ATCP 125.04   Rental agreement; limitations.

ATCP 125.05   Changes in rental terms or manufactured home community rules.

ATCP 125.06   Sale of manufactured home; transfer of tenancy.

ATCP 125.07   Manufactured home relocation.

ATCP 125.08   Termination of tenancy.

ATCP 125.09   Prohibited practices; general.

Ch. ATCP 125 Note Note: Chapter Ag 125 as it existed on May 31, 1976 was repealed and a new chapter Ag 125 was created effective June 1, 1976; Chapter Ag 125 was renumbered chapter ATCP 125 under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., Stats., Register, April, 1993, No. 448.

Ch. ATCP 125 Note Note: This chapter is adopted under authority of s. 100.20 (2), Stats., and is administered by the Wisconsin department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection. Violations of this chapter may be prosecuted under s. 100.20 (6), 100.26 (3) or (6), Stats. A person who suffers a monetary loss because of a violation of this chapter may sue the violator directly under s. 100.20 (5), Stats., and may recover twice the amount of the loss, together with costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees.

Ch. ATCP 125 Note Note: Landlord-tenant relationships in manufactured home communities are subject to ch. 704 and s. 710.15, Stats., this chapter and ch. ATCP 134, (Residential Rental Practices). Trade practices related to certain sales of mobile homes are subject to ch. Trans 141, (Manufactured Home Retailer Trade Practices, Facilities and Records).

ATCP 125.01 ATCP 125.01 Definitions. As used in this chapter:

ATCP 125.01(1e) (1e) “CPI” means the annual average consumer price index — all urban consumers, as calculated and published by the United States bureau of labor statistics.

ATCP 125.01(1m) (1m) “Electronic communications service” has the meaning given in s. ATCP 123.01 (5).

ATCP 125.01(1s) (1s) “Manufactured home” means any of the following:

ATCP 125.01(1s)(a) (a) A manufactured home as defined in s. 101.91 (2) (am), Stats.

ATCP 125.01(1s)(b) (b) A unit designed to be towed or transported and used as a residential dwelling, but does not include a unit used primarily for camping, touring, or recreational purposes.

ATCP 125.01(2) (2) “Manufactured home community” means any tract of land containing 2 or more sites.

ATCP 125.01(3) (3) “Operator” means any person engaged in the business of renting sites in a manufactured home community to tenants. “Operator” includes officers, representatives, agents, and employees.

ATCP 125.01(4) (4) “Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, business organization or entity.

ATCP 125.01(5) (5) “Rental agreement” means an agreement between an operator and a tenant for the rental of a site.

ATCP 125.01(6) (6) “Security deposit” means the total of all payments and deposits given by a tenant to the operator as security for the performance of the tenant’s obligations, and includes all rent payments in excess of one month’s prepaid rent.

ATCP 125.01(7) (7) “Site” means any plot of land that is rented or offered for rental for the accommodation of a manufactured home used for residential purposes. It does not include a plot of land rented for the accommodation of a manufactured home that is:

ATCP 125.01(7)(a) (a) Occupied on a strictly seasonal basis; or

ATCP 125.01(7)(b) (b) Owned by the operator and occupied as a residence.

ATCP 125.01(9) (9) “Tenant” means any person residing in a manufactured home and renting a site from an operator.

ATCP 125.01(10) (10) “Utility service” means:

ATCP 125.01(10)(a) (a) Electricity and natural gas;

ATCP 125.01(10)(b) (b) Liquified petroleum gas other than liquified petroleum gas in portable containers;

ATCP 125.01(10)(c) (c) Fuel oil supplied through a permanent central system in the manufactured home community; and