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La Crosse staff tell commission state law prevents city from banning single‑family conversions; rental registry available for complaints
Summary
City staff told the Neighborhood Revitalization Commission on Feb. 5 that state law prevents the city from barring single‑family homes from converting to rental units.
City staff told the Neighborhood Revitalization Commission on Feb. 5 that state law prevents the city from barring single‑family homes from converting to rental units, but the city maintains a rental registration and a 311 complaint process for enforcement.
The discussion began after the commission opened its agenda item on single‑family conversions. Jenna Dinkel, city staff who has consulted with the city attorney’s office, said, “per our Wisconsin state statute, we are not able to, as a municipality, regulate ownership in that sense.” Dinkel identified Wisconsin Statutes chapter 66 as the primary statutory limitation cited by the city’s legal review.
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