
2021 Senate Bill 283 is being proposed to create Section 710.20 of the Wisconsin Statute relating to the maintenance and repair of private roads with access easements. Essentially the bill, if passed into law, would require all persons that have a right to use a private road or driveway to contribute to the maintenance and repair costs. If the parties have a written agreement as to how the costs should be shared, that written document would control. In the absence of a written document, or the written document does not address the costs, the costs would be shared based on the amount and intensity of each person’s actual use.
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