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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO ASSEMBLY BILL 1036
March 8, 2022 - Offered by Representatives Considine and Pope.
AB1036-ASA1,1,3 1An Act to amend 710.15 (5r); and to create 710.15 (2r) and 710.15 (6) of the
2statutes; relating to: the notice requirement for terminating a lease in a
3mobile or manufactured home community.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
90 days' notice to terminate lease
This bill requires the landlord of a mobile or manufactured home community
(called an “operator” under current law) to provide to a tenant in the community
(called an “occupant” or “resident” under current law) at least 90 days' notice before
terminating the tenant's lease for certain reasons.
Under current law, a landlord that wishes to terminate a tenancy must give the
tenant a 5-, 14-, or 30-day notice before terminating the tenancy, depending on the
length of the lease and whether previous notices have been provided to the tenant.
These notice requirements apply to tenants in a mobile or manufactured home
community. Also under current law, a lease in a mobile or manufactured home
community may not be terminated except for certain enumerated reasons.
Under the bill, a notice terminating a tenancy in a mobile or manufactured
home community must provide to the tenant at least 90 days' notice if the tenancy
is being terminated because the community owner or operator seeks to permanently
retire the community from the rental market or because the community owner or

operator is required to stop renting as a result of action taken by local or state
building or health authorities. For all other lease terminations, the notice
requirements under current law apply.
60 days' notice to increase rent
The bill also prohibits an owner or operator from increasing rent for an
occupant or resident of a mobile or manufactured home community unless the
occupant or resident is notified in writing of the increase at least 60 days before the
rent increase takes effect.
Residents' right to purchase
Finally, under the bill, if the owner of a mobile or manufactured home
community offers the community for sale, and a prospective purchaser notifies the
owner of an intent to close the community or convert it to another use within one year
of purchase, the owner must notify all residents and occupants of the community and
provide a 45-day period for a representative of the residents and occupants to match
the offer and enter into an agreement to purchase the community. The bill requires
the representative to provide to the owner 10 percent of the prospective purchaser's
offer price as earnest money. Under the bill, if the representative successfully
purchases the community, the representative must ensure that the property
continues to operate as a mobile or manufactured home community for at least 10
years from the date of the sale.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB1036-ASA1,1 1Section 1. 710.15 (2r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1036-ASA1,2,52 710.15 (2r) Notice required for rent increase. A community owner or
3operator may not increase the amount of rent due by any occupant or resident unless
4the occupant or resident is notified, in writing, of the rent increase at least 60 days
5before the effective date of the rent increase.
AB1036-ASA1,2 6Section 2. 710.15 (5r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1036-ASA1,3,27 710.15 (5r) Notice requirements apply. The notice requirements of s. 704.17
8(1p) (a), (2) (a) and (3) apply to a termination of tenancy under sub. (5m) (a) and the
9notice requirements of s. 704.17 (1p) (b), (2) (b) and (3) apply to a termination of
10tenancy under sub. (5m) (b) to (k), except that, for a termination of tenancy under

1sub. (5m) (f) or (g), a notice to remedy a default or a notice to vacate shall provide at
2least 90 days' notice
.
AB1036-ASA1,3 3Section 3. 710.15 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1036-ASA1,4,154 710.15 (6) Resident right to purchase. A prospective purchaser of a
5community shall notify the community owner, in writing and before executing any
6agreement to purchase the community, if the prospective purchaser intends to close
7the community or convert it to another use within one year of the execution of the
8agreement to purchase. Upon receiving such a notice, the community owner shall
9send a written notice by 1st class mail to all adult residents and occupants of the
10community that states the prospective purchaser's intent to close the community or
11convert it to another use and informs the residents and occupants of the provisions
12of this subsection. During the 45-day period after the community owner provides
13such notice, the owner may not enter into a purchase agreement for the sale of the
14community other than with a representative acting on behalf of residents and
15occupants. The community owner shall promptly provide information on the cash
16price and the terms and conditions of the prospective purchaser's offer to residents
17and occupants upon request. During the 45-day period, a representative acting on
18behalf of residents and occupants has the right to make an offer to meet the cash price
19and agree to material terms and conditions set forth in the prospective purchaser's
20offer and to execute an agreement to purchase the community for the purpose of
21continuing to operate the property as a community for at least 10 years from the date
22of sale. The representative shall provide to the community owner 10 percent of the
23prospective purchaser's offer price as earnest money. The earnest money shall be
24refundable after 6 months, except that, if the prospective purchaser withdraws the
25offer to purchase during the 45-day period, the representative is unable to complete

1the purchase, and the community is sold to another purchaser within 6 months for
2less than the original prospective purchaser's offer, the community owner may be
3compensated from the earnest money for the difference between the original
4prospective purchaser's offer and the purchase price. The community owner shall
5negotiate with the representative in good faith for a purchase agreement that meets
6the cash price and the same material terms and conditions set forth in the
7prospective purchaser's offer, except that the owner is not obligated to provide owner
8financing. Any purchase agreement entered into with the representative shall allow
9the representative a commercially reasonable due diligence period and access by the
10representative to all information reasonably necessary to make an informed decision
11regarding the purchase. The community owner may require the representative to
12enter into a confidentiality agreement regarding the information. If the
13representative purchases the community, the representative shall ensure that the
14property continues to operate as a community for at least 10 years from the date of
15the sale.
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