101.14 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also chs.
SPS 314 and
362, Wis. adm. code.
101.14 Annotation
Inspection of buildings for safety and fire prevention purposes under s. 101.14 does not involve a quasi-judicial function within meaning of s. 895.43 (3) [now 893.80 (4)]. Coffey v. Milwaukee,
74 Wis. 2d 526,
247 N.W.2d 132 (1976).
101.14 Annotation
Sub. (4m) (b) limits the authority of the department under s. 101.02 (15) and sub. (4) (a) only insofar as it mandates the department to require sprinkler systems in multifamily dwellings that exceed twenty units or the specified floor area. Sub. (4m) (b) plainly does not restrict the authority of the department under other statutory provisions to promulgate rules requiring fire protection devices in multifamily dwellings that have fewer dwelling units or a smaller floor area than that specified in the statute. Wisconsin Builders Association v. Department of Commerce,
2009 WI App 20,
316 Wis. 2d 301,
762 N.W.2d 845,
08-1438.
101.141
101.141
Record keeping of fires. 101.141(1)
(1) Each city, village, and town fire department shall file a report for each fire that involves a building and that occurs within the boundaries of the city, village, or town with the U.S. fire administration for placement in the fire incident reporting system maintained by the U.S. fire administration. The report shall be filed within 60 days after the fire occurs.
101.141(2)
(2) Each report filed under
sub. (1) shall include all of the following information:
101.141(2)(b)
(b) The purpose for which the building was used at the time of the fire.
101.141(2)(c)
(c) If the building was used as a home, whether the building was a multifamily dwelling complex, a single-family dwelling, or a mixed-use building with one or more dwelling units.
101.141(2)(d)
(d) The number of dwelling units in the building, if the building was a multifamily dwelling complex or a mixed-use building.
101.141(2)(e)
(e) Whether the building had an automatic fire sprinkler system at the time of the fire and, if so, whether the system was operational.
101.141(2)(f)
(f) Whether the building had a fire alarm system at the time of the fire and, if so, whether the system was operational.
101.141(2)(gg)
(gg) An estimate of the amount of damages to the building as a result of the fire.
101.141(2)(gm)
(gm) The number of human deaths due to the fire, if any.
101.141(2)(gr)
(gr) The number of human injuries due to the fire, if any.
101.141(2)(h)
(h) Any other relevant information concerning the building, as determined by the fire department.
101.141(3)
(3) The department may review, correct, and update any report filed by a fire department under this section.
101.141 History
History: 1975 c. 224;
2007 a. 75.
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 bear an Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., listing mark or similar mark from an independent product safety certification organization.
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.
101.1472
101.1472
Contractor regulation. 101.1472(1)(a)
(a) “Construction work" means construction, renovation, improvements, remodeling, installations, alterations, repairs, or demolition activities.
101.1472(1)(b)
(b) “License" means a license, a permit, or a certificate of certification or registration.
101.1472(2)
(2) The department may not promulgate or enforce any rule that requires that a person who is engaged, or who offers to be engaged, in a business to do construction work hold a license issued under this chapter or
ch. 145 unless the rule relates to a license specifically required by this chapter or
ch. 145.
101.1472 History
History: 2013 a. 20.
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 under
s. 97.625 (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).
