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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 427
September 12, 2025 - Introduced by Senators
James
,
Marklein
and
Nass
, cosponsored by Representatives
Krug
,
B. Jacobson
,
Knodl
,
Mursau
,
Novak
,
O'Connor
,
Ortiz-Velez
,
Stubbs
and
Wichgers
. Referred to Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry.
SB427,1,5
1
An Act
to amend
710.15 (1) (ad), 710.15 (1) (ag), 710.15 (1) (c), 710.15 (1) (d),
2
710.15 (1) (f), 710.15 (1m), 710.15 (3) (a), 710.15 (5m) (f), 710.15 (5m) (g),
3
710.15 (5m) (h), 710.15 (5m) (i), 710.15 (5m) (j) and 710.15 (5r);
to create
4
710.15 (1) (g), 710.15 (5m) (jm) and 710.15 (6) of the statutes;
relating to:
5
requirements for the rental of mobile and manufactured homes.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law provides specific requirements relating to the rental of homes or sites in mobile or manufactured home communities. These requirements apply to “residents” (persons who rent a site in a mobile or manufactured home community and reside in a home on the site) and to “occupants” (persons who rent a home in a mobile or manufactured home community or who occupy a home on a rented site within the community).
This bill changes the definitions of “resident” and “occupant,” thereby changing the persons to whom the existing requirements relating to rental of mobile and manufactured homes apply. Under the bill, “resident” is defined as a person who rents a site in a mobile or manufactured home community and who owns the home that is located on the site, regardless of whether the person resides there. “Occupant” is defined as a person other than a resident who resides in a mobile or manufactured home in a community with the home’s owner (the resident) with the consent of the community’s operator.
The bill also provides that the requirements relating to rental of mobile and manufactured homes do not apply to a person who resides in a mobile or manufactured home without the home’s owner. Under the bill, a person who is not a resident or occupant who rents a mobile home or manufactured home from a resident or from the community’s operator is subject to current law governing landlords and tenants.
In addition, the bill requires the owner or operator of a mobile or manufactured home community to provide at least 90 days’ written notice to all known residents and occupants before permanently retiring the community or a site within the community from the rental housing market. The bill also provides that, if a resident or occupant fails to sign and return a lease or lease renewal, the community operator may elect to hold the resident or occupant on a month-to-month lease.
Under current law, the tenancy of a resident or occupant may be terminated only for specific reasons. Under current law, such a tenancy may be terminated based on a resident’s or occupant’s refusal to sign a lease; under the bill, a tenancy may also be terminated for failing to submit a signed lease to the community’s operator. Under current law, a tenancy may be terminated for a material misrepresentation in the application for tenancy; under the bill a tenancy may also be terminated for failure to meet any nondiscriminatory application criteria. In addition, the bill provides that a tenancy may be terminated for violating a community rule prohibiting any resident from owning more than one home in the community.
Finally, the bill changes the definition of “community.” Under current law, a “community” is defined as a tract of land with at least three plots upon which mobile homes or manufactured homes are located in exchange for rent or other fees. Under the bill, “community” is defined as any plot with at least three occupied mobile homes or manufactured homes, with an exception for certain farms.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB427,1
1
Section
1
.
710.15 (1) (ad) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB427,3,6
2
710.15
(1)
(ad) “Community” means
a tract of land containing 3 or more plots
3
of ground upon which mobile homes or manufactured homes are located in
4
exchange for the payment of rent or any other fee pursuant to a lease
any plot or
1
plots of ground upon which 3 or more mobile homes or manufactured homes that
2
are occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes are located. “Community” does not
3
include a farm where the occupants of the mobile homes or manufactured homes
4
are the father, mother, son, daughter, brother, or sister of the farm owner or
5
operator or where the occupants of the mobile homes or manufactured homes work
6
on the farm
.
SB427,2
7
Section
2
.
710.15 (1) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB427,3,11
8
710.15
(1)
(ag) “Lease” means a written agreement between an operator and
9
a resident
or occupant
establishing the terms upon which the mobile home or
10
manufactured home may be located in the community or the resident
or occupant
11
may occupy a mobile home or manufactured home in the community.
SB427,3
12
Section
3
.
710.15 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB427,3,17
13
710.15
(1)
(c) “Occupant” means a person
other than a resident
who
rents a
14
mobile home or manufactured home in a community from an operator or who
15
occupies
, as his or her residence,
a mobile home or manufactured home located on a
16
plot of ground that is rented in a community from an operator
site, together with a
17
resident of the mobile home or manufactured home, with the operator’s consent
.
