Property Owner Rights

2017 Wisconsin Act 68 and Property Owner Rights

November 2017: Recently enacted legislation included in Act 68 impacts the rights of all Wisconsin property owners.  You now have the right to refuse entry by the assessor into your residence while still maintaining your right to due process at the Board of Review.  Please review the statutory changes below for the revisions affecting your rights as a property owner: 

70.05 (4n) If a taxation district assessor is requesting to view the interior of a residence, the assessor shall provide written notice to the property owner of the property owner's rights regarding the inspection of the interior of the owner's residence.  The notice shall be in substantially the following form: 

PROPERTY OWNER RIGHTS 

You have the right to refuse entry into your residence pursuant to section 70.05 (4m) of the Wisconsin statutes.  Entry to view your property is prohibited unless voluntarily authorized by you.  Pursuant to section 70.05 (4m) of the Wisconsin statutes, you have the right to refuse a visual inspection of the interior of your residence and your refusal to allow an interior inspection of your residence will not be used as the sole reason for increasing your property tax assessment.  Refusing entry to your residence also does not prohibit you from objecting to your assessment pursuant to section 70.47 (7) of the Wisconsin statutes.  Please indicate your consent or refusal to allow an interior visual inspection of your residence.