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AB441,2,32 77.22 (2) (bm) Whether the real estate transferred is subject to certification
3under s. 101.987 (3) (c).
AB441,2 4Section 2. 101.19 (1g) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB441,2,65 101.19 (1g) (m) Inspecting, preparing inspection reports, and issuing
6certificates for residential elevators under s. 101.987 (4).
AB441,3 7Section 3. 101.983 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB441,3,28 101.983 (2) (c) Inspections. The department may not issue or renew a permit
9for a conveyance under this subsection unless the department or an independent
10inspector has conducted an inspection of the conveyance and has prepared an
11inspection report certifying that the conveyance complies with this subchapter and
12any applicable rules promulgated under this subchapter. Any inspection under this

1subsection or sub. (3) shall be performed by an inspector who is licensed under s.
2101.985 (3).
AB441,4 3Section 4. 101.983 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB441,5 4Section 5. 101.983 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB441,3,65 101.983 (4) (c) Conduct inspections and prepare inspection reports as provided
6under sub. (2) (c) and sub. (3) s. 101.987 (3) (c).
AB441,6 7Section 6. 101.987 of the statutes is created to read:
AB441,3,8 8101.987 Residential elevators. (1) Definitions. In this section:
AB441,3,119 (a) “Residential elevator” means an elevator or dumbwaiter that serves an
10individual residential dwelling unit and that is exempt under s. 101.983 (2) (e) from
11the requirements under s. 101.983 (2).
AB441,3,1512 (b) “Transfer” means to convey an ownership interest in a dwelling unit by
13deed, land contract, or judgment or to convey an interest in a lease for a term in excess
14of one year. “Transfer" does not include conveying an interest in a dwelling unit
15under chs. 851 to 879 or by nonprobate transfer on death under s. 705.15.
AB441,3,19 16(2) Public education. The department shall develop a pamphlet for owners of
17residential elevators that describes maximum clearance and distance requirements
18measured from the hoistway face of landing doors or gates and the dangers
19associated with residential elevators that do not comply with those requirements.
AB441,3,22 20(3) Transfer restrictions. The owner of an individual residential dwelling
21unit that is served by a residential elevator may not transfer the dwelling unit unless
22all of the following apply:
AB441,3,2523 (a) The owner, not later than 10 days after the acceptance by the owner of an
24agreement, if any, to transfer the dwelling unit, discloses to the prospective
25transferee the existence of the residential elevator.
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1(b) The owner, not later than 10 days after the acceptance by the owner of an
2agreement, if any, to transfer the dwelling unit, provides to the prospective
3transferee a copy of the pamphlet developed by the department under sub. (2).
AB441,4,74 (c) An elevator inspector licensed under s. 101.985 (3) inspects all residential
5elevators that serve the dwelling unit, prepares an inspection report for each
6residential elevator, and issues a certificate, on a form prescribed by the department,
7stating all of the following:
AB441,4,88 1. The number of residential elevators that serve the dwelling unit.
AB441,4,109 2. A statement that all residential elevators that serve the dwelling unit were
10inspected.
AB441,4,1111 3. The date on which the inspections were completed.
AB441,4,1312 (d) The owner provides a copy of any inspection reports prepared under par. (c)
13to the transferee.
AB441,4,21 14(4) Inspection by department. If the owner of an individual residential
15dwelling unit that is served by a residential elevator, after reasonable effort, is
16unable to procure an inspection required under sub. (3) (c), the owner may request
17that the department complete the inspection. Within 14 days after the department
18receives the request, the department shall perform the inspection, prepare the
19inspection report, and issue the certificate under sub. (3) (c). The department shall
20establish a special fee under s. 101.19 (1g) for inspections the department performs
21under this subsection.
AB441,5,2 22(5) Certificate required for recording. A register of deeds may not accept for
23recording any deed or other document of transfer of an individual residential
24dwelling unit that is served by a residential elevator unless the deed or document is

1accompanied by the certificate required under sub. (3) (c). The register of deeds shall
2record the certificate.
AB441,5,6 3(6) Penalties. (a) Elevator inspectors. If an individual licensed as an elevator
4inspector under s. 101.985 (3) falsifies a certificate issued under sub. (3) (c), the
5department shall revoke the individual's license, and the individual may be required
6to forfeit not more than $500 for each false certificate.
