When real estate offered for sale on execution consists of several lots, tracts or parcels they shall be separately offered for sale; and if any person claiming to be the owner of any of such lots or parcels or an interest or estate therein or claiming to be entitled to redeem the same shall require it to be offered for sale separately, the sheriff shall offer the same for sale accordingly. No more shall be sold than shall appear necessary to satisfy the execution.
815.33.Execution; sale in parcels; limitation.
Ch. 815: Executions · Last amended 1975 · Last verified July 15, 2026
In one sentenceSection 815.33 requires real estate made up of several lots or tracts to be offered for sale separately, on demand of anyone claiming an ownership or redemption interest, and caps the sale at only as much property as is needed to satisfy the execution.
Full Text of Section 815.33
Plain-English Summary
Section 815.33 protects owners of levied real estate from having distinct parcels bundled together to their disadvantage. When the real estate offered for sale on execution consists of several lots, tracts, or parcels, they must be separately offered for sale. If anyone claiming to be the owner of one of those lots or parcels, or an interest or estate in one, or claiming a right to redeem it, requires it to be offered separately, the sheriff must comply.
The section also limits how much can be sold in the first place: no more than what appears necessary to satisfy the execution.
Frequently Asked Questions
If levied real estate includes several separate lots, must they be sold together or one at a time?
Separately. Each lot, tract, or parcel must be separately offered for sale.
Who can require the sheriff to offer parcels separately?
Anyone claiming to be the owner of one of the lots or parcels, or an interest or estate in it, or claiming a right to redeem it.
Can the sheriff sell more property than needed to pay off the judgment?
No. No more shall be sold than appears necessary to satisfy the execution.
Does the separate-offering requirement depend on someone requesting it?
The requirement that lots, tracts, or parcels “shall be separately offered for sale” applies once the real estate consists of several of them, and the section also gives an interested claimant the right to insist on it.
Does this rule apply to personal property sales too?
No. Its text addresses real estate offered for sale on execution.
Amendment History
History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 761 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 815.33.
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Wisconsin Legislature (Legislative Reference Bureau). Last verified July 15, 2026.
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