Wisconsin mobile home resources
Verified Wisconsin government agencies and vetted nonprofits for mobile and manufactured home residents — the Department of Safety and Professional Services, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, the Department of Revenue, the Public Service Commission, local clerks, HUD, and legal aid.
Published June 3, 2026
This is a directory of government agencies and vetted nonprofit organizations that help mobile and manufactured home residents in Wisconsin. It is general information, not legal advice or an endorsement — for a specific situation, consider consulting a licensed attorney in Wisconsin. FightMyPark takes no referral fees and has no financial relationship with any organization listed here.
State agencies
- Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services — issues the certificate of title for a manufactured home and administers the manufactured home installation and safety program (Wis. Stat. §§101.91, 101.9203).
- Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) — administers the Manufactured Home Communities fair-trade rule (Wis. Admin. Code ch. ATCP 125) and takes consumer complaints about community practices.
- Wisconsin Department of Revenue — oversees the property-tax and monthly municipal permit fee framework that applies to manufactured homes (Wis. Stat. §66.0435).
- Public Service Commission of Wisconsin — regulates jurisdictional electric, gas, and water utility service and rates.
Local offices
- City, town, or village clerk — the licensing authority for a manufactured and mobile home community and the office that collects the monthly municipal permit fee (Wis. Stat. §66.0435). The county handles property tax for a home converted to real property. Find these through your municipality's website.
Consumer protection
- DATCP — Consumer Protection — files and investigates consumer complaints, including manufactured home community practices under ch. ATCP 125.
Federal
- HUD — Wisconsin — HUD's Wisconsin hub, including how to find a HUD-approved housing counselor.
- HUD — Office of Manufactured Housing Programs — the federal office responsible for the manufactured home construction and safety standards (the HUD Code).
Legal aid
- Legal Action of Wisconsin — free civil legal aid, including housing and landlord-tenant help, across southern and eastern Wisconsin.
- Wisconsin Judicare — free civil legal aid serving northern Wisconsin.
Resident and nonprofit organizations
- ROC USA — a national nonprofit that helps residents purchase and cooperatively own their manufactured home communities.