Mosinee, WI Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)
Key Facts
- Code adopted
- BOCA Basic Housing Property Maintenance Code
- Grass/weed limit
- Violation above 6 inches
- Appeal window
- 15 days to board of public works
- Unpaid abatement cost
- Becomes special tax charge
- Enforcing body
- Building inspector; board of public works
Summary
The City of Mosinee's property maintenance code, adopted from BOCA's Basic Housing Property Maintenance Code under Sec. 42-1377, defines a blighted or unsafe property as a public nuisance under Sec. 42-1378, covering fire hazards, uncontrolled weed growth and rubbish. Sec. 42-1383 lets the city order an owner to correct the conditions, with a right to appeal to the board of public works.
Public nuisance means, but is not limited to, the following: (1)The physical condition or occupancy of any premises regarded as a public nuisance at common law; or(2)Any physical condition or occupancy of any premises or its appurtenances considered an attractive nuisance to children, including, but not limited to abandoned wells, shafts, basements, excavations and unsafe fences or structures; or(3)Any premises that is manifestly capable of being a fire hazard, or is manifestly unsafe or unsecured so as to endanger life, limb or property; or(4)Any premises that are unsanitary, or that is littered with rubbish, garbage, debris or refuse or that has an uncontrolled growth of weeds. ... Whenever the city, its agents or employes shall, upon inspection of any premises within the city, find the conditions of the premises are in violation of this division, an order shall be issued to the owner and/or occupant of the premises to correct such conditions. ... Any person violating any provision of this division shall be subject to section 1-13. A citation may be issued pursuant to section 1-13 and Wis. Stats. ch. 800.
Full Breakdown
Sec. 42-1377 adopts the Basic Housing Property Maintenance Code, published by the Building Officials and Code Administrators International, in its entirety by reference. Sec. 42-1378 then defines public nuisance to include any premises condition regarded as a nuisance at common law, an attractive nuisance to children such as abandoned wells or unsafe fences, anything manifestly capable of being a fire hazard or unsafe so as to endanger life or property, and any premises that are unsanitary or littered with rubbish, garbage, debris or an uncontrolled growth of weeds.
Sec. 42-1379 requires exterior walls, foundations, roofs, porches, doors and windows to be kept free of deterioration, and Sec. 42-1380(d) treats grass or weeds over six inches as a blighting-influence violation the city can cut and bill to the tax roll as a special charge. When an inspection turns up a violation, Sec. 42-1383(a) requires the city to order the owner and/or occupant to correct it within a stated time, served personally, by delivery to an adult at the premises, by posting, or by certified mail.
An aggrieved owner has 15 days to appeal to the board of public works for a hearing under subsection (d), which must be held within 15 days of the request, with findings issued within five more days. If the owner still does not comply, Sec. 42-1383(f) lets the board have the work done and charge the cost to the property, and unpaid costs become a special tax charge under Wis. 60(16).
Violations & Fines
Sec. 42-1383(g) makes violating any provision of the property maintenance division subject to the general penalty in Sec. 1-13, and the city may issue a citation under Wis. Stats. ch. 800. If the owner ignores a correction order and the appeal period runs out, the board of public works can have the cleaning, repair or abatement done itself and bill the cost to the owner as a special charge on the property's tax bill.
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