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You Will Not Want To Miss AASEW's Fourth Annual Landlord Boot Camp on Saturday Feb. 25th
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Tenant Damage, Credit Checks, AASEW, Lead-Based Paint, Fair Housing / Discrimination, Protected Classes, Evictions, Late Fees, Notices, Collections, Emergency Assistance, City of Milwaukee, Screening Tenants, Rental Agreements, Rental Documents, Seminars, Pets, Security Deposit, Milwaukee County, Property Management, Mitigation of Damages / Re-Renting, Untenantability, Execution of Writ, State of Wisconsin, Self-Help Evictions, Right of Entry, Reasonable Modifications, Reasonable Accommodations, Rejecting Rental Applicants, Walkthroughs, De Novo Hearings, Earnest Money, Landlord Liability, Small Claims Court, Holdover Damages, Roommates, Smoke Detectors / Comments
Landlording can be pretty complex, with a seemingly never ending myriad of paperwork, rules, landlord-tenant laws and simple mistakes that can cost you thousands of dollars.The Apartment Association of Southeastern Wisconsin's Fourth Annual “Landlord Boot Camp” can help you navigate these treacherous waters and teach you how to run your properties with greater profit and less hassles.I have given similar landlord-tenant law seminars to fellow attorneys, landlords, and property manager ...
Read MoreEXECUTION OF WRIT: Part 2 - The Details
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Evictions, Milwaukee County, Execution of Writ / Comments
Last week I provided some basic information about what is involved in the execution of a writ of restitution (eviction) and how the process works. With this week's post I wanted to provide everyone with some additional -- more detailed -- information about the execution process. I attempted to group these tidbits of info by category. Much of the information below is specific to Milwaukee County and the Milwaukee County ...
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 ...
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