101.144 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also chs.
Comm 46 and
47, Wis. adm. code.
101.145(1)(1)
Definitions. As used in this section:
101.145(1)(a)
(a) "Residential building" means any public building which is used for sleeping or lodging purposes and includes any apartment house, rooming house, hotel, children's home, community-based residential facility or dormitory but does not include a hospital or nursing home.
101.145(1)(b)
(b) "Sleeping area" means the area of the unit in which the bedrooms or sleeping rooms are located. Bedrooms or sleeping rooms separated by another use area such as a kitchen or living room are separate sleeping areas but bedrooms or sleeping rooms separated by a bathroom are not separate sleeping areas.
101.145(1)(c)
(c) "Smoke detector" means a device which detects particles or products of combustion other than heat.
101.145(1)(d)
(d) "Unit" means a residential building or that part of a residential building which is intended to be used as a home, residence or sleeping place by one person or by 2 or more persons maintaining a common household, to the exclusion of all others.
101.145(2)
(2) Approval. A smoke detector required under this section shall be approved by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
101.145(3)(a)(a) The owner of a residential building shall install any smoke detector required under this section according to the directions and specifications of the manufacturer of the smoke detector.
101.145(3)(b)
(b) The owner of a residential building shall maintain any such smoke detector that is located in a common area of that residential building.
101.145(3)(c)
(c) The occupant of a unit in a residential building shall maintain any smoke detector in that unit, except that if an occupant who is not an owner, or a state, county, city, village or town officer, agent or employee charged under statute or municipal ordinance with powers or duties involving inspection of real or personal property, gives written notice to the owner that a smoke detector in the unit is not functional the owner shall provide, within 5 days after receipt of that notice, any maintenance necessary to make that smoke detector functional.
101.145(4)
(4) Requirement. The owner of a residential building the initial construction of which is commenced before, on or after May 23, 1978, shall install and maintain a functional smoke detector in the basement and at the head of any stairway on each floor level of the building and shall install a functional smoke detector either in each sleeping area of each unit or elsewhere in the unit within 6 feet of each sleeping area and not in a kitchen.
101.145(5)
(5) Penalty. Whoever violates this section shall forfeit to the state not more than $50 for each day of violation.
101.145(6)
(6) Department inspection and orders. The department may inspect all residential buildings, except the interior of private dwellings, as may be necessary to ensure compliance with this section. The department may inspect the interior of private dwellings at the request of the owner or renter as may be necessary to ensure compliance with this section. The department may issue orders as may be necessary to ensure compliance with this section.
101.147
101.147
Contractor registration. 101.147(1)
(1) No person may hold himself or herself out or act as a construction contractor unless that person is registered as a construction contractor by the department.
101.147(2)
(2) The department shall promulgate rules to administer and enforce this section.
101.147(3)
(3) The department may directly assess a forfeiture by issuing an order against any person who violates this section.
101.147(4)
(4) The registration requirement under
sub. (1) does not apply to any of the following:
101.147(4)(a)
(a) A person who engages in construction on property owned or leased by that person.
101.147(4)(c)
(c) A person who engages in construction in the course of his or her employment by a state agency or local governmental unit.
101.147 History
History: 2009 a. 28.
101.148
101.148
Contractor notices. 101.148(1)(a)
(a) "Consumer" means a person who enters into a written or oral contract with a contractor to construct or remodel a dwelling.
101.148(1)(b)
(b) "Contractor" means a person who enters into a written or oral contract with a consumer to construct or remodel a dwelling.
101.148(1)(c)1.
1. Depositing the document or written notice in the U.S. mail or with a commercial delivery service, addressed to the applicable person.
101.148(1)(c)2.
2. Giving the document or written notice personally to the applicable person.
101.148(1)(d)
(d) "Dwelling" means any premises or portion of a premises that is used as a home or a place of residence and that part of the lot or site on which the dwelling is situated that is devoted to residential use. "Dwelling" includes other existing structures on the immediate residential premises such as driveways, sidewalks, swimming pools, terraces, patios, fences, porches, garages, and basements.
101.148(1)(e)
(e) "Remodel" means to alter or reconstruct a dwelling. "Remodel" does not include maintenance or repair work.