AB441,5,117 (b) Property owners. If a person, with intent to evade the requirements under
8subs. (3) and (5), falsely states on a form under s. 77.22 (1) that real property being
9transferred does not include an individual residential dwelling unit that is served by
10a residential elevator, the person may be required to forfeit not more than $500 per
11dwelling unit being transferred.
AB441,7 12Section 7. 706.05 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB441,5,1613 706.05 (12) Every conveyance of any interest in real property offered for
14recordation shall be accompanied by the form under s. 77.22 (2). If the real property
15is subject to certification under s. 101.987 (3) (c), the documents of conveyance offered
16for recordation shall have appended the certificate required under s. 101.987 (3) (c).
AB441,8 17Section 8. 709.03 (form) B9m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB441,5,38 18709.03 (form) - See PDF for table PDF
AB441,9 39Section 9. 846.16 (2m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1846.16 (2m) (c) Delivery of real estate transfer return receipt. No later than 10
2days after the court confirms the sale, the judgment creditor shall provide to the
3court the receipt for submitting a transfer return under s. 77.22 and any certificate
4required under s. 101.987 (3) (c)
.
AB441,10 5Section 10. 846.16 (3m) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB441,6,106 846.16 (3m) (am) Deliver the deed to the mortgaged premises received under
7sub. (1r) (b) 2. a., the receipt for submitting a transfer return under s. 77.22, any
8certificate required under s. 101.987 (3) (c),
the amount due under s. 59.43 (2) to
9record the deed and any other document required to record the deed, and the transfer
10fee, if any, to the register of deeds.
AB441,11 11Section 11. 846.16 (3m) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB441,6,1812 846.16 (3m) (bm) Notify the register of deeds that the deed to the mortgaged
13premises received under sub. (1r) (b) 2. a., the receipt for submitting a transfer return
14under s. 77.22, any certificate required under s. 101.987 (3) (c), the amount due under
15s. 59.43 (2) to record the deed and any other document required to record the deed,
16and the transfer fee, if any, are available in the clerk's office. If a register of deeds
17is notified under this paragraph, the register of deeds shall retrieve the documents
18and fees from the clerk of courts within a reasonable period of time.
AB441,12 19Section 12. Nonstatutory provisions.
AB441,6,2420 (1) Real estate condition report. Notwithstanding s. 709.035, the treatment
21of s. 709.03 (form) B9m. does not require a property owner that has furnished to a
22prospective buyer of the property an original or amended report before the effective
23date of this subsection to submit an amended report with respect to the information
24required by s. 709.03 (form) B9m.
AB441,13 25Section 13. Initial applicability.
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1(1) Real estate transfer return form. The treatment of s. 77.22 (2) (bm) first
2applies to a real estate transfer return form submitted for recording on the effective
3date of this subsection.
AB441,7,64 (2) Transfer restrictions; disclosures. The treatment of s. 101.987 (3) (a) and
5(b) first applies to an agreement to transfer a dwelling unit that is accepted on the
6effective date of this subsection.
AB441,7,97 (3) Transfer restrictions; certification of inspection. The treatment of s.
8101.987 (3) (c) and (d) first applies to a transfer of a dwelling unit that occurs on the
9effective date of this subsection.
AB441,7,1210 (4) Requisites for recording conveyance. The treatment of ss. 101.987 (5) and
11706.05 (12) first applies to a deed, conveyance, as defined in s. 706.01 (4), or other
12document of transfer submitted for recording on the effective date of this subsection.
AB441,7,1513 (5) Confirmation of foreclosure sale and transmittal of deed. The
14treatment of s. 846.16 (2m) (c) and (3m) (am) and (bm) first applies to a sale made
15by a sheriff or referee that is confirmed on the effective date of this subsection.
AB441,7,1716 (6) Real estate condition report. The treatment of s. 709.03 (form) B9m. first
17applies to a report that is furnished on the effective date of this subsection.
AB441,14 18Section 14. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the first day of the 7th
19month beginning after publication, except as follows:
AB441,7,2120 (1) The treatment of ss. 101.19 (1g) (m) and 101.987 (1) and (2) takes effect on
21the day after publication.
AB441,7,2222 (End)
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