Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 101.60 (2026)

Purpose

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101.60101.60 Purpose. The purpose of this subchapter is to establish statewide construction standards and inspection procedures for one- and 2-family dwellings and to promote interstate uniformity in construction standards by authorizing the department to enter into reciprocal agreements with other states which have equivalent standards.
101.60 HistoryHistory: 1975 c. 404; 1977 c. 369, 447.
101.60 Cross-referenceCross-reference: See also chs. SPS 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, and 325, Wis. adm. code.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1968–2016 · leading case: One Wisconsin Inst., Inc. v. Thomsen, 198 F. Supp. 3d 896 (W.D. Wis. 2016).
One Wisconsin Inst., Inc. v. Thomsen, 198 F. Supp. 3d 896 (W.D. Wis. 2016). “As for the other provisions at issue, the corporation plaintiffs have standing to challenge these laws. “An organization may establish an injury to itself sufficient to support standing to challenge a statute or policy by showing that the statute or policy frustrates the…”
Cnty. of Dane v. Norman, 497 N.W.2d 714 (Wis. 1993). · cites it 2× “[2] In construing the nearly identical language of sec. 101.60, Stats., the precursor to sec.”
Plumbers Local No. 75 v. Coughlin, 481 N.W.2d 297 (Wis. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “Sections 101.60 and 101.70, Stats., provide that the purposes of the One- and Two-Family Dwelling Code and the Manufactured Building Code include "promot[ing] interstate uniformity" in construction standards by authorizing the department to enter into reciprocal agreements with…”
Johnson v. Blackburn, 582 N.W.2d 488 (Wis. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “The Blackburns liken the declaration of public policy in the hazardous waste management statute to the language set out in § 101.60, Stats., which states in part that "[t]he purpose of [the one- and 2-family dwelling code] is to establish statewide construction standards and…”
Otey v. Common Council of City of Milwaukee, 281 F. Supp. 264 (E.D. Wis. 1968). “742 — enacted after ■ commencement of this action — duplicating in all material respects § 101.60 Wis. Stat., an open housing law on the State level with many broad exceptions.”
Brown v. Lo Duca, 307 F. Supp. 102 (E.D. Wis. 1969). “* * * ” Defendants claim that § 101.60 of the Wisconsin Statutes (1967), the Wisconsin open housing law, provides rights and remedies which are substantially equivalent to the federal Act.”
McLaurin v. Brusturis, 320 F. Supp. 190 (E.D. Wis. 1970). “” I believe that § 101.60 Wis.Stats. does provide substantially equivalent rights and remedies, even though the permissible penalties are greater under the federal statute.”
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