Wis. Stat. § 66.1010
This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 66.1010, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject.
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Moratorium on evictions.
Official statutory text
(1) In this section, “political subdivision” has the meaning given in s. 66.1011 (1m) (e) .
(2) A political subdivision may not enact or enforce an ordinance that imposes a moratorium on a landlord from pursuing an eviction action under ch. 799 against a tenant of the landlord’s residential or commercial property.
(3) If a political subdivision has in effect on March 31, 2012, an ordinance that is inconsistent with sub. (2) , the ordinance does not apply and may not be enforced.
History: 2011 a. 143 .
(2) A political subdivision may not enact or enforce an ordinance that imposes a moratorium on a landlord from pursuing an eviction action under ch. 799 against a tenant of the landlord’s residential or commercial property.
(3) If a political subdivision has in effect on March 31, 2012, an ordinance that is inconsistent with sub. (2) , the ordinance does not apply and may not be enforced.
History: 2011 a. 143 .
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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