Abatement of Nuisances.
Milwaukee City Charter § 17-12
in effect17-12. Abatement of Nuisances.
1. ABATEMENT. The commissioner may, in all cases where it is necessary for the speedy execution of the commissioner's orders, cause any conditions or practices of nuisances referred to in this chapter to be abated or removed at the expense of the city. The commissioner shall also cause any conditions or practices or nuisances which may exist upon the property of nonresident owners, or upon property, the owners of which cannot be found or are unknown and cannot be ascertained, to be abated or removed in like manner, at the expense of the city. The sums expended in the abatement or removal of such conditions or practices or nuisances shall be a lien, in the same manner as any tax upon real estate, upon the lots or premises from or upon which conditions or practices or nuisances are abated or removed.
2. SPECIAL ASSESSMENT. The commissioner shall certify to the comptroller the description of such property and the cost of abating and removing such conditions or practices or nuisances thereon. The comptroller shall include the same in the annual schedule of lots subject to special taxation, and payment thereof may be enforced in like manner as other special taxes upon real estate are levied and collected. The common council shall on application of the commissioner appropriate and set apart out of the general fund such sums it deems necessary for the purposes of this chapter.
Source: City of Milwaukee Legislative Reference Bureau, Milwaukee City Charter and Code of Ordinances (city.milwaukee.gov master PDFs)URL: https://city.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/ccClerk/Ordinances/City-Charter/CH17.pdf#page=2Fetched: 10/26/2026