Cal. Civ. Code § 101.935
Manufactured home community regulation.
Operative Text
101.935 Manufactured home community regulation. (1) The department shall license and regulate manufactured home communities. The department may investigate manufactured home communities and, with notice, may enter and inspect private property. (2) (a) The department or a village, city or county granted agent status under par. (e) shall issue permits to and regulate manufactured home communities. No person, state or local government who has not been issued a permit under this subsection may conduct, maintain, manage or operate a manufactured home community. (b) The department may, after a hearing under ch. 227, refuse to issue a permit or suspend or revoke a permit for violation of this section or any regulation or order that the department issues to implement this section. (c) 1. Permits issued under this subsection are valid for a 2-year period that begins on July 1 of each even-numbered year and that expires on June 30 of the next even-numbered year. If a person applies for a permit after the beginning of a permit period, the permit is valid until the end of the permit period. 2. The department shall establish, by rule under s. 101.19, the permit fee and renewal fee for a permit issued under this subsection. The department may establish a fee that defrays the cost of administering s. 101.937. An additional penalty fee, as established by the department by rule under s. 101.19, is required for each permit if the biennial renewal fee is not paid before the permit expires. (d) A permit may not be issued under this subsection until all applicable fees have been paid. If the payment is by check or other draft drawn upon an account containing insufficient funds, the permit applicant shall, within 15 days after receipt of notice from the department of the insufficiency, pay by cashier’s check or other certified draft, money order or cash the fees to the department, late fees and processing charges that are specified by rules promulgated by the department. If the permit applicant fails to pay all applicable fees, late fees and the processing charges within 15 days after the applicant receives notice of the insufficiency, the permit is void. In an appeal concerning voiding of a permit under this paragraph, the burden is on the permit applicant to show that the entire applicable fees, late fees and processing charges have been paid. During any appeal process concerning a payment dispute, operation of the manufactured home community in question is considered to be operation without a permit. (e) Section 97.615 (2), as it applies to an agent for the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection in the administration of s. 97.67, applies to an agent for the department of safety and professional services in the administration of this section. (2m) (a) The department shall inspect a manufactured home community in the following situations: 1. Upon completion of the construction of a manufactured home community. 2. Whenever a manufactured home community is modified, as defined by the department by rule. 3. Whenever the department receives a complaint about a manufactured home community. (b) The department may, with notice, inspect a manufactured home community whenever the department determines an inspection is appropriate. (3) The department may promulgate rules and issue orders to administer and enforce this section.
Wisconsin Statute § 101.935 establishes a state licensing and permitting system for manufactured home communities, administered by the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS). No individual, business, or government entity may operate a manufactured home community without a valid permit, which runs on a two-year cycle tied to even-numbered years. The department has authority to inspect communities—including upon complaint, after construction, or after modifications—and may refuse, suspend, or revoke permits following a formal hearing process. Operating without a valid permit, including during a payment dispute, is treated as an unlicensed operation under this section.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under Wis. Stat. § 101.935, operators of manufactured home communities are required to hold a current DSPS-issued permit at all times and to renew it on the biennial schedule running from July 1 of each even-numbered year through June 30 of the following even-numbered year. Compliant operators pay all applicable fees before the permit period expires, since late renewal triggers an additional penalty fee established by department rule, and a failed payment that is not corrected within 15 days of notice voids the permit entirely. Operators also generally maintain their communities in a condition that can withstand DSPS inspections, which may occur after construction, after modifications, or in response to a complaint filed under this section.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Wis. Stat. § 101.935 gives residents of manufactured home communities a meaningful protection: the community where they live must hold a valid DSPS permit, and the department is required to investigate complaints it receives about a community. If a tenant believes their community is being operated in violation of this section—such as without a valid permit or in unsafe conditions—they may file a complaint with the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services, which is authorized to inspect the property and, after a hearing, suspend or revoke the operator's permit. Tenant-rights organizations familiar with Wisconsin manufactured housing law can help residents understand what types of conditions may warrant a complaint under § 101.935 and what the inspection process generally involves.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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