101.148(2)
(2) Notice required at time of contracting. 101.148(2)(a)(a) Before entering into a written contract to construct or remodel a dwelling, or, if the parties enter into an oral contract, as soon as reasonably possible, but before commencing any work to construct or remodel a dwelling, the contractor shall deliver to the consumer a copy of the brochure prepared under
s. 895.07 (13) and a notice worded substantially as follows:
NOTICE CONCERNING CONSTRUCTION
DEFECTS
Wisconsin law contains important requirements you must follow before you may file a lawsuit for defective construction against the contractor who constructed your dwelling or completed your remodeling project or against a window or door supplier or manufacturer.
Section 895.07 (2) and
(3) of the Wisconsin statutes requires you to deliver to the contractor a written notice of any construction conditions you allege are defective before you file your lawsuit, and you must provide your contractor or window or door supplier the opportunity to make an offer to repair or remedy the alleged construction defects. You are not obligated to accept any offer made by the contractor or window or door supplier. All parties are bound by applicable warranty provisions.
101.148(2)(b)
(b) The notice required under
par. (a) shall be conspicuous and in writing and may be included within the contract between the contractor and the consumer.
101.148 History
History: 2005 a. 201.
101.149
101.149
Carbon monoxide detectors. 101.149(1)(am)
(am) "Carbon monoxide detector" means an electronic or battery-operated device that sounds an alarm when an unsafe level of carbon monoxide is in the air.
101.149(1)(b)
(b) "Residential building" means a tourist rooming house, a bed and breakfast establishment, or any public building that is used for sleeping or lodging purposes. "Residential building" does not include a hospital or nursing home.
101.149(1)(d)
(d) "Unit" means a part of a residential building that is occupied by one or more persons as a home, residence, or sleeping place.
101.149(2)(a)(a) Except as provided in
par. (b), the owner of a residential building shall install a carbon monoxide detector in all of the following places not later than the date specified under
par. (c):
101.149(2)(a)1.
1. In the basement of the building if the basement has a fuel-burning appliance.
101.149(2)(a)2.
2. Within 15 feet of each sleeping area of a unit that has a fuel-burning appliance.
101.149(2)(a)3.
3. Within 15 feet of each sleeping area of a unit that is immediately adjacent to a unit that has a fuel-burning appliance.
101.149(2)(a)4.
4. In each room that has a fuel-burning appliance and that is not used as a sleeping area. A carbon monoxide detector shall be installed under this subdivision not more than 75 feet from the fuel-burning appliance.
101.149(2)(a)5.
5. In each hallway leading from a unit that has a fuel-burning appliance, in a location that is within 75 feet from the unit, except that, if there is no electrical outlet within this distance, the owner shall place the carbon monoxide detector at the closest available electrical outlet in the hallway.
101.149(2)(b)
(b) If a unit is not part of a multiunit building, the owner of the residential building need not install more than one carbon monoxide detector in the unit.
101.149(2)(c)1.1. Except as provided under
subd. 2., the owner of a residential building shall comply with the requirements of this subsection before the building is occupied.
101.149(2)(c)2.
2. The owner of a residential building shall comply with the requirements of this subsection not later than April 1, 2010, if construction of the building was initiated before October 1, 2008, or if the department approved the plans for the construction of the building under
s. 101.12 before October 1, 2008.
101.149(2)(d)
(d) Any carbon monoxide detector that bears an Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., listing mark or similar mark from an independent product safety certification organization satisfies the requirements of this subsection.
101.149(2)(e)
(e) The owner shall install every carbon monoxide detector required by this subsection according to the directions and specifications of the manufacturer of the carbon monoxide detector.
101.149(3)(a)(a) The owner of a residential building shall reasonably maintain every carbon monoxide detector in the residential building in the manner specified in the instructions for the carbon monoxide detector.
101.149(3)(b)
(b) An occupant of a unit in a residential building may give the owner of the residential building written notice that a carbon monoxide detector in the residential building is not functional or has been removed by a person other than the occupant. The owner of the residential building shall repair or replace the nonfunctional or missing carbon monoxide detector within 5 days after receipt of the notice.
