The Wisconsin Landlord Tenant Law Omnibus bill was signed into law by Governor Scott Walker around 4 PM March 21st, 2012. You must be in compliance with the provisions for tenancies entered into beginning April 1st.
One thing the bill does is add a new prohibited lease provision:
I was looking over the web stats for the free online Wisconsin eviction forms provided by the Apartment Association of Southeastern WI
In the past 30 days 2506 notices were generated. In the 30 days preceding that 1904 notices generated. The number of unique visitors was up 15.5% from last month, while the number of forms printed were up 24%
May 6th and May 11th were the two highest volume days ever.
So is this an indication that tenants are having more trouble paying rent or just more owners using the site? I do not know.
Attorney Tristan Pettit is presenting the Landlord Boot Camp again this February. Prior Boot Camps were very well received, with positive feed back from all that attended
After reading the “5-Day, 14-Day or 28-Day, Which notice do I use?” post, AASEW Attorney Heiner Giese suggested I should have used a more visual approach. As usual Heiner was right.
Eviction Notice Matrix |
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Type of Agreement
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Problem |
Month to Month |
Lease (1 year or less) |
| Non Payment of Rent | 5-day or 14-Day | 5-Day* |
| Non Payment of Deposit, Late Fees or Other charges | 14-Day | 5-Day* |
| Violation of Rental Agreement | 14-Day | 5-Day* |
| Drug or Gang Activity Letter from Police | 5-Day Drug/Gang | 5-Day Drug/Gang |
Notes:
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Improper service of the notice is one of the most common causes of an owner losing an eviction.
There are three basic methods to properly serve a notice. Do it wrong and lose the eviction case. The proper ways to serve the notice are: (more…)
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