Current through August 26, 2024
(1) Every rental
agreement shall be in writing. A copy of the rental agreement shall be
furnished to the tenant at the time the rental agreement is executed. If a
manufactured home is purchased from or through the operator, a copy of the
rental agreement shall be furnished to the tenant before the tenant signs the
manufactured home purchase contract. The rental agreement shall conspicuously
set forth all terms and conditions affecting the rental of the site, and shall
include:
(a) The amount of rent for each rent
paying period and all property, services, and facilities provided by the
operator and included in the rent. Except as provided in sub. (5), the amount
of the rent shall be expressed in a dollar amount.
(b) The amount of any security deposit,
installation charge, or other charge payable by the tenant under the rental
agreement but not included in the rent, including charges for utility services
provided through the operator's facilities. If utility service charges are
based on the amount of utility service used, the rental agreement shall set
forth either the specific rate or the method by which the charges are to be
computed.
(c) Rules and regulations
shall be included in or attached to the main body of the rental
agreement.
(d) The approximate size
of the site and its location in the manufactured home community.
(e) The amount of the monthly municipal
permit fee assessed by local units of government and payable by the tenant. If
the monthly fee is not known, an approximation shall be given.
(em) The amount and due dates of fees
assessed by local units of government for waste hauling, recycling, or similar
services payable by the tenant. If the amount and due dates are not known, an
approximation shall be given.
(f)
Notice that the operator reserves the right to screen the purchaser of a
tenant's manufactured home before renting a site to the purchaser, subject to
s.
710.15,
Stats.
(g) A disclosure as to
whether the manufactured home community contains an emergency shelter, and, if
the community has an emergency shelter, the location of the emergency shelter
and procedures for its use.
(h) A
copy of the manufactured home community rules and regulations.
Note: Under s.
710.15(5m),
Stats., an operator may terminate a tenancy if the tenant refuses to sign a
rental agreement.
(2) The initial, and each succeeding rental
agreement shall be for a term of no less than one year, unless a shorter term
is requested in writing by the tenant and agreed to by the operator. Under any
agreement for a rental term of 2 months or more, rental payments shall, at the
option of the tenant, be payable in equal monthly installments.
(3) The operator shall, at the time the
rental agreement is entered into, and throughout the term of the rental
agreement, make available to the tenant the name, address, and telephone number
of a person who may be contacted concerning the maintenance of facilities and
services provided by the operator. Such information shall be included in the
tenant's copy of the rental agreement or in a separate written notice furnished
to the tenant.
(4) Except as
provided in sub. (5), rent and other charges under the rental agreement may not
be increased during the term of the rental agreement. This subsection does not
apply to:
(a) Municipal permit fees,
recycling fees, waste hauling fees, or other fees assessed by local units of
government.
(b) Charges for utility
services delivered and billed directly to the tenant by a public utility or
other outside source.
(c) Charges
for utility services purchased by the operator and delivered and billed to the
tenant by the operator but not included in the rent, if the increase is solely
to cover an increase in charges to the operator by the supplier of the utility
service.
(5) If the
rental agreement is for a period of three years or greater, and all of the
following conditions are met, the amount of rent due each rent paying period
may be expressed as a formula that includes a base dollar amount and a future
adjustment factor tied to the CPI:
(a) The
operator offered the tenant the option of entering into a rental agreement that
was for a period of less than three years.
(b) The rental agreement specifies the
initial amount of rent due for each rent paying period, and that the operator
shall provide the tenant with actual dollar amounts of rent due in future rent
paying periods as applicable.
(c)
If the actual dollar amount of rent due changes under the formula, the operator
shall provide the tenant written notice at least 60 calendar days before the
new actual dollar amount is due.
