Appeals Court: Existence of Mold in Condemned Building Makes Renovation Unreasonable

MADISON, Wis. - In a Dec. 18 decision, a Wisconsin appeals court agreed with the trial court's previous finding that, due to the existence of mold and mildew in a building that had been condemned, the costs of repair would exceed that mandated by Wisconsin statute, preventing the building owners from repairing rather than demolishing the building. Thomas M. Calaway, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Village of Allouez, et al., Defendants-Third-Party Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. Denmark State Bank, Third-Party Defendant, No. 01-0221 (Wis. Ct. App., Dist. 3).

According to the decision, the cost to repair the structure of the building and address the …