Governor Walker Signs 2 Pro-Landlord Bills Into Law

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Written By Tristan R. Pettit, Esq.

Just wanted to let everone know that in the last few days Governor Walker has signed into law two bills that will positively affect landlords.

- On December 7th, Governor Walker signed SB 107 (2011 Wisconsin Act 108) which relates to prohibiting municipalities from creating ordinances that put limits on landlords. If you would like more detail on this law please see my prior blog post on the topic. Here is a link to the legislative history of the bill.

- On December 7th Governor Walker also signed into law SB 12 (2011 Wisconsin Act 92) which creates a presumption that a tenant's attorney's fees should be capped at 3 times the amount of damages at issue when a tenant sues a landlord for an alleged violation of ATCP 134. If you would like more information on this see my prior blog post. Here is a link to the legislative history of the bill.

 

Tristan R. Pettit, Esq.

Tristan is the President of Pettit Law Group and focuses his practice in the area of landlord-tenant law representing landlords and property management companies throughout Wisconsin.

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