101.149(3)(c)
(c) The owner of a residential building is not liable for damages resulting from any of the following:
101.149(3)(c)1.
1. A false alarm from a carbon monoxide detector if the carbon monoxide detector was reasonably maintained by the owner of the residential building.
101.149(3)(c)2.
2. The failure of a carbon monoxide detector to operate properly if that failure was the result of tampering with, or removal or destruction of, the carbon monoxide detector by a person other than the owner or the result of a faulty detector that was reasonably maintained by the owner as required under
par. (a).
101.149(4)
(4) Tampering prohibited. No person may tamper with, remove, destroy, disconnect, or remove batteries from an installed carbon monoxide detector, except in the course of inspection, maintenance, or replacement of the detector.
101.149(5)
(5) Exceptions. Subsections (2) and
(3) do not apply to the owner of a residential building if the residential building does not have an attached garage and any of the following applies:
101.149(5)(a)
(a) The residential building does not have any fuel-burning appliances.
101.149(5)(b)
(b) All of the fuel-burning appliances in the residential building have sealed combustion units that are covered by the manufacturer's warranty against defects.
101.149(5)(c)
(c) All of the fuel-burning appliances in the residential building have sealed combustion units that are inspected as provided in the rules promulgated by the department under
sub. (6) (b) or in the rules promulgated by the department of health services under
s. 254.74 (1) (am).
101.149(6)(a)(a) The department shall promulgate rules establishing a procedure under which the owner of a residential building may apply to the department for a waiver of the requirements under
sub. (2).
101.149(6)(b)
(b) The department shall promulgate rules, in consultation with the department of health services, under which the department of commerce shall authorize certified heating, ventilating, and air conditioning inspectors to conduct regular inspections of sealed combustion units, as required under par.
(5) (c), for carbon monoxide emissions in residential buildings other than hotels, tourist rooming houses, and bed and breakfast establishments. The rules shall specify conditions under which it may issue orders as specified under
sub. (8) (a). The rules may not require the department of commerce to authorize inspection of sealed combustion units during the period in which the sealed combustion units are covered by a manufacturer's warranty against defects.
101.149(7)
(7) Inspection. To ensure compliance with
subs. (2) and
(3), the department, or a building inspector certified by the department, shall inspect the common area of residential buildings other than hotels, tourist rooming houses, and bed and breakfast establishments and may inspect a unit within such buildings at the request of the owner or occupant of the unit to be inspected.
101.149(8)(a)(a) If the department of commerce or the department of health services determines after an inspection of a building under this section or
s. 254.74 (1g) that the owner of the building has violated
sub. (2) or
(3), the respective department shall issue an order requiring the person to correct the violation within 5 days or within such shorter period as the respective department determines is necessary to protect public health and safety. If the person does not correct the violation within the time required, he or she shall forfeit $50 for each day of violation occurring after the date on which the respective department finds that the violation was not corrected.
101.149(8)(b)
(b) If a person is charged with more than one violation of
sub. (2) or
(3) arising out of an inspection of a building owned by that person, those violations shall be counted as a single violation for the purpose of determining the amount of a forfeiture under
par. (a).
101.149(8)(c)
(c) Whoever violates
sub. (4) is subject to the following penalties:
101.149(8)(c)1.
1. For a first offense, the person may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months, or both.
101.149(8)(c)2.
2. For a 2nd or subsequent offense, the person is guilty of a Class I felony.
101.15
101.15
Mines, tunnels, quarries and pits. 101.15(1)
(1) If any shaft or workings of a mine, or any tunnel, trench, caisson, quarry, or gravel or sand pit is being operated or used in violation of the safety orders of the department applicable thereto, the owner or operator upon receiving notice of such violation from the department shall immediately cease such operation or use. The operation or use of such shaft or workings of a mine, or of such tunnel, trench, caisson, quarry or gravel or sand pit, shall not be resumed until such safety orders have been complied with.
101.15(2)(a)1.
1. "Excavation" or "workings" means any or all parts of a mine excavated or being excavated, including shafts, tunnels, drifts, cross cuts, raises, winzes, stopes and all other working places in a mine.
