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SPS 326.10 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) “Ability to pay” means a manufactured home community occupant’s financial capacity to meet the manufactured home community occupant’s water and sewer service financial obligation. (2) “Agent” means a village, city or county designated by the department to issue permits and make inspections of the manufactured home communities. (3) “Basic unit” means a manufactured home without hitch, awnings, cabanas, storage unit, carport, garage, windbreak, non-winterized porch or similar appurtenant structures. (4) “Department” means the department of safety and professional services. (5) “Disconnection” means an event or action taken by the manufactured home community operator or manufactured home community contractor to terminate or discontinue the provision of water and sewer service, but does not include cessation of service at the request of a manufactured home community occupant. (6) “Dispute” means a statement or question by a manufactured home community occupant alleging a wrong, grievance, injury, dissatisfaction, illegal action or procedure, dangerous condition or action committed or created by a manufactured home community operator or manufactured home community contractor. (7) “General service charges” means charges billed to the manufactured home community occupant by the manufactured home community operator or manufactured home community contractor and intended to recover the cost of supplying water and sewer service. (8) “Manufactured home” has the meaning specified under s. 101.91 (2), Stats. (9) “Manufactured home community” has the meaning specified under s. 101.91 (5m), Stats. (10) “Manufactured home community contractor” has the meaning specified under s. 101.91 (6m), Stats. (11) “Manufactured home community occupant” has the meaning specified under s. 101.91 (7), Stats. (12) “Manufactured home community operator” has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (8), Stats. (13) “Meter” means an instrument installed to measure the volume or rate, or both, of flow of water delivered through it. (14) “Person” means an individual, firm, trust, partnership, association or corporation. (15) “Protective services emergency” means a threat to the health or safety of a community resident because of the infirmities of aging, other developmental or intellectual disabilities, or the frailties associated with being very young. (16) “Remote outside meter” means an analog device attached to a building or structure that displays the reading of the base meter through electronic pulses sent from the base meter. (17) “Site” means a plot of ground within a manufactured home community designed for placement of one manufactured home. (18) “Small manufactured home community” means a manufactured home community containing fewer than 6 individual sites that are rented or offered for rent for the accommodation of a manufactured home. (19) “Street” means the paved or surfaced portion of the roadway between curb faces.
Wisconsin Administrative Code § SPS 326.10 establishes the foundational vocabulary used throughout the manufactured home community water and sewer service regulations in Chapter SPS 326. Terms such as "disconnection," "dispute," "ability to pay," and "general service charges" are given precise meanings that govern how the rest of the chapter's rules are interpreted and applied. Notably, a "disconnection" under this section does not include a tenant-initiated termination of service, and a "small manufactured home community" is specifically defined as one with fewer than six rentable sites.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Operators and contractors subject to Chapter SPS 326 should be familiar with the definitions in § SPS 326.10, as these terms set the boundaries of their obligations throughout the chapter. For example, the definition of "disconnection" clarifies that only operator- or contractor-initiated terminations of water and sewer service fall under the chapter's disconnection rules, not occupant-requested cessations. Operators of communities with fewer than six rentable sites should note that they may qualify as a "small manufactured home community," which can affect how certain provisions of the chapter apply to their operations.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Residents of manufactured home communities in Wisconsin benefit from the precise definitions established in § SPS 326.10, which shape the protections and procedures available to them under Chapter SPS 326. The definition of "dispute," for instance, broadly covers allegations of wrong, dangerous conditions, or illegal actions by an operator or contractor, which may be relevant when a resident seeks to raise a concern through available channels. Occupants who believe their rights under Chapter SPS 326 have been affected may wish to consult the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services or a tenant-rights organization to understand how these definitions apply to their circumstances.
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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