AB771-ASA2,8 18Section 8 . 66.0104 (1) (ah) of the statutes is created to read:
AB771-ASA2,4,2019 66.0104 (1) (ah) “Habitability violation” means any of the following conditions
20if the condition constitutes an ordinance violation:
AB771-ASA2,4,2121 1. The rental property or rental unit lacks hot or cold running water.
AB771-ASA2,5,222 2. Heating facilities serving the rental property or rental unit are not in safe
23operating condition or are not capable of maintaining a temperature, in all living
24areas of the property or unit, of at least 67 degrees Fahrenheit during all seasons of
25the year in which the property or unit may be occupied. Temperatures in living areas

1shall be measured at the approximate center of the room, midway between floor and
2ceiling.
AB771-ASA2,5,53 3. The rental property or rental unit is not served by electricity, or the electrical
4wiring, outlets, fixtures, or other components of the electrical system are not in safe
5operating condition.
AB771-ASA2,5,106 4. Any structural or other conditions in the rental property or rental unit that
7constitute a substantial hazard to the health or safety of the tenant, or create an
8unreasonable risk of personal injury as a result of any reasonably foreseeable use of
9the property or unit other than negligent use or abuse of the property or unit by the
10tenant.
AB771-ASA2,5,1211 5. The rental property or rental unit is not served by plumbing facilities in good
12operating condition.
AB771-ASA2,5,1413 6. The rental property or rental unit is not served by sewage disposal facilities
14in good operating condition.
AB771-ASA2,5,1615 7. The rental property or rental unit lacks working smoke detectors or carbon
16monoxide detectors.
AB771-ASA2,5,1717 8. The rental property or rental unit is infested with rodents or insects.
AB771-ASA2,5,1818 9. The rental property or rental unit contains excessive mold.
AB771-ASA2,9 19Section 9. 66.0104 (2) (d) 2. c. of the statutes is repealed.
AB771-ASA2,10 20Section 10. 66.0104 (2) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB771-ASA2,5,2421 66.0104 (2) (e) 1. Requires that a rental property or rental unit be inspected
22except upon a complaint by any person, as part of a program of regularly scheduled
23inspections conducted in compliance with under subd. 1m., under s. 66.0119, as
24applicable,
or as required under state or federal law.
AB771-ASA2,11 25Section 11 . 66.0104 (2) (e) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB771-ASA2,7,9
166.0104 (2) (e) 1m. A city, village, town, or county may establish a rental
2property inspection program under this subdivision. Under the program, the
3governing body of the city, village, town, or county may designate districts in which
4there is evidence of blight, high rates of building code complaints or violations,
5deteriorating property values, or increases in single-family home conversions to
6rental units. A city, village, town, or county may require that a rental property or
7rental unit located in a district designated under this subdivision be initially
8inspected and periodically inspected. If no habitability violation is discovered during
9a program inspection or if a habitability violation is discovered during a program
10inspection and the violation is corrected within a period of not less than 30 days
11established by the city, village, town, or county, the city, village, town, or county may
12not perform a program inspection of the property for at least 5 years. If a habitability
13violation is discovered during a program inspection and the violation is not corrected
14within the period established by the city, village, town, or county, the city, village,
15town, or county may require the rental property or unit to be inspected annually
16under the program. If a habitability violation is discovered during an inspection
17conducted upon a complaint and the violation is not corrected within a period of not
18less than 30 days established by the city, village, town, or county, the city, village,
19town, or county may require the rental property or unit to be inspected annually
20under the program. If, at a rental property or unit subject to annual program
21inspections, no habitability violation is discovered during 2 consecutive annual
22program inspections, the city, village, town, or county, except as provided in this
23subdivision, may not perform a program inspection of the property for at least 5
24years. No rental property or unit that is less than 8 years old may be inspected under
25this subdivision. A city, village, town, or county may provide a period of less than 30

1days for the correction of a habitability violation under this subdivision if the
2violation exposes a tenant to imminent danger. A city, village, town, or county shall
3provide an extension to the period for correction of a habitability violation upon a
4showing of good cause. A city, village, town, or county shall provide in a notice of a
5habitability violation an explanation of the violation including a specification of the
6violation and the exact location of the violation. No inspection of a rental unit may
7be conducted under this subdivision if the occupant of the unit does not consent to
8allow access unless the inspection is under a special inspection warrant under s.
966.0119.
AB771-ASA2,12 10Section 12 . 66.0104 (2) (e) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB771-ASA2,8,511 66.0104 (2) (e) 2. a. The amount of the fee is uniform for residential rental
12inspections
does not exceed $75 for an inspection of a vacant unit under subd. 1m.
