any incorrect assessment that was made in a prior
17fiscal year. A mobile home park operator shall pay the assessment within 30 days
18after the commission mails the bill to the mobile home park operator. The bill
19constitutes notice of the assessment and demand for payment. Payments shall be
20credited to the the appropriation account under s. 20.155 (1) (i).
AB807, s. 71 21Section 71. 341.05 (26) (a) of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act
229
, is amended to read:
AB807,35,2423 341.05 (26) (a) Is a mobile home, as defined in s. 101.91 (2e), or a manufactured
24home, as defined in s. 101.91 (2).
AB807, s. 72
1Section 72. 422.201 (12m) of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act
29
, is amended to read:
AB807,36,63 422.201 (12m) This section does not apply to consumer credit sales of or
4consumer loans secured by a first lien on or equivalent security interest in mobile
5homes as defined in s. 101.91 (2e) 138.056 (1) (bm), if the sales or loans are made on
6or after November 1, 1981.
AB807, s. 73 7Section 73. 422.209 (1m) (a) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin
8Act 9
, is amended to read:
AB807,36,119 422.209 (1m) (a) 2. The loan administration fee is for a consumer loan that is
10secured primarily by an interest in real property or in a mobile home, as defined in
11s. 101.91 (2e) 138.056 (1) (bm).
AB807, s. 74 12Section 74. 422.413 (2g) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin
13Act 9
, is amended to read:
AB807,36,1914 422.413 (2g) (intro.) In any consumer credit transaction in which the collateral
15is a motor vehicle as defined in s. 340.01 (35), a trailer as defined in s. 340.01 (71),
16a snowmobile as defined in s. 340.01 (58a), a boat as defined in s. 30.50 (2), an aircraft
17as defined in s. 114.002 (3), or a mobile home as defined in s. 101.91 (2e) 138.056 (1)
18(bm)
, a writing evidencing the transaction may provide for the creditor's recovery of
19all of the following expenses, if the expenses are reasonable and bona fide:
AB807, s. 75 20Section 75. Effective date.
AB807,36,2121 (1) This act takes effect on July 1, 2000.
AB807,36,2222 (End)
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