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Wis. Stat. § 101.61 (2026)

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101.61101.61 Definitions. 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.

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

101.61 AnnotationThe dwelling code applies to additions to buildings initially constructed after the effective date of the one- and two-family dwelling code act. 67 Atty. Gen. 191.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1993–2022 · leading case: Danelle Duncan v. Asset Recovery Specialists, Inc., 2022 WI 1 (Wis. 2022).

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Danelle Duncan v. Asset Recovery Specialists, Inc., 2022 WI 1 (Wis. 2022). · cites it 3× “101, Wis. Stat. § 101.61 . 20 Definitions for ch.”

In Re Laube, 152 B.R. 260 (Bankr. W.D. Wis. 1993). · cites it 2× “” Wis. Stat. § 101.61 (1) (One-and 2-Family Dwelling Code).”

— Wis. Stat. § 101.61(1) — 1 case

Danelle Duncan v. Asset Recovery Specialists, Inc., 2022 WI 1 (Wis. 2022). “101, Wis. Stat. § 101.61 . 20 Definitions for ch.”

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