707.52 Campgrounds; breach by member.

(1) Termination for breach. A campground operator may not terminate a campground contract because of a campground member's breach of rules or regulations or terms or conditions of the campground contract, other than terms or conditions for installment payments of the purchase price or for dues payments, unless the campground member has been given at least 30 days' prior written notice of the breach and an opportunity within that period to cure the breach, and unless the breach constitutes any of the following:

(a) A threat to others or to the property of others.

(b) A repeated violation of rules or regulations or terms or conditions, after notice has been given of a previous breach.

(c) A public nuisance.

(d) An unreasonable infringement upon the rights of other campground members.

(2) Suspension. A campground operator, upon prior written notice, may immediately suspend a campground member's right or privilege to use campgrounds and campground amenities upon a breach of rules or regulations or terms or conditions under sub. (1) (a) to (d) or upon failure to make installment payments of the purchase price or to make dues payments.

(3) Termination; installment payments. A campground operator may not terminate a campground contract because of a campground member's failure to make installment payments of the purchase price unless the campground member has been given at least 30 days' prior written notice of the breach and an opportunity within that period to cure the breach.

(4) Termination; dues payments. A campground operator may not terminate a campground contract because of a campground member's failure to make dues payments unless the default continues for more than 6 months.

(5) Reinstating a campground contract. A campground operator may reinstate a campground contract that was terminated or suspended for failure to make installment payments of the purchase price or dues payments if the campground member pays all delinquent amounts, together with any interest or penalties specified in the campground contract.

(6) No unreasonable forfeiture. The termination of a campground contract because of a campground member's breach may not result in an unreasonable forfeiture of the amount of the purchase price already paid. During the first 5 years after a campground contract is signed, the campground operator may not retain a forfeiture, as the result of a campground member's breach, in an amount which exceeds that portion of the total purchase price which is equal to the percentage of the number of months the campground contract has been in effect during the first 5-year period plus 20 percent of the total purchase price.

History: 1987 a. 399.