SB427,4
18
Section
4
.
710.15 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB427,3,22
19
710.15
(1)
(d) “Operator” means a person engaged in the business of renting
20
plots of ground
sites
or mobile homes or manufactured homes in a community to
21
mobile home or manufactured home owners or
residents,
occupants
, or tenants who
22
are not residents or occupants
.
SB427,5
23
Section
5
.
710.15 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB427,4,4
1
710.15
(1)
(f) “Resident” means a person who rents a
mobile home or
2
manufactured home
site
in a community
from an operator and who
occupies
owns
3
the mobile home or
site as his or her residence
manufactured home located on the
4
site
.
SB427,6
5
Section
6
.
710.15 (1) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB427,4,7
6
710.15
(1)
(g) “Site” means a plot of ground in a community upon which a
7
mobile home or manufactured home is located.
SB427,7
8
Section
7
.
710.15 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB427,4,14
9
710.15
(1m)
Requirement and term of lease.
Every agreement for the
10
rental of a
mobile home site or manufactured home
site shall be by lease. Every
11
lease shall be for a term of at least one year unless the resident or occupant requests
12
a shorter term and the operator agrees to the shorter term
, except that if a resident
13
or occupant fails to sign and return a lease or lease renewal, the operator may elect
14
to hold the resident or occupant on a month-to-month basis
.
SB427,8
15
Section
8
.
710.15 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB427,4,20
16
710.15
(3)
(a) An operator may not deny a resident
or occupant
the
17
opportunity to enter into or renew, and may not include, exclude
,
or alter any terms
18
of, a lease to continue to locate a mobile home or manufactured home in the
19
community solely or in any part on the basis of the age of the mobile home or
20
manufactured home.
SB427,9
21
Section
9
.
710.15 (5m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB427,4,23
22
710.15
(5m)
(f) The community owner or operator seeks to retire the
23
community
or a site
permanently from the rental housing market.
SB427,10
1
Section
10
.
710.15 (5m) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB427,5,6
2
710.15
(5m)
(g) The community owner or operator is required to discontinue
3
use of the community
or a site
for the purpose rented as a result of action taken
4
against the community owner or operator by local or state building or health
5
authorities and it is necessary for the premises to be vacated to satisfy the relief
6
sought by the action.
SB427,11
7
Section
11
.
710.15 (5m) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB427,5,11
8
710.15
(5m)
(h) The physical condition of the mobile home or manufactured
9
home presents a threat to the health or safety of its
residents or
occupants or others
10
in the community or, by its physical appearance, disrupts the right to the enjoyment
11
and use of the community by others.
SB427,12
12
Section
12
.
710.15 (5m) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB427,5,14
13
710.15
(5m)
(i) Refusal to sign a lease
or to submit a signed lease to the
14
operator
.
SB427,13
15
Section
13
.
710.15 (5m) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB427,5,17
16
710.15
(5m)
(j) Material misrepresentation in the application for tenancy
or
17
failure to meet any nondiscriminatory application criteria
.
SB427,14
18
Section
14
.
710.15 (5m) (jm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB427,5,20
19
710.15
(5m)
(jm) Violation of a community rule prohibiting any resident from
20
owning more than one mobile home or manufactured home in the community.
SB427,15
21
Section
15
.
710.15 (5r) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB427,6,5
22
710.15
(5r)
Notice requirements apply.
The notice requirements of s.
23
704.17 (1p) (a), (2) (a)
,
and (3) apply to a termination of tenancy under sub. (5m) (a)
,
1
and the notice requirements of s. 704.17 (1p) (b), (2) (b)
,
and (3) apply to a
2
termination of tenancy under sub. (5m) (b) to (k)
, except that a community owner or
3
operator shall provide at least 90 days’ written notice to all known residents and
4
occupants prior to permanently retiring the community or a site from the rental
5
housing market
.
SB427,16
6
Section
16
.
710.15 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB427,6,12
7
710.15
(6)
Applicability.
This section does not apply to a person who
8
occupies, as his or her residence, a mobile home or manufactured home in a
9
community if the resident of the mobile home or manufactured home does not also
10
occupy the home as his or her residence. A person who is not a resident or occupant
11
who rents a mobile home or manufactured home in a community from a resident or
12
operator shall be subject to the provisions under ch. 704.
SB427,6,13
13
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