BERKOFF v. DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION

No. 227.

47 Wis.2d 215 (1970)

177 N.W.2d 142

BERKOFF, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING INSPECTION & SAFETY ENGINEERING OF THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided June 2, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief by Samson & Nash and Robert E. Sutton, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Sutton.

For the respondent there was a brief by John J. Fleming, city attorney, and David R. Mogilka and Joseph N. Misany, assistant city attorneys, and oral argument by Mr. Misany.


HEFFERNAN, J.

Sec. 66.05 (1) (a), Stats., authorizes the governing body or the inspector of buildings or other designated officers of municipalities, the population of which is not less than 15,000, to issue orders directing the owner of premises which are so out of repair as to be dangerous, unsafe, insanitary, or otherwise unfit for human habitation to either repair or to raze such buildings. Sec. 66.05 (3) provides:<...

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