2015 WISCONSIN ACT
An Act to create 101.635 of the statutes; relating to: inspection of certain renovations of one-family and two-family dwellings and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
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Section 1
. 101.635 of the statutes is created to read:
101.635 Inspection of major renovations. (1) In this section, “major renovation of an existing structure" means an addition to, or a remodeling, improvement, or other alteration of, an existing one- or 2-family dwelling if the total cost of the addition, remodeling, improvement, or other alteration exceeds 20 percent of the assessed value of that one- or 2-family dwelling for property tax purposes. “Major renovation of an existing structure" does not include repair.
(2) In the rules promulgated under s. 101.63 (1), the department shall require inspection of any major renovation of an existing structure.
(3) The department may not prohibit a city, village, town, or county from requiring, by ordinance, inspection of an addition to, or a remodeling, improvement, or other alteration of, an existing one- or 2-family dwelling the total cost of which does not exceed 20 percent of the assessed value of the one- or 2-family dwelling for property tax purposes.
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Section 2
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Initial applicability.
(1) This act first applies to a major renovation of an existing structure, as defined in section 101.635 (1) of the statutes, as created by this act, for which construction work commences on the effective date of this subsection.
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Section 3
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Effective date.
(1) This act takes effect on first day of the 7th month beginning after publication.
