The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the designation
and repair or razing of those buildings or structures which are so
dilapidated, unsafe, dangerous, unhygienic, inadequately maintained
or lacking in basic equipment, facilities, light, ventilation and
heating so as to constitute a menace to the occupants or public.
No person shall deface or remove the placard from any building
or structure or part thereof which has been condemned as unfit for
human habitation and placarded as such.
No building or structure or part thereof which has been designated
and placarded as unfit for human habitation and in need of repairs
or razing shall again be used for human habitation until written approval
is secured from, and such placard is removed by, the Inspector. The
Inspector shall remove such placard whenever the defect or defects
upon which the designation and placarding action were based have been
eliminated.
Any building or structure or part thereof designated as unfit
for human habitation and in need of repairs or razing by the Inspector,
which in the opinion of the Inspector, would be unreasonable to repair
shall be razed or removed upon legal written service of the order
of the Inspector. If the owner shall fail or refuse to comply with
the order, the Inspector shall cause such building to be razed or
removed under the procedures provided in § 66.0413, Wis.
Stats.