Sheboygan, WI Rental Property Rules: Rental Registration (2026)

Section 26-831 is the registration-style requirement in Sheboygan's Property Maintenance Code, and its scope is roominghouses only. The permit is issued by the building inspection department in the name of the operator and for the specific dwelling or dwelling unit within which the roominghouse is contained. No permit is required where a current state board of health, motel or tourist home permit is in effect.

Section 26-832 sets the application steps. The operator files an application in the office of the building inspection department on forms prepared by the housing inspector, together with an occupancy permit from the inspector of buildings showing the maximum number of rooming units allowed under the applicable zoning laws. Where a valid occupancy permit for the roominghouse is already on file, no new one is needed, and no permit can authorize more rooming units than the zoning laws permit.

Section 26-834 prices the permit at $30.00 plus an additional $10.00 per rooming unit, with a maximum of $150.00. A late penalty fee of $20.00 is charged in addition to the regular $30.00 fee for applications filed after January 1 of the current permit year, and the section also applies to new roominghouses that have been operating without a current permit. Under Sec. 26-835 the department issues the permit and an occupancy record card listing the maximum number of persons who can reside in all rooming units, and Sec. 26-837 adds the maximum for each individual rooming unit. Sec. 26-838 ends every permit on December 31 following issuance unless sooner suspended or revoked. Sec. 26-836 gives a denied applicant a hearing before the board of housing appeals and fair housing practices under Sec. 26-870. Sec. 26-806 requires a standard hotel register in the roominghouse, open to inspection by the housing inspector and any police officer or firefighter of the city.