Property Rights Reform Brewing in Wisconsin after US Supreme Court Ruling.

Wisconsin legislators are working to bolster the state’s Landowner Bill of Rights by:

• Grandfathering substandard lots to prevent a Murr v. Wis. like ruking again
• Prohibit the deemed merger of land
• Ensure property owners can repair and maintain existing structures
• Allow property owners to utilize inverse condemnation

The goals of the bill are prevent another Murr situation by ensuring that:

• people in situations such as the Murrs’ can sell or develop land adjacent to land that they already own
• prohibit local governments from considering lots merged with the owners’ consent

LaCrosse Tribune | Adam Jarchow and Tom Tiffany: Bill would protect property rights

AP | Wisconsin GOP moves to relax property regulations