101.761 Certain municipalities excepted.

(1) In this section, “municipality" means a city, village or town with a population of 2,500 or less.

(2) Except as provided under sub. (6), a municipality is exempt from:

(a) The requirements under s. 101.76 (2).

(b) Any rule adopted under s. 101.73 regarding suspension or revocation of standard building permits.

(3) The department or a county may not enforce this subchapter or an ordinance adopted under s. 101.76 (1) (a) or provide inspection services in a municipality unless requested to do so by a person with respect to a particular modular home or by the municipality. A request by a person or a municipality with respect to a particular modular home does not give the department or a county authority with respect to any other modular home. Costs shall be collected under s. 101.76 (1) (c) or ss. 101.73 (12) and 101.76 (2) from the person or municipality making the request.

(4) Municipalities shall furnish statistical data relating to housing starts to the department as requested by the department.

(5) This section does not affect the applicability of or ordinances adopted under this subchapter to manufacturers, builders and owners of modular homes located in a municipality.

(6) Any dwelling not inspected under s. 101.76 shall comply with the rules adopted under s. 101.73 (1) which take into account the conservation of energy in construction and maintenance of dwellings and the costs of specific code provisions to home buyers in relationship to the benefits derived from the provisions.

History: 1981 c. 20, 314; 1989 a. 31; 1997 a. 35; 2007 a. 11.