Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 32.185 (2026)

Condemnor

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32.18532.185 Condemnor. “Condemnor”, for the purposes of ss. 32.19 to 32.27, means any municipality, board, commission, public officer, or business entity vested with the power of eminent domain which acquires property for public purposes either by negotiated purchase when authorized by statute to employ its powers of eminent domain or by the power of eminent domain. “Condemnor” also means a displacing agency. In this section, “displacing agency” means any state agency, political subdivision of the state or person carrying out a program or project with public financial assistance that causes a person to be a displaced person, as defined in s. 32.19 (2) (e).

32.185 HistoryHistory: 1975 c. 224; 1987 a. 399; 2015 a. 55.

32.185 Cross-referenceCross-reference: See also s. Adm 92.001, Wis. adm. code.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2008–2017 · leading case: C. Coakley Relocation Sys., Inc. v. City of Milwaukee, 2008 WI 68 (Wis. 2008).

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C. Coakley Relocation Sys., Inc. v. City of Milwaukee, 2008 WI 68 (Wis. 2008). “05(8), "Occupancy; writ of assistance; waste," provides the following: (a) In this subsection, "condemnor" has the meaning given in § 32.185. (b) No person occupying real property may be required to move from a dwelling or move his or her business or farm without at least 90…”

Otterstatter v. City of Watertown, 2017 WI App 76 (Wis. Ct. App. 2017). “§32.185 defines "condemnor" as "any municipality.”

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