§ 101.61 — Definitions.

Wisconsin § 101.61

• Jurisdiction: Wisconsin
• Ch. 101: Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety
• Subch.: subch. II of ch. 101 SUBCHAPTER II

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101.61 In this subchapter:
101.61(1) (1) “Dwelling” means any building that contains one or 2 dwelling units. “Dwelling unit” means a structure or that part of a structure which is used or intended to be used as a home, residence or sleeping place by one person or by 2 or more persons maintaining a common household, to the exclusion of all others. “Dwelling” and “dwelling unit” do not include a primitive rural hunting cabin.
101.61(2) (2) “Owner” means any person having a legal or equitable interest in the dwelling. “Owner” does not include any person whose legal or equitable interest in the dwelling is a security interest derived solely from the extension of credit to permit construction or remodeling of the dwelling or purchase of the dwelling by a 3rd party.
101.61(3) (3) “Primitive rural hunting cabin” means a structure that satisfies all of the following:
101.61(3)(a) (a) The structure is not used as a home or residence.
101.61(3)(b) (b) The structure is used principally for recreational hunting activity.
101.61(3)(c) (c) The structure does not exceed 2 stories in height.
101.61(3)(d) (d) The structure satisfies any of the following:
101.61(3)(d)1. 1. The structure was constructed before December 31, 1997.
101.61(3)(d)2. 2. The structure results from alterations made to a structure described in subd. 1.
101.61(3)(d)3. 3. The structure replaces a structure described in subd. 1.

Legislative History

101.61 History History: 1975 c. 404 ; 1979 c. 89 , 148 ; 1989 a. 109 ; 2017 a. 59 .