Milwaukee Code Ch. 80 lets MPD declare a loud party a public nuisance, cite the host, and bill repeat-response costs. Wisconsin's social host law penalizes adults who allow underage drinking gatherings.
Milwaukee Code Ch. 80-63 (loud and disorderly conduct) and the chronic nuisance ordinance allow MPD to issue citations to hosts of disruptive parties. After a first warning, repeat MPD responses to the same address within a set window can trigger cost recovery and possible nuisance abatement against the property owner. Wis. Stat. §125.07(1)(a)3 makes it unlawful for any adult to procure alcohol for or knowingly permit underage consumption on property they control, with steep fines. Noise levels are also enforced under the city's noise ordinance. Landlord notification under the chronic nuisance program adds eviction pressure on tenant hosts.
Hosting a disorderly party, permitting underage drinking, ignoring an MPD warning, or generating chronic nuisance calls leads to citations starting around $200, cost-recovery billing, and potential eviction.
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