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COURT OF APPEALS SAYS TENANT NOT LIABLE FOR FIRE DAMAGE
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Caselaw, Tenant Damage / Comments
The court of appeals recently released its decision in the case of Maryland Arms Limited Partnership v. Connell. This decision has been reccomended for publication. The issue in this lawsuit was whether the landlord or the tenant should be liable for damage to an apartment unit when the damage was not caused by the negligence of either the landlord or tenant. The Court of Appeals held that it is ...
Read MoreNEW PUBLISHED CASE ON EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE STAYS
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Caselaw, Emergency Assistance / Comments
We will soon have a published Wisconsin Court of Appeals decision on the issue of emergency assistance stays in eviction actions that will assist us as landlords in removing the non-paying tenant.Sec. 799.40(4) of the Wisconsin Statutes states that a court must stay an eviction action brought against a tenant that has applied for emergency assistance. The stay remains in effect until it is determined if the ...
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