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S&B Manufactured / Mobile Home Program

- What is a manufactured home? 
The statutory definition for a manufactured home is:  A structure that is designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation and that is certified by the federal department of housing and urban development as complying with the standards established under 42 USC 5401 to 5425.  The definition also states that a manufactured home includes a mobile home, unless a mobile home is specifically excluded under the applicable statute.

- What is a mobile home?
The statutory definition of a mobile home means a vehicle manufactured or assembled before June 15, 1976, designed to be towed as a single unit or in sections upon a highway by a motor vehicle and equipped and used, or intended to be used, primarily for human habitation, with walls of rigid uncollapsible construction, which has an overall length in excess of 45 feet. “Mobile home” includes the mobile home structure, its plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical systems, and all appliances and all other equipment carrying a manufacturer’s warranty.

S&B issues titles for manufactured/mobile homes
* For titling forms, GO

* For explanation of specific titling situations and links to the forms needed GO 		S&B licenses and reviews plans for manufactured home communities Info PDF file

* Manufactured Home Community License Requirements, PDF file

* S&B administers water and sewer service provided in a manufactured home community ("Bills of Rights for Sewer and Water Service") GO
S&B serves as the "State Administrative Agency" under the federal Housing and Urban Development Manufactured Homes Program. GO S&B licenses manufactured home dealers and salespersons.
* Info PDF file
* See dealer-related forms GO

- S&B licenses manufactured home manufacturers GO
- S&B licenses manufactured home installers GO

NEWS

None at this time

  1. Manufactured Home Program Contacts
- A Web page showing a number of manufactured home aspects and contact information

- For licensing of manufactured home installers and manufactured home manufacturers, contact the S&B Credentialing Unit, 608-261-8500, madisoncred@commerce.state.wi.us.

- S&B manufactured home consultants districts map, PDF file.

- Complaints/inspections for manufactured homes or dealers will be processed through the Integrated Services Bureau of S&B, Leroy Stublaski, Lstublaski@commerce.state.wi.us, 608-339-4657.

- Complaints/inspections for manufactured home communities can be directed to Brian Ferris, 608-785-9335, - bferris@commerce.state.wi.us.

- Manufactured Housing Code Advisory Council


- Landlord/tenant issues are handled by the state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, http://datcp.state.wi.us/, 800-422-7128.
  Resources
- Comm 26, Manufactured Home Communities Code GO
- Comm 27, Manufactured Homes Code GO
- Comm 20-25, Uniform Dwelling Code (One- and Two-Family Dwellings) GO

- How are campgrounds in Wisconsin affected by the Manufactured / Mobile Home Program?  New Web Feature.

Per Comm 20.09(4)(b), foundation systems serving manufactured homes may be designed by structural analysis but do not need to be signed and sealed by a registered professional.

Here is a PDF file concerning an acceptable slab on grade foundation system for manufactured homes, prepared by Larry Swaziek, S&B Manufactured Home and Uniform Dwelling Code Program Manager.

PDF file Update to Manufactured Home Installation Manual for Manufactured Homes Produced On or After April 1, 2007 (Revised Feb. 19, 2009) The December 8, 2005, federal Department of Housing and Urban Development standard has not changed. (Items 9, 10, 11, and 13 were added to the "changes or additions to or omissions from" the HUD Installation Standards section. The key changes are:
- Allows the use of 2 - 4 inch thick solid concrete blocks plus 1- 2 inch wood block to fill gaps;
- Allows the use of No. 2 spruce pine fir or better lumber for wood caps and shims; and
- Allows the use of painted ground anchors and tie-down straps instead of hot-dipped galvanized.

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Email this page's manager, Todd Taylor, ttaylor@commerce.state.wi.us or 608-267-3606

The Department of Commerce Safety and Buildings Division is an equal opportunity service provider and employer. If you need assistance to access services or need material in an alternate format, please contact us, 608-266-3151, TDD Relay dial 711 in Wisconsin or 800-947-3529, or ttaylor@commerce.state.wi.us