Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 66.1014 (2026)
Limits on residential dwelling rental prohibited
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66.1014(1)(b)(b) “Residential dwelling” means any building, structure, or part of the building or structure, that 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.
66.1014(2)(a)(a) Subject to par. (d), a political subdivision may not enact or enforce an ordinance that prohibits the rental of a residential dwelling for 7 consecutive days or longer.
66.1014(2)(b)(b) If a political subdivision has in effect on September 23, 2017, an ordinance that is inconsistent with par. (a) or (d), the ordinance does not apply and may not be enforced.
66.1014(2)(c)(c) Nothing in this subsection limits the authority of a political subdivision to enact an ordinance regulating the rental of a residential dwelling in a manner that is not inconsistent with the provisions of pars. (a) and (d).
66.1014(2)(d)1.1. If a residential dwelling is rented for periods of more than 6 but fewer than 30 consecutive days, a political subdivision may limit the total number of days within any consecutive 365-day period that the dwelling may be rented to no fewer than 180 days. The political subdivision may not specify the period of time during which the residential dwelling may be rented, but the political subdivision may require that the maximum number of allowable rental days within a 365-day period must run consecutively. A person who rents the person’s residential dwelling shall notify the clerk of the political subdivision in writing when the first rental within a 365-day period begins.
66.1014(2)(d)2.2. Any person who maintains, manages, or operates a short-term rental, as defined in s. 66.0615 (1) (dk), for more than 10 nights each year, shall do all of the following:
66.1014(2)(d)2.a.a. Obtain from the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection a license as a tourist rooming house, as defined in s. 97.01 (15k).
66.1014(2)(d)2.b.b. Obtain from a political subdivision a license for conducting such activities, if a political subdivision enacts an ordinance requiring such a person to obtain a license.
66.1014 AnnotationThe village’s ordinance regulating short-term rentals was a zoning ordinance. Wildwood Estate, LLC v. Village of Summit, 2025 WI App 47, 418 Wis. 2d 22, 25 N.W.3d 581, 24-0178.
66.1014 AnnotationAn ordinance that prohibits short-term rentals of at least some residential dwellings is preempted by this section because the ordinance logically conflicts with the statute's prohibition against local limitations on the short-term rental of “any” residential dwellings. Wisconsin Realtors Ass’n, Inc. v. City of Neenah, 2025 WI App 49, 418 Wis. 2d 78, 25 N.W.3d 663, 24-0994.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2019–2026 · leading case: Wisconsin Realtors Ass'n, Inc. v. City of Neenah (Wis. Ct. App. 2025).
Wisconsin Realtors Ass'n, Inc. v. City of Neenah (Wis. Ct. App. 2025). “§ 66.1014 (2023-24).1 The City defends the court’s grant of summary judgment and argues that WRA does not have standing to challenge the ordinance in the first place.”
City of Wautoma v. Sharon Marek (Wis. Ct. App. 2024). “§ 66.1014, which limits the power of local governments to place certain restrictions on the rental of residential dwellings.”
Wildwood Est., LLC v. Vill. of Summit (Wis. Ct. App. 2025). “2 Throughout 2018 and 2019, Wildwood rented out its property through Vacation Rentals by Owner (“Vrbo”); while the rental time periods ranged from three to seven nights, the “great majority” were for less than seven nights.”
Sullivan, Stacy v. Town of Stockholm (W.D. Wis. 2019). “While the certiorari action was pending, the Wisconsin legislature enacted a “Right to Rent” law, Wis. Stat. § 66.1014 , which limited Wisconsin towns’ authority to regulate short-term rentals.”
Wisconsin Realtors Ass'n, Inc. v. Polk Cnty. (Wis. Ct. App. 2026). “§ 66.1014(2)(a), which states that, subject to the provisions in § 66.”
— Wis. Stat. § 66.1014(1)(b) — 2 cases
Wisconsin Realtors Ass'n, Inc. v. City of Neenah (Wis. Ct. App. 2025). “§ 66.1014 (2023-24).1 The City defends the court’s grant of summary judgment and argues that WRA does not have standing to challenge the ordinance in the first place.”
City of Wautoma v. Sharon Marek (Wis. Ct. App. 2024). “§ 66.1014, which limits the power of local governments to place certain restrictions on the rental of residential dwellings.”
— Wis. Stat. § 66.1014(2)(a) — 1 case
Wisconsin Realtors Ass'n, Inc. v. Polk Cnty. (Wis. Ct. App. 2026). “§ 66.1014(2)(a), which states that, subject to the provisions in § 66.”
— Wis. Stat. § 66.1014(2)(d) — 2 cases
Wisconsin Realtors Ass'n, Inc. v. City of Neenah (Wis. Ct. App. 2025). “§ 66.1014 (2023-24).1 The City defends the court’s grant of summary judgment and argues that WRA does not have standing to challenge the ordinance in the first place.”
Wisconsin Realtors Ass'n, Inc. v. Polk Cnty. (Wis. Ct. App. 2026). “§ 66.1014(2)(a), which states that, subject to the provisions in § 66.”
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