Section 110.03. Building permits.

 

(1)  Before a buyer enters into a home improvement contract, the seller shall inform the buyer of all building or construction permits that are required for the home improvement. Except as provided in sub. (4) , no seller may start work under a home improvement contract until all required state and local permits have been issued.

(2)  Where midpoint or final inspections are required under state laws or local ordinances, copies of inspection certificates shall be furnished to the buyer when construction is completed and before final payment is due or the signing of a completion slip is requested of the buyer.

(3)  Pursuant to sub. (2) , if the state or local inspector who completed the inspection does not issue an inspection document, the seller may provide a summary of the inspection to the buyer. The summary shall include the inspector's name, the date of the inspection, and inspection number or some other way to identify the inspection in the state or local building inspection database.

(4)  Notwithstanding sub. (1) , if the home improvement contract includes subprojects, no seller may start work on any subproject of a home improvement contract that requires state or local permits until all permits required for that subproject have been issued.

History: Cr. Register, May, 1974, No. 221 , eff. 6-1-74; am. (1), Register, September, 1993, No. 453 , eff. 10-1-93; CR 13-066 : am. (1), cr. (3), (4) Register March 2014 No. 699 , eff. 6-1-14.