Chapter 779, LIENS
67 sections in this chapter.
Wis. Stat. § 779.49 Lien of owner of breeding animal or methods
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779.49 Lien of owner of breeding animal or methods. (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), every owner of a stallion, jackass or bull, or semen from a stallion, jackass or bull, kept and used for breeding purposes shall have a lien upon any dam served and upon any offspring gott…
Wis. Stat. § 779.50 Lien for threshing, husking, baling; enforcement
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779.50 Lien for threshing, husking, baling; enforcement. (1) (a) Every person who threshes grain, cuts, shreds, husks or shells corn or bales hay or straw by machine for another shall have a lien upon the grain, corn, hay or straw for the value of the services to the extent that …
Wis. Stat. § 779.70 Maintenance liens
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779.70 Maintenance liens. (1) Any corporation organized under the laws of this state as a nonprofit, membership corporation for the purpose of maintaining, improving, policing or preserving properties in which its members shall have common rights of usage and enjoyment, including…
Wis. Stat. § 779.71 Disposition of articles left for laundering, dry cleaning, repair, storage
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779.71 Disposition of articles left for laundering, dry cleaning, repair, storage. (1) Any garment, clothing, wearing apparel or household goods remaining in the possession of a person, firm, partnership or corporation, on which laundering, cleaning, pressing, glazing or dyeing h…
Wis. Stat. § 779.80 Hospital liens
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779.80 Hospital liens. (1) Every corporation, association or other organization operating as a charitable institution and maintaining a hospital in this state shall have a lien for services rendered, by way of treatment, care or maintenance, to any person who has sustained person…
Wis. Stat. § 779.85 Definitions
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779.85 Definitions. In ss. 779.85 to 779.94: (1) “Creditor” has the meaning set forth in s. 421.301 (16). (2) “Customer” means a person who seeks or acquires maintenance on behalf of himself or herself or another person for personal, family, household or agricultural purposes. (3…
Wis. Stat. § 779.86 Records
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779.86 Records. A seller shall retain records for 60 days following completion of the time period for which prepaid maintenance is to be performed under a prepaid maintenance agreement including but not limited to records showing the amount of prepayment, the period for which mai…
Wis. Stat. § 779.87 Escrow account or bond requirement
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779.87 Escrow account or bond requirement. (1) REQUIREMENT. A seller who enters a regulated prepaid maintenance agreement shall either maintain an escrow account or maintain a bond. (2) ESCROW ACCOUNT. (a) Surety. If a seller maintains an escrow account, all proceeds received und…
Wis. Stat. § 779.88 Prepaid maintenance lien
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779.88 Prepaid maintenance lien. Except as provided under s. 779.87 (3), a customer who makes a prepayment under a regulated prepaid maintenance agreement has a lien designated as a prepaid maintenance lien in the amount of the prepayment on all the proceeds contained in the escr…
Wis. Stat. § 779.89 Attachment and preservation
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779.89 Attachment and preservation. All prepaid maintenance liens attach at the time of the first prepayment and shall be preserved from the time the lien attaches. It is not necessary to file or record any notice of the lien in order to preserve or perfect the lien although a cu…
Wis. Stat. § 779.90 Notice of existence of lien
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779.90 Notice of existence of lien. A person is deemed to have notice of a prepaid maintenance lien if: (1) That person has actual knowledge or reason to know that the lien exists on the seller’s property; (2) That person has reason to know that the seller regularly demands or ac…
Wis. Stat. § 779.91 Discharge of lien
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779.91 Discharge of lien. (1) A prepaid maintenance lien is discharged by: (a) Returning the amount of the prepayment to the customer who made the prepayment; (b) The expiration of the time period for the performance of all contract or other obligations secured by the prepayment;…
Wis. Stat. § 779.92 Enforceability of lien
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779.92 Enforceability of lien. A prepaid maintenance lien is enforceable from the time it attaches until it is discharged. Any enforcement and foreclosure of a prepaid maintenance lien shall be in one civil action and shall be against the proceeds of the escrow account. History: …
Wis. Stat. § 779.93 Duties of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection
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779.93 Duties of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection. (1) The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall investigate violations of this subchapter and attempts to circumvent this subchapter. The department of agriculture, trade and con…
Wis. Stat. § 779.94 Penalties
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779.94 Penalties. (1) GENERALLY. A person who violates this subchapter shall forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $10,000 for each violation. (2) MISUSE OF ESCROW FUNDS. The use of the proceeds in an escrow account by a seller for any purpose prior to the discharge
Wis. Stat. § 779.97 Uniform federal lien registration act
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779.97 Uniform federal lien registration act. (1) SCOPE. This section applies only to: (a) Federal tax liens; and (b) Other federal liens, if any act of congress or any regulation adopted under an act of congress requires or permits notices of such liens to be filed or recorded i…
Wis. Stat. § 779.98 Payment of prior real estate liens
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779.98 Payment of prior real estate liens. (1) Any person having a lien on real estate against which there is a prior lien may pay any or all of the items in sub. (2). The amounts paid shall be added to the payor’s lien, with interest from the date of payment at the same rate as …