13or an inspection of the exterior and common areas of a property under subd. 1m., $90
14for any other initial program inspection under subd. 1m., or $150 for any other 2nd
15or subsequent program inspection under subd. 1m. No fee may be charged for a
16program inspection under subd. 1m. if no habitability violation is discovered during
17the inspection or, if a violation is discovered during the inspection, the violation is
18corrected within the period established by the city, village, town, or county under
19subd. 1m. No fee may be charged for an inspection of the exterior and common areas
20if the property owner voluntarily allows access for the inspection and no habitability
21violation is discovered during the inspection or, if a violation is discovered during the
22inspection, the violation is corrected within the period established by the city, village,
23town, or county under subd. 1m. No fee may be charged for a reinspection after a
24habitability violation. No fee may be charged to a property owner if a program
25inspection does not occur because an occupant of the property does not allow access

1to the property. Annually, a city, village, town, or county may increase the fee
2amounts under this subd. 2. a. by not more than the percentage change in the U.S.
3consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, as determined by
4the federal department of labor, for the previous year or 2 percent, whichever is
5greater
.
AB771-ASA2,13 6Section 13 . 66.0104 (2) (e) 2. am. of the statutes is created to read:
AB771-ASA2,8,167 66.0104 (2) (e) 2. am. The amount of the fee does not exceed $150 for an
8inspection under s. 66.0119, except that if a habitability violation is discovered
9during the inspection and the violation is not corrected within a period of not less
10than 30 days established by the city, village, town, or county, the fee may not exceed
11$300. No fee may be charged for an inspection under s. 66.0119 if no habitability
12violation is discovered. Annually, a city, village, town, or county may increase the fee
13amounts under this subd. 2. am. by not more than the percentage change in the U.S.
14consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, as determined by
15the federal department of labor, for the previous year or 2 percent, whichever is
16greater.
AB771-ASA2,14 17Section 14 . 66.0104 (2) (e) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB771-ASA2,9,818 66.0104 (2) (e) 4. Except as provided in this subdivision, requires that a rental
19property or rental unit be certified, registered, or licensed or requires that a
20residential rental property owner register or obtain a certification or license related
21to owning or managing the residential rental property
. A city, village, town, or county
22may require that a rental unit or residential rental property owner be registered if
23the registration consists requires only of providing the one name of the an owner and
24an
or authorized contact person and an address and, telephone number, and, if
25available, an electronic mail address or other information necessary to receive

1communications by other electronic means
at which the contact person may be
2contacted. No city, village, town, or county, except a 1st class city, may charge a fee
3for registration under this subdivision except a one-time registration fee that
4reflects the actual costs of operating a registration program, but that does not exceed
5$10 per building, and a one-time fee for the registration of a change of ownership or
6management of a building or change of contact information for a building that
7reflects the actual and direct costs of registration, but that does not exceed $10 per
8building.
AB771-ASA2,15 9Section 15 . 66.0104 (2) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
AB771-ASA2,16 10Section 16. 66.0104 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB771-ASA2,9,1711 66.0104 (2m) If a city, village, town, or county has in effect an ordinance that
12authorizes the inspection of a rental property or rental unit upon a complaint from
13an inspector or other employee or elected official of the city, village, town, or county,
14the city, village, town, or county shall maintain for each inspection performed upon
15a complaint from an employee or official a record of the name of the person making
16the complaint, the nature of the complaint, and any inspection conducted upon the
17complaint.
AB771-ASA2,17 18Section 17 . 66.0104 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB771-ASA2,9,2119 66.0104 (3) (c) If a city, village, town, or county has in effect on March 2, 2016,
20an ordinance that is inconsistent with sub. (2) (e), or (f), or (g), the ordinance does not
21apply and may not be enforced.
AB771-ASA2,18 22Section 18 . 66.0602 (2m) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB771-ASA2,9,2523 66.0602 (2m) (b) 2. Except as provided in subd. 4., if a political subdivision
24receives revenues that are designated to pay for a covered service that was funded
25in 2013 by the levy of the political subdivision, the political subdivision shall reduce

1its levy limit in the current year by an amount equal to the estimated amount of fee
2revenue collected for providing the covered service, less any previous reductions
3made under this subdivision, not to exceed the amount funded in 2013 by the levy
4of the political subdivision
.
