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The Topic of CCAP Restriction Is Back!
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Screening Tenants, CCAP, Rep. Marlin Schneider / Comments
As the followers of my blog well know, many of my posts have centered on State. Rep. Marlin Schneider's attempts to restrict CCAP access to the public. Restriction of CCAP will greatly affect landlords as CCAP is one of the best avenues to conduct background checks on prospective tenants. Here is a link to my prior posts on this topic.Well, Rep. Schneider and his Special Commottee On Review of ...
Read MoreEXECUTION OF WRIT: Part 1 - The Basics
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Evictions, Milwaukee County, Execution of Writ / Comments
I have noticed a trend in the last several months of more and more tenants refusing to leave a landlord's rental property even after the landlord has obtained a judgment of eviction against the tenant and been issued a Writ of Restitution ("writ"). As a result of this trend more and more landlords are being forced to go through the process of having the writ executed. The execution of the writ ...
Read MoreBED BUGS: Everything That You Wanted To Know . . . and More
Posted by admin in AASEW, Bedbugs / Comments
If you have not heard -- bed bugs are making a comeback. Bed bugs are wreaking havoc on hotels, apartment complexes, and anywhere else where people congregate. I have even been told that 75% of all of the hotels in Las Vegas are infested with bed bugs - I don't know if that is true or not - but with the influx of people entering and exiting that city daily, it would ...
Read MoreCompiling a List of "Bad" Tenants - a/k/a "Blacklisting" - Can Cause A Landlord A World of Hurt
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Blacklisting, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act / Comments
Every so often it is suggested that landlords begin compiling a list of bad tenants to share with one another. This topic often arises after a landlord has been "burned" by a bad tenant that skipped out on a lease owing rent, caused severe damage to the landlord's rental property, or any number of other breaches of their rental agreement. It is argued that such a list could prevent other ...
Read MoreNew Law Limits Landlords From Pursuing A Deceased Tenant's Estate
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Legislation, Collections / Comments
Governor Doyle recently signed into law 2009 WI Act 323 which creates a new section to Chapter 704 of the Wisconsin Statutes regarding Landlord-Tenant Law.The new section 704.165, Wis. Stats., is entitled "Termination of Tenancy at Death of Tenant"Below is a summary of the new law:1. If a residential tenant dies and had a term lease, his/her tenancy will be terminated 60 days after the landlord learns of the ...
Read MoreLatest EPA Proposed Changes to "Renovate Right" Rules -- Deadline to Provide Feedback July 6th
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in AASEW, Lead-Based Paint, Remodeling / Renovation, Legislation / Comments
ALERT! The latest EPA proposal will require dust sampling and lab testing clearance on many small jobs. The EPA estimates $160 per room in testing cost. In WI testing can only be done by state certified risk assessors and the cost is about $240 per room. So a repair to a damaged door jamb could cost ten times as much as it does today, and many times more than that if ...
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