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WTMJ News Radio Discusses Proposed Legislation That Will Restrict Access To and Limit Information Contained on CCAP on Charlie Sykes Radio Show

Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Screening Tenants, CCAP, Rep. Marlin Schneider / Comments

Thursday, September 17, 2009 was quite a good PR day for landlords.  Not only did the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel commentator Pat McIlheran publish a very good article criticizing the state and the city of Milwaukee for not treating  landlords like second class citizens but later that same morning Charlie Sykes spent a good amount of time discussing something near and dear to a landlord's heart -- CCAPSykes spent a large portion of his ...

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AASEW's Response to Rep. Schneider's CCAP Legislation Can Be Found at www.DefeatAB340.org

Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in AASEW, Screening Tenants, CCAP, Rep. Marlin Schneider / Comments

For those of you that have been following my blog, you are well aware that State Rep. Marlin Schneider (D-Wisconsin Rapids) has introduced yet another bill attempting to restrict the public's access to CCAP.  This new bill also will remove certain information from even being included on CCAP.  My prior blogs on this topic can be read here, here and here.The Apartment Association of Southeastern Wisconsin (AASEW), a collection of landlords ...

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CCAP LEGISLATION INTRODUCED YESTERDAY

Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Screening Tenants, CCAP, Rep. Marlin Schneider / Comments

State Rep. Marlin Schneider has introduced his newest piece of legislation yesterday - Assembly Bill 340.   Schneider's newest bill will once again interfere with a landlord's ability to properly screen his/her applicants through CCAP.First, AB-340 will require most users of CCAP to register and pay an annual fee.  Second, It will also require you to inform an applicant if you denied them rental as a result of information you obtained from CCAP ...

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CCAP: SCREENING TOOL UNDER ATTACK, AGAIN!

Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Screening Tenants, CCAP, Rep. Marlin Schneider / Comments

I have had the opportunity to review the newly proposed legislation, authored by State. Representative Marlin Schneider (Wisconsin Rapids), that will affect landlords' use of CCAP when screening rental applicants.  This legislation has not yet been officially introduced so there is no link to it available on the web.  Currently Rep. Schneider is sending it around attempting to find others who are willing to co-sponsor it with him.First, the bill ...

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REP. SCHNEIDER IS ATTACKING CCAP AGAIN

Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Screening Tenants, CCAP, Rep. Marlin Schneider / Comments

State Representative Marlin Schneider from Wisconsin Rapids is up to it again.  I just received word that Marlin Schneider has circulated a proposed bill (LRB 2267/3) which would require users of the Consolidated Court Automation Program, better known as CCAP, to pay an annual fee to use this computerized open records management system.Even worse, Schneider's legislation proposes that no legal court proceeding be posted on CCAP until after there has ...

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