AB771-ASA2,19 5Section 19 . 66.0602 (2m) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB771-ASA2,10,126 66.0602 (2m) (b) 3. Except as provided in subd. 4., if a political subdivision
7receives payments in lieu of taxes that are designated to pay for a covered service that
8was funded in 2013 by the levy of the political subdivision, the political subdivision
9shall reduce its levy limit in the current year by the estimated amount of payments
10in lieu of taxes received by the political subdivision to pay for the covered service, less
11any previous reductions made under this subdivision, not to exceed the amount
12funded in 2013 by the levy of the political subdivision
.
AB771-ASA2,20 13Section 20 . 66.0628 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB771-ASA2,11,214 66.0628 (2m) A political subdivision may not impose a fee or charge related to
15the political subdivision enforcing an ordinance related to noxious weeds, electronic
16waste, or other building or property maintenance standards unless the political
17subdivision first notifies the person against whom the fee or charge is to be imposed
18that the fee or charge may be imposed. If the notice relates to a building that is not
19owner-occupied, the notice shall be provided to the owner by 1st class mail or
20electronic mail. If the owner of a property provides an electronic mail address to a
21political subdivision, the political subdivision may not impose a fee or charge related
22to the political subdivision enforcing an ordinance related to noxious weeds,
23electronic waste, or other building or property maintenance standards at that
24property unless the political subdivision first notifies the owner of the property using
25the electronic mail address provided. This subsection does not apply to a fee or

1charge related to the clearing of snow or ice from a sidewalk or to an ordinance
2violation that creates an immediate danger to public health, safety, or welfare.
AB771-ASA2,21 3Section 21 . 66.0809 (3m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB771-ASA2,11,104 66.0809 (3m) (a) If sub. (5) applies, the municipal utility is complying with sub.
5(5) (am) 1.,
and a notice of arrears under sub. (3) (a) is given or past-due charges are
6certified to the comptroller under s. 62.69 (2) (f), on the date the notice of arrears is
7given, or the past-due charges are certified under s. 62.69 (2) (f), the municipality
8has a lien upon the assets of each tenant of a rental dwelling unit who is responsible
9for arrears in the amount of the arrears, including any penalty assessed pursuant
10to the rules of the utility.
AB771-ASA2,22 11Section 22 . 66.0809 (5) (am) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0809 (5) (am)
121. and amended to read:
AB771-ASA2,11,1413 66.0809 (5) (am) 1. A municipal public utility shall send bills for water or
14electric service to a customer who is a tenant in the tenant's own name.
AB771-ASA2,11,22 152. If a customer who is a tenant vacates his or her rental dwelling unit, and the
16owner of the rental dwelling unit provides the municipal public utility, no later than
1721 days after the date on which the tenant vacates the rental dwelling unit, with a
18written notice that contains a forwarding address for the tenant and the date that
19the tenant vacated the rental dwelling unit, the utility shall continue to send
20past-due notices to the customer at his or her forwarding address until the past-due
21charges are paid or until notice has been provided under sub. (3) (a) or the past-due
22charges have been certified to the comptroller under s. 62.69 (2) (f).
AB771-ASA2,23 23Section 23 . 66.0809 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB771-ASA2,12,524 66.0809 (5) (b) A municipal public utility may use sub. (3) or, if s. 62.69 applies,
25s. 62.69 (2) (f), to collect arrearages incurred after the owner of a rental dwelling unit

1has provided the utility with written notice under par. (a) if the municipal public
2utility is complying with par. (am) 1. and serves notice of the past-due charges on the
3owner of the rental dwelling unit within 14 days of the date on which the tenant's
4charges became past due. The municipal public utility shall serve notice in the
5manner provided in s. 801.14 (2).
AB771-ASA2,24 6Section 24 . 66.0821 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB771-ASA2,12,197 66.0821 (4) (a) The governing body of the municipality may establish sewerage
8service charges in an amount to meet all or part of the requirements for the
9construction, reconstruction, improvement, extension, operation, maintenance,
10repair, and depreciation of the sewerage system, and for the payment of all or part
11of the principal and interest of any indebtedness incurred for those purposes,
12including the replacement of funds advanced by or paid from the general fund of the
13municipality. Service charges made by a metropolitan sewerage district to any town,
14village, or city shall be levied by the town, village, or city against the individual sewer
15system users within the corporate limits of the municipality, and the municipality
16shall collect the charges and promptly remit them to the metropolitan sewerage
17district. Delinquent charges shall be collected in accordance with sub. (4) (d). The
18governing body of a municipality may not establish any charge under this paragraph
19that is not related to providing sewerage service.
