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Changes to Wisconsin's Landlord-Tenant Law
In this video, Milwaukee attorney Tristan Pettit discusses changes to landlord-tenant law in Wisconsin as a result of 2011 Wisconsin Act 143 and some of the recent corrections.
Free Legal Aid provides useful information about eviction. In addition to the video here, be sure you check out other resources.
Tenant Defenses to Evictions in Wisconsin
Evictions in Wisconsin are regulated by state law, which sets out the rules and procedures that landlords and tenants must follow (see Wis. Stat. Ann. § § 704.01 to 704.50). In Wisconsin, a landlord can evict a tenant for a variety of reasons, such as tenant nonpayment of rent or violation of rental or lease agreement term. check to learn more.
The first step in the Wisconsin Eviction Process is the landlord serving the tenant with a Wisconsin Eviction Notice. The most common type of Eviction Notice in Wisconsin in the 5 Day Pay or Quit Notice, however there are other types. check to learn more.
Tenant in Wisconsin, Rights and Responsibilities
Before entering into a rental agreement with a prospective tenant or accepting any earnest money or security deposit, landlords should disclose any building or housing code violation to
which all of the following apply: the landlord has actual knowledge of the violation; check to learn more.