Tristan’s Landlord-Tenant Law Blog
Update On Notices Available To Wisconsin Landlords In Residential Tenancies
By statute, there are several types of notices that a landlord can serve on a tenant if the tenant commits a breach of their Residential Rental Agreement or when the landlord wishes to terminate the tenancy. If your Residential Rental Agreement with the tenant specifies something different, you would want to use the longer notice period.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Adopts Landlords' position on Eviction Record Retention
NOTE: The below blog post which was posted on June 18, 2024, is reproduced from the Rental Property Association of Wisconsin's blog and was written by Atty. Heiner Giese, attorney for the RPA.Since the Journal Sentinel and the other local news agencies won't report on this, I thought it was important for people to know.TThe Wisconsin Supreme Court today [06.18.24] issued it’s long-awaited ruling (Rule Petition 22-03) on how long eviction ...
ATTENTION LANDLORDS: Wisconsin Court of Appeals case of Koble v. Marquardt Is Now Law
This is a long blog post, and I apologize in advance, but I sincerely hope that you take the time to read it all the way until the end as it is very important that Wisconsin landlords know what they will be facing. This may be one of the biggest, if not the biggest, issues facing landlords in the last 30 years that I have been a practicing attorney, representing ...
It Is Very Important That Landlords Ensure That They Are Using the Most Current Version of WLB's Landlord Tenant Rental Forms.
It is very important that landlords that are using the landlord-tenant law rental documents/forms that I draft, and which are sold through Wisconsin Legal Blank (WLB), ensure that they are using the most current forms. To aid you in determining if you are using the most current version, WLB just published the document below on their website, so that you know have one place to go to determine if ...
Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules on CCAP Eviction Records
Breaking News from the Rental Property Association of Wisconsin's website and Blog:Wisconsin Supreme Court rules on CCAP eviction records04/16/2024 11:30 AMThe Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected Legal Action’s bid to make eviction judgments disappear in one year instead of the statutory 10-year retention period.The industry and good renters owe a large thank you to Attorney Heiner Giese, Rick Van Der Leest of the Green Bay and Appleton Associations, and Chris Mokler ...
Spring Landlord Boot Camp Will Be Held on Saturday, April 13th
Spring 2024 Landlord Boot Camp for Rental Property Association of Wisconsin (RPA)When: April 13, 2024 8:30 AM - 6:00 PMLocation - SONESTA HOTEL WEST (10499 W. Innovation Drive, Wauwatosa WI 53226)RegistrationNon-Member (Early Bird) – $399.00 (Includes 1 Year General Membership to the Rental Property Assoc. of Wisconsin)RPA Member (Early Bird) – $249.00RPA Member Refresher (Early Bird) – $199.00Available to members who attended an RPA Landlord Boot Camp within the past 2 ...
Updated Nonstandard Rental Provisions form Now Available at Wisconsin Legal Blank
Hi Everyone - I hope that you are all well on this rainy Friday afternoon. I just wanted to alert those of you that use the Landlord-Tenant forms that I draft for Wisconsin Legal Blank, that I recently re-wrote the Nonstandard Rental Provisions (NSRP) form for clarity and legal conformity. I recommend that you update your NSRP form accordingly to better protect yourself and your ...
Matt Desmond, Author of "Evicted" Has Some Detractors, Including Myself.
I apologize for getting on my soapbox here, but most of you are either landlords or spend more than 40 hours a week representing landlords or working with them. If you don't fall into one of the above categories, you probably will not want to read this blog post.I recommend that you read this recent article about Matt Desmond, the author of Evicted and now the author of ...
The Next LANDLORD BOOT CAMP Seminar Will Be Held on Saturday, April 13, 2024.
My next Landlord Boot Camp for the Rental Property Association of Wisconsin, Inc. (formerly known as the AASEW) will be held on Saturday, April 13, 2024. This Boot Camp will be an in-person event. There will not be a virtual option. There have been so many changes in how evictions and other Landlord-Tenant law matters are handled post COVID that I strongly recommend that you attend this Boot Camp to ...
Can A Landlord Charge an Application Fee To A Prospective Tenant In Wisconsin?
Earlier today a client emailed me and asked whether or not his property management company could charge a rental applicant an application fee, over and above the cost of a consumer credit report, to cover the company's time and energy reviewing and vetting the rental applicant.Based on my review of Wisconsin law, a landlord may charge an application fee but it must be refundable. So while a landlord can charge ...