AB771-ASA2,25 20Section 25 . 68.125 of the statutes is created to read:
AB771-ASA2,12,24 2168.125 Refund of fees. If in an administrative appeal under s. 68.10, the
22municipal authority's order is overturned or the municipal authority withdraws the
23order that was the subject of the appeal, the municipality and municipal authority
24shall refund any fee paid to it by the appellant as a condition of filing the appeal.
AB771-ASA2,26 25Section 26. 101.02 (7w) of the statutes is created to read:
AB771-ASA2,13,3
1101.02 (7w) (a) In this subsection, “aesthetic considerations” means
2considerations relating to color and texture and design considerations that do not
3relate to health or safety.
AB771-ASA2,13,84 (b) Notwithstanding subs. (7) (a) and (7r), no city, village, or town may enact
5or enforce an ordinance, or otherwise impose any requirement, that includes
6aesthetic considerations for purposes of inspection criteria for the interior of any
7structure or part of a structure that is used or intended to be used as a home,
8residence, or sleeping place.
AB771-ASA2,27 9Section 27 . 101.132 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB771-ASA2,13,1310 101.132 (2) (a) Design and construction of covered multifamily housing. (intro.)
11In addition to discrimination prohibited under s. 106.50 (2), (2m) and (2r) (b), (bg),
12and (bm) (br), no person may design or construct covered multifamily housing unless
13it meets all of the following standards:
AB771-ASA2,28 14Section 28 . 106.50 (1m) (im) of the statutes is created to read:
AB771-ASA2,13,1715 106.50 (1m) (im) “Emotional support animal” means an animal that provides
16emotional support, well-being, comfort, or companionship for an individual but that
17is not trained to perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability.
AB771-ASA2,29 18Section 29 . 106.50 (1m) (mx) of the statutes is created to read:
AB771-ASA2,13,2119 106.50 (1m) (mx) “Licensed health professional” means a physician,
20psychologist, social worker, or other health professional who satisfies all of the
21following:
AB771-ASA2,13,2222 1. He or she is licensed or certified in this state.
AB771-ASA2,13,2323 2. He or she is acting within the scope of his or her license or certification.
AB771-ASA2,30 24Section 30 . 106.50 (2r) (bg) and (br) of the statutes are created to read:
AB771-ASA2,14,7
1106.50 (2r) (bg) Animals that do work or perform tasks for individuals with
2disabilities.
1. If an individual has a disability and a disability-related need for an
3animal that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the individual, it
4is discrimination for a person to refuse to rent or sell housing to the individual, cause
5the eviction of the individual from housing, require extra compensation from the
6individual as a condition of continued residence in housing, or engage in the
7harassment of the individual because he or she keeps such an animal.
AB771-ASA2,14,168 2. If an individual keeps or is seeking to keep an animal that is individually
9trained to do work or perform tasks in housing, an owner, lessor, lessor's agent,
10owner's agent, or representative of a condominium association may request that the
11individual submit to the owner, lessor, agent, or representative reliable
12documentation that the individual has a disability and reliable documentation of the
13disability-related need for the animal, unless the disability is readily apparent or
14known. If the disability is readily apparent or known but the disability-related need
15for the animal is not, the individual may be requested to submit reliable
16documentation of the disability-related need for the animal.
AB771-ASA2,14,1917 3. An individual with a disability who keeps an animal that is individually
18trained to do work or perform tasks in housing shall accept liability for sanitation
19with respect to, and damage to the premises caused by, the animal.
AB771-ASA2,14,2220 4. Nothing in this subsection prohibits an owner, lessor, lessor's agent, owner's
21agent, or representative of a condominium association from denying an individual
22the ability to keep an animal in housing if any of the following applies:
AB771-ASA2,14,2423 a. The individual is not disabled, does not have a disability-related need for the
24animal, or fails to provide the documentation requested under subd 2.
AB771-ASA2,15,3
1b. Allowing the animal would impose an undue financial and administrative
2burden or would fundamentally alter the nature of services provided by the lessor,
3owner, or representative.
AB771-ASA2,15,54 c. The specific animal in question poses a direct threat to a person's health or
5safety that cannot be reduced or eliminated by another reasonable accommodation.
AB771-ASA2,15,86 d. The specific animal in question would cause substantial physical damage to
7a person's property that cannot be reduced or eliminated by another reasonable
8accommodation.
AB771-ASA2,15,149 (br) Emotional support animals. 1. If an individual has a disability and a
10disability-related need for an emotional support animal, it is discrimination for a
11person to refuse to rent or sell housing to the individual, cause the eviction of the
12individual from housing, require extra compensation from the individual as a
13condition of continued residence in housing, or engage in the harassment of the
14individual because he or she keeps such an animal.
