Property Maintenance in Beloit, WI (2026)
2 verified property maintenance rules for Beloit, Wisconsin, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Property Blight
Beloit's building official can declare a structure unfit for human habitation and order it vacated under § 7.22 when it lacks maintenance, is in disrepair, or is vermin or rodent infested, using the condemnation authority the city adopted from Wis. Stat. § 66.0413. A posted placard and written notice start the clock, and living in or renting out a placarded building costs $50 a week.
Beloit Unsafe & Condemned Building Rules
Significant RestrictionsBeloit Code of Ordinances § 7.22
(1)CONDEMNATION. (Am. #3159) Structures shall be condemned, razed and removed under §66.0413, Wis. Stats., which is hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference.(2)STRUCTURES UNFIT FOR HUMAN OCCUPANCY. (Am. #3221) Whenever the building official determines that a structure constitutes a hazard to the safety, health or welfare of the occupants or to the public but the structure cannot be c...
Snow & Sidewalk Clearing
Beloit property owners and occupants have 48 hours after snow, sleet or freezing rain stops falling to clear the abutting public sidewalk under Beloit Code of Ordinances § 11.22(1). Ice too hard to remove safely can be sanded instead, but the city itself gets no exemption from the rule.
Beloit Sidewalk Snow Removal Deadline
Some RestrictionsBeloit Code of Ordinances § 11.22(1)
(1)REMOVAL OF SNOW AND ICE FROM SIDEWALKS.(a) ... Notice. The owner and the occupant of any real estate in the City shall cause snow and ice to be removed from all sidewalks abutting the real estate within 48 hours after the cessation of any fall of snow, sleet or freezing rain. The entire length and at least 36" of the width of the abutting sidewalk shall be cleared. The City is not exempt fro...
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