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…)
All eviction actions begin with a properly served notice to vacate. In Wisconsin these are typically 5, 14 and 28-day notices. If you use a rental agreement or lease with a longer notice period the 28-day notice is replaced by a notice with the length of time contained in the lease or agreement, often 45 or 60 days. The type of notice you will use depends on the reason that you wish the tenant to vacate and the type of rental agreement that you have with the tenant.
So what notice do you use?
The following is a basic outline of the steps required for an eviction. These instructions and forms are optimized for Milwaukee County, however most are valid statewide.
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Disruptive tenants only get worse the longer they are allowed to act poorly without intervention. A tenant who is falling further behind in their rent is less likely to be able to pay off their balance as time goes on. Owners who succeed address the problems quickly. Either the tenant resolves it, moves or the owner evicts.
The problem for a lot of owners is they are intimidated by or unsure of the process. Here is an overview / outline
Wisconsin CCAP (The WI Circuit Court Automation Program), which is under attack by some legislators, provides free access to WI evictions, criminal and civil court cases. This is invaluable in checking out prospective tenants, thereby avoiding nonpaying and disruptive tenants.
What resources are available for similar screening searches outside of WI? I have attached the list of the ones we have identified. Our list currently has resources for about half the states, but not all counties in all of those states. Some are free as is WI, others we have found so far are fee based.
So let’s ”crowdsource” a more complete list. The results will be shared here for all of us to use when screening out of state tenants. If you have found other or better resources please post them to the comments on this page. I will update this list and repost it as additional resources are identified.
Continue reading to see the list we already have assembled . Clicking on a state’s name will take you to that point on the list.
A reader responds to the previous post:
Can I evict for non-payment if I received a city order on the property or is this considered a retaliatory eviction? The tenant is a month and a half behind in rent payments.
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