AB771-ASA2,15,2015 2. If an individual keeps or is seeking to keep an emotional support animal in
16housing, an owner, lessor, lessor's agent, owner's agent, or representative of a
17condominium association may request that the individual submit to the owner,
18lessor, agent, or representative reliable documentation that the individual has a
19disability and reliable documentation of the disability-related need for the
20emotional support animal from a licensed health professional.
AB771-ASA2,15,2321 3. An individual with a disability who keeps an emotional support animal in
22housing shall accept liability for sanitation with respect to, and damage to the
23premises caused by, the animal.
AB771-ASA2,16,3
14. Nothing in this subsection prohibits an owner, lessor, lessor's agent, owner's
2agent, or representative of a condominium association from denying an individual
3the ability to keep an animal in housing if any of the following applies:
AB771-ASA2,16,54 a. The individual is not disabled, does not have a disability-related need for the
5animal, or fails to provide the documentation requested under subd 2.
AB771-ASA2,16,86 b. Allowing the animal would impose an undue financial and administrative
7burden or would fundamentally alter the nature of services provided by the lessor,
8owner, or representative.
AB771-ASA2,16,109 c. The specific animal in question poses a direct threat to a person's health or
10safety that cannot be reduced or eliminated by another reasonable accommodation.
AB771-ASA2,16,1311 d. The specific animal in question would cause substantial physical damage to
12a person's property that cannot be reduced or eliminated by another reasonable
13accommodation.
AB771-ASA2,16,1714 5. An individual shall forfeit not less than $500 if he or she, for the purpose of
15obtaining housing, intentionally misrepresents that he or she has a disability or
16misrepresents the need for an emotional support animal to assist with his or her
17disability.
AB771-ASA2,16,2118 6. A licensed health professional shall forfeit not less than $500 if he or she, for
19the purpose of allowing the patient to obtain housing, misrepresents that his or her
20patient has a disability or misrepresents his or her patient's need for an emotional
21support animal to assist with his or her patient's disability.
AB771-ASA2,31 22Section 31 . 106.50 (2r) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB771-ASA2,32 23Section 32 . 106.50 (2r) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB771-ASA2,17,624 106.50 (2r) (c) Design and construction of covered multifamily housing. In
25addition to discrimination prohibited under pars. (b), (bg), and (bm) (br) and subs.

1(2) and (2m), no person may design or construct covered multifamily housing, as
2defined in s. 101.132 (1) (d), unless it meets the standards specified in s. 101.132 (2)
3(a) 1. to 4. In addition, no person may remodel, as defined in s. 101.132 (1) (h),
4housing with 3 or more dwelling units unless the remodeled housing meets the
5standards specified in s. 101.132 (2) (a) 1. to 4. as required under s. 101.132 (2) (b)
61., 2. or 3., whichever is applicable.
AB771-ASA2,33 7Section 33. 175.403 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB771-ASA2,17,118 175.403 (2) Each By July 1, 2018, each law enforcement agency shall have a
9written policy regarding the investigation of complaints alleging a violation of s.
10943.14. The policy shall require a law enforcement officer who has probable cause
11to arrest a person for a violation of s. 943.14 to remove the person from a dwelling.
AB771-ASA2,34 12Section 34. 196.643 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB771-ASA2,17,14 13196.643 (title) Owner responsibility for Public utility service to rental
14dwelling unit.
AB771-ASA2,35 15Section 35. 196.643 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB771-ASA2,17,1916 196.643 (3) Notifications; electric service. (a) If requested by the owner of
17a rental dwelling unit and authorized by the tenant residing in the unit as provided
18in par. (b), all of the following apply to the public utility that provides electric service
19to the tenant:
AB771-ASA2,17,2220 1. The public utility shall notify the owner in the same manner as the tenant
21of any pending disconnection of service to the unit that is due to nonpayment of past
22due charges.
AB771-ASA2,17,2423 2. The public utility may provide information about the status of a
24disconnection described in subd. 1. to the owner by telephone.
AB771-ASA2,18,3
1(b) A public utility or owner may obtain from a tenant the authorization
2required under par. (a), except that an owner must obtain the authorization in a
3separate written document.
AB771-ASA2,36 4Section 36. 196.643 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB771-ASA2,18,85 196.643 (4) Resumption of service. No public utility may require the owner
6of a rental dwelling unit to provide proof of eviction or other evidence that a tenant
7has vacated the unit as a condition for providing or resuming public utility service
8to the unit if the service is placed and maintained solely in the owner's name.
AB771-ASA2,37 9Section 37 . 704.07 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 704.07 (3) (a) (intro.)
10and amended to read:
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