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Landlord / Tenant Law

Wisconsin

• Agencies & Organizations
  • Tenant Resource Center
    Includes information on security deposits, repairs, ending a lease, eviction, roommates, pets, carpet cleaning, discriminination, etc.
  • WI Dept of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection
  • WI Fair Housing Council
    Focuses on housing discrimination and fair lending issues.
• Complaints
• Discrimination Complaint Fair Housing (WI Dept. of Workforce Development)
• Landlord/Tenant Complaint (WI Dept. of Agriculture Trade & Consumer Protection)
• Landlords in Federal Housing (U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development)
• Forms
  • Residential Lease / Notice to Terminate Tenancy / 5, 14, and 28-day Notices $ (WSLL)
  • Milwaukee County
    • Notice to Terminate Tenancy / Pay Rent / Vacate Premises - 5, 14, and 28-day Notices (Milwaukee County Court)
  • Tenant Resource Center
    • CheckIn Form
    • Check-Out Form
    • Nonrenewal of Month-to-Month Tenancy
    • Rent Payment Agreement
    • Repair Request
    • Roommate Agreement
    • Sample Letter for Breaking a Lease
    • Sample Letter for a Wrongfully Withheld Security Deposit
    • Security Deposit Payment Agreement
    • Sublet Agreement
    • Termination of Tenancy by Mutual Agreement
  • Landlord/Tenant Forms & Guides from Wisconsin Counties (WI State Law Library)
  • Rental Forms $ (WI Legal Blank)
• FAQs & Guides
  • Landlord-Tenant Practices (WI Dept. of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection)
  • Landlord / Tenant: Answering Your Legal Questions (State Bar of WI)
  • Landlord/Tenant Forms & Guides from Wisconsin Counties (WI State Law Library)
    Includes guides on the eviction process in various counties.
  • Tenant Sourcebook (Legal Action of Wisconsin)
  • Tenants' Rights & Responsibilities (WI Dept. of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection)
  • Using Consumer Reports: What Landlords Need to Know (US Bureau of Consumer Protection)
  • Wisconsin Way: A Guide for Landlords and Tenants (WI Dept. of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection)
• Foreclosure
  • Foreclosure in Rental Units (Tenant Resource Center)
  • Renters in Foreclosure: What Are Their Rights? (Nolo.com)
  • Tenant Sourcebook (Legal Action of Wisconsin)
    Includes information on renting and foreclosure
• Mobile Home Park Living (WI Bureau of Consumer Protection)
• Small Claims Eviction
  • Pre-Judgment: Basic Steps for Handling a Small Claims Case for Eviction (WI Court System)
• WI Communities
  • Dane County (WI) Landlord/Tenant Legal Resource Guide (DCLRC)
  • Local Ordinances may also contain landlord/tenant requirements.

The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)

• WI Statutes: ch. 704 "Landlord and Tenant"
• WI Statute: s. 943.215 "Absconding Without Paying Rent"
• WI Admin. Code: ATCP 134 "Residential Rental Practices"
• WI Acts
  • 2011 WI Act 10 "Prohibiting ordinances that place certain limits or requirements on landlord"
  • Changing Tenant Rights with SB 107 (Tenant Resource Center)

Search for more statutes, regulations & opinions.

General

• Forms
  • Lease Forms & Rental Agreements (AllLaw.com)
  • Property Management Agreement (AllLaw.com)
• Landlord-Tenant (Cornell Legal Information Institute)
  Commentary with links to federal statutes, regulations & opinions
• Managing Your Landlord Business (Nolo.com)
  Discusses rental agreements, landlord liabilities, eviction, etc..
• Renter's & Tenants Rights (Nolo.com)

County Resources

Recommended links from our County Resources database:

• Legal Assistance

  • STEM (Student Tenant Education & Mediation)
    (608) 228-0090
    For UW-Madison students. Provides student tenant education, problem resolution assistance, and no cost mediation services for housing issues.

• Court Forms

  • Small Claims Eviction (Milwaukee Clerk of Court)
  • Writ of Restitution Request (Manitowoc Clerk of Court)

• Guides

  • Eviction Notice Grid (Milwaukee Justice Center)
    Which types of notice must be given for different types of rental agreements.
  • Landlord - Tenant Issues (Milwaukee Justice Center (MJC))
  • Procedure for Eviction by Landlords (Rock Sheriff's Office)
  • Small Claims (Waukesha Circuit Court)
    Guided resource to the small claims process, procedures and forms.
  • Steps for the Eviction Process (Milwaukee Sheriff's Dept.)

Last Updated: March 28, 2013 | Up to Top