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AASEW Trader's Corner To Be Held Prior to Monthly Meeting on Monday, March 15th

Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in AASEW, Investing In Rental Property / Comments

Are you thinking about buying or selling or trading? Or, maybe you're just wondering where the RE market is currently at. Or, maybe you know a non-member (future member?) who is. No matter, because all are welcome to join us at the new AASEW Traders' Corner.If that isn't enough, check this out. The Traders' Corner is also a great place to find a buyer for that truck you no longer ...

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Finally, Some Legislation That Actually Assists Landlords - Senate Bill 607

Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Legislation, Evictions, Notices / Comments

Senators Plale, Hansen, and Lasee introduced Senante Bill (SB) 607 yesterday.  What a breath of fresh air it is to read this bill.  Rather then making landlords jump through more and more hoops to protect our tenants and rental property, this bill actually assists us in doing our jobs.  I am so used to blogging about proposed legislation that hurts (or at the very least hinders) landlords that this ...

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I Discovered A Really Informative Blog Devoted To Fair Housing Issues

Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Fair Housing / Discrimination, Protected Classes / Comments

This past weekend I was trying to think of some ways to add some variety and fun to Tristan's Landlord-Tenant Law Blog.  While I feel that my blog is informative and helpful I wish that I could make it more fun.  Toward that end I decided that I would spend some time trying some new types of blog posts in the future -- a list post (i.e. Top Ten Reasons ...

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SECURITY DEPOSIT TRANSMITTAL LETTERS: How To Draft A Legal 21-Day Letter

Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in ATCP 134, Security Deposit / Comments

Security deposit withholding issues are the second most litigated area in landlord tenant law after evictions.  If a landlord makes improper deduction from a tenant’s security deposit, pursuant to ATCP 134 and §100.20, Wis. Stats., the tenant may sue the landlord for double damages and attorney’s fees.  There are numerous published Court of Appeals decisions in Wisconsin dealing with this exact issue.  I would like to offer a ...

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Wisconsin's New Lead-Safe Renovation Rule is Upon Us - April 22, 2010 - Get Trained

Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Lead-Based Paint, Remodeling / Renovation / Comments

From a March 1, 2010 post by Tim Ballering on the AASEW Advisors listserv:Beginning April 22nd you will be required to be trained and have WIDHFS or EPA certification even to work on your own pre 1978 rentalhousing.Yes the rule will be very expensive to comply with (See the articlesbelow). Yes it is another -- to put it in terms the government uses --unfunded mandate.  But it is now the ...

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Landlords Will Be Required To Install Carbon Monoxide Detectors In Single Family and Duplex Rentals

Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Legislation, Carbon Monoxide Detectors / Comments

A new bill was recently passed by the Wisconsin Senate that will require landlords that rent out single-family homes and duplexes to install carbon monoxide detectors on all floors of these dwellings by Febraury 1, 2011.Senate Bill 415 was passed 69-27 via voice vote after the Assembly previously passed the bill by a 2/3's margin.  You can read the entire history of the bill here.  It is anticipated ...

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Is This The End of Seller Financing For Rental Properties?

Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Investing In Rental Property / Comments

I have received this same information from my contacts at the Apartment Association of Southeastern Wisconsin, Inc. (AASEW) and Milwaukee Real Estate Investors Networking Group (RING).  If you would ever like to be able to obtain seller financing for your next rental property or if you would like to be the seller that finances the sale of your rental property to some young landlord in the future ...

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LANDLORD BOOT CAMP: Only 4 Open Seats Remain

Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in AASEW, Seminars / Comments

UPDATE 2/17/10 - WE ARE AT FULL CAPACITY FOR LANDLORD BOOT CAMP ON 2/27/10.  If you are interested in attending please contact Paulette at (414) 276-7378 or paulette@apartmentassoc.org and she will put your name on a "waiting list" and contact you should a seat become available. Thank You T ________________________________________________________ We had a great AASEW ...

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Landlords Should Attend EPA Lead Renovation Meeting On Feb. 15th

Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in AASEW, Lead-Based Paint, Legislation / Comments

The Bad News:   Those of you who have been following along on this list have heard about the new EPA Law, beginning April 22, 2010, that regulates any renovation work that disturbs 6 sq. ft. or more of paint per room, 20 sq. ft. or more of exterior paint, or involves windows. This law specifically includes rental property owners, management companies and their employees.  Your workers and company ...

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AASEW's Traders' Corner To Be Introduced on Feb. 15th, Prior to Monthly Membership Meeting.

Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in AASEW, Investing In Rental Property / Comments

The AASEW is constantly striving to make our monthly membership meetings more interactive, informative, and fun for our members.  Toward that end, we have formed a committee comprised of 3 board members (Alan Rusk, Kim Queen & John Coons) to explore and suggest ideas to improve the AASEW's monthly meetings.  Our attendence has been up over the past year and we want to maintain (and even increase) this trend.The first of ...

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