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Milwaukee appeals board upholds some code fees, waives others and sets compliance deadlines
Summary
At its Feb. 13, 2026 meeting the board issued a mix of rulings on code-enforcement appeals: partial relief in a hazard-tree case, waivers and abatements in nuisance and vacant-building disputes, and holds that give property owners time to comply.
The Administrative Review Appeals Board handled a heavy docket of property-code appeals on Feb. 13, 2026, issuing a spectrum of outcomes — decisions that affect individual owners and how Department of Neighborhood Services enforcement proceeds.
Robbie Sargent, who appealed a contractor removal for a hazardous tree, presented an appraisal and a paid map he said conflicted with the city’s boundary records. Ben Bridal, the city’s property-maintenance compliance manager, said Milwaukee County GIS assessor data places the tree on Sargent’s parcel. The board ultimately granted Sargent’s appeal in part but denied it in part: the administrative and tax fees were waived…
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