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MINIMUM HOUSING CODE STANDARD ITEM CHECKLIST &
WORKCARD
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ADDRESS OF INSPECTION:
DATE OF INSPECTION:
TIME OF INSPECTION:
NAMES OF THOSE PRESENT:
January 16, 1997
02:15 pm
STANDARD ITEMS: CHECK IF VIOLATION EXISTS
_1. OPEN SEWERS
_2. CROSS CONNECTIONS OF POTABLE WATER AND WASTE
_3. RELIEF VALVES ON WATERHEATERS
_4. OVERFUSED BRANCH CIRCUITS
~5. PROPER VENTING OF FURNACE & WATERHEATER
X 6. VERIFY REPLACED OUTLETS REPLACED PROPERLY
~/ 7. SOUND, SAFE & SECURE HANDRAILS, GUARDRAILS & STAIRS
/\ 8. PROPER INSTALLATION/MAINTENANCE OF SMOKE DETECTORS
_9. GAS VALVES INSTALLED ON GAS LINES
_10. TENANT ACCESS TO ELECTRICAL SERVICE PANEL
~C11. PROPER INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING PIPING
~12. SOLID CORE DWELLING UNIT ENTRANCE/EXIT DOORS & DEAD-
BOLT LOCKING DEVICES
TENANT SIGNATURE' ~1~~Ti'~.-DATE ~
January 8, 1997
Dear Sir ar Madam,
We, the tenants of 819 John Avenue, are filing a format notice of complaint for the pause we are
renting from Jeff Wicinsky, of G529 Easley Shore Drive Winneconne WI 54986. He has been
repeatedly asked to fin. things that. we believe pose immediate hazards to all of us. The last. time he
spoke with us, he called to say he was on his way over to fix some of the things we have requested
he repair. He dul not show on that 27th day of October and did not call to say why he didn't
dhow. On itat particular day we had called Jeff because we had water and sewage from the
upstairs bathroom coming through. the ceiling onto the lower level kitchen stove and refrigerator.
The seepage had also begun on the east side of the kitchen ceiling. This is probably due to the
fact that the bathroom floor in the upper part of the house is rotted. He has not returned. any coils
we have made since them and we have been forced to live in substandard conditions. However,.
he has had time to show the house to potential tenants!
Both the upstairs and downstairs of the hawse have: an exposed outlet in the kitchen, and the upper
has an exposed outlet in the hallway. Exposed wires make this a dangerous situation especially
since the exposed outlets are in the kitchen area and used often. The upstairs exposed kitchen
outlet has wires show~g and is dkectly above the stove. It is the only outlet in the kitchen and
contains the plugs from the refrigerator and stove. There#ore, anytime anything else is plugged in,
a fuse is blown and power is lost both upstairs and down. Furthermcne, the refrigerator is not
working upstairs and tenants from upstairs are forced to share die lower level refiigerator with the
tenants in the laver. Even further, both kitchen stoves have a burner that is not in working order
which also poses danger.
In the lower level of the house, there are three windows without locks. and three windows. without
screens. This also puts us in an unsafe position. The upper 1eve1 of the .house has many window
problems as well, such as missing screens, broken storms, am incorrectly shutting windows.
What is of most cancxxn to us is the smoke detector situation. There is no .smoke detector in the
basenuxzt where there is currently one tenant living. There is a bedrocxn down there in which we
would like fA know if a permit was ever smzght to build due to the spotty workmanship, no
ventilation, and lack of windows. In addition, there ~ no working smoke detectors in the upper
level of the house. it is not the batteries for they have been checked and rechecked.
These are our heaviest concerns pertaining to the house.. There are a lot of other complaints we
have about the house, but do not pose us any immediate danger. We have tried and tried to
numerously contact our landlord, Jeff, but to no avail. He has been very, W say the least, lax in
his responsibilities as a landlord. We would like some sort of help in alleviating these problems
because what we have been doing up until now has been ineffective and we want something done
now. We aze requesting that you come and do an investigation of our house. Our only other
alternative is to go see the campus lawyer. Please get back to us as soon as possible for our
complains are valid and aze in need of immediate attention. Any of us may be contacted at 232-
8586.
Thank you in advance for your assistance and cooperation,
Kerri Suber
Nancy Andrews
Stacy Paegelow
Aaron Banaszak
Brian Dubak