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Milwaukee board upholds reduced vacant‑building fee after owner shows good‑faith rehabilitation efforts
Summary
An owner who bought a placarded duplex at 2569 N. Buffum persuaded City staff to cut a vacant‑building renewal fee; the Administrative Review Board did not vote after the parties agreed to the compromise.
The Milwaukee Administrative Review Board on April 15 recorded a staff‑city settlement that reduced vacant‑building inspection fees for a property at 2569 North Buffum after the new owner said he had begun rehabilitation.
The case arose after the city placarded the front duplex as unsafe on May 2, 2024, and later assessed vacant‑building renewal and related fees. Laurie Gallup of the Department of Neighborhood Services (DNS) testified that the placard makes the structure “unsafe for any occupants” and that, under the city’s vacant‑building program, inspection fees are assessed every six months beginning on the date the building is declared vacant.
Why it matters: vacant‑building fees are intended to cover city inspections and contractor work at properties that the city has determined to be unsafe and a potential public‑safety or…
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