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Landlords Sue City of Milwaukee To Stop Residential Rental Certificate Ordinance
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Legislation, City of Milwaukee, Residential Rental Inspection (RRI) Program / Mandatory Rental I / Comments
On December 29, 2009, three landlords filed a lawsuit against the city of Milwaukee in an attempt to stop the new Residential Rental Certificate Ordinance that was recently passed. The lawsuit includes a complaint, motion for temporary injunction, ex parte motion for temporary restraining order (TRO) and supporting affidavits. Essentially, the plaintiffs are arguing that the ordinance as written is (1) unconstitutionally vague, (2) contains fatal defects, ...
Read MoreMayor Signs Milwaukee's Residential Rental Certificate Program Ordinance
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Legislation, City of Milwaukee, Residential Rental Inspection (RRI) Program / Mandatory Rental I / Comments
About 1 hour before the close of business yesterday, December 10, 2009, Mayor Tom Barrett signed the city of Milwaukee's Residential Rental Certificate Program ordinance into law. Mayor Barrett left everyone waiting and wondering if he would sign it as the deadline to do so was the close of business yesterday.The ordinance can be read in its entirety here.The Preinspection Checklist can be found here. The checklist gives a ...
Read MoreAASEW Continues To Fight Against The City of Milwaukee's Residential Rental Certificate Program
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in AASEW, Legislation, Residential Rental Inspection (RRI) Program / Mandatory Rental I / Comments
The Apartment Association of Southeastern Wisconsin, Inc. (AASEW) continues its attempt to defeat the recently passed ordinance creating a Residential Rental Certificate Program in two areas of the city. On December 7, 2009, the AASEW issued a Press Release urging the mayor to veto the legislation in order to avoid expensive litigation. Additonally, President of the AASEW Tristan Pettit wrote a letter to Mayor Tom Barrett pointing out ...
Read MoreMILWAUKEE'S RESIDENTIAL RENTAL CERTIFICATE ORDINANCE PASSES
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in AASEW, Legislation, City of Milwaukee, Residential Rental Inspection (RRI) Program / Mandatory Rental I / Comments
Earlier today by a vote of 9-5 the city of Milwaukee's Residential Rental Certificate Program ordinance was passed by the Common Council. Voting in favor of the new ordinance were Aldermen Ashanti Hamilton (1st district), Nic Kovac (3rd district), Robert Bauman (4th district), Milele Coggs (6th district), Willie Wade (7th district), Robert Puente (9th district), Michael Murphy (10th district), Terry Witkowski (13 district), and Willie Hines, Jr. (15th district). Voting against ...
Read MoreCITY OF MILWAUKEE'S REVISED RENTAL CERTIFICATE PROGRAM ORDINANCE RELEASED
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Residential Rental Inspection (RRI) Program / Mandatory Rental I / Comments
As I mentioned in a prior post, the City of Milwaukee's Common Council agreed to hold off on voting on the city's proposed mandatory rental inspection ordinance (Residential Rental Certificate Program) for 1 month. The reason for the postponement was to allow the drafters of the proposed ordinance time to go back and make some revisions and clarifications.The Apartment Association of Southeastern Wisconsin, Inc. (AASEW) retained the services of ...
Read MoreMILWAUKEE'S RESIDENTIAL RENTAL CERTIFICATE PROGRAM VOTE PUSHED BACK 1 CYCLE
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in AASEW, Legislation, DNS, City of Milwaukee, Residential Rental Inspection (RRI) Program / Mandatory Rental I / Comments
The Common Council did not vote on the passing of the city's proposed Residential Rental Certificate Program earlier today as was planned. Instead the Comon Council voted 9-5 to hold the proposed ordinance for 1 cycle (1 month) for further review. The proposed ordinance, which would require all rental property owners in the UWM-area and Lindsay Heights neighborhood on the north side of Milwaukee to pay an $85 fee per unit fee ...
Read MoreMilwaukee's Residential Rental Certificate Program Is On It's Way To The Common Council
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Legislation, DNS, Residential Rental Inspection (RRI) Program / Mandatory Rental I / Comments
On Tuesday, October 27, 2009, Milwaukee's ZND (Zoning, Neighborhood and Development) committee voted 3-2 to send the proposed ordinance to the Common Council for a final vote. The proposed ordinance, referred to as the Residential Rental Certificate Program, would require all rental property owners in 2 targeted areas of the city to apply for a certificate in order to continue renting out their property. The cost would be $85 per ...
Read MoreHearing On Milwaukee's Residential Rental Certificate Program to be Held on October 27th at 10 am
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Legislation, City of Milwaukee, Residential Rental Inspection (RRI) Program / Mandatory Rental I / Comments
A hearing on Milwaukee's proposed Residential Rental Certificate Program will be held before the Zoning and Development Committee on October 27, 2009 at 10 AM in room 301 of Milwaukee's CIty Hall.It is at this hearing that people may speak in favor or against the proposed ordinance. The ZND committee will then decide whether or not the proposed ordinance should be referred to the common council for a vote by the ...
Read MoreCity of Milwaukee's "Residential Rental Certificate Program" Is Unveiled
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Legislation, DNS, City of Milwaukee, Residential Rental Inspection (RRI) Program / Mandatory Rental I / Comments
Well I have finally been able to get my hands on a preliminary copy of the city of Milwaukee's proposed mandatory rental inspection ordinance. The ordinance is sponsored by Alderman Kovac, Wade, Davis and Hines. The ordinance refers to the proposed program as a "Residential Rental Certificate" program. The program is really just a variation on "landlord licensing" and mandatorty rental inspection programs. I would encourage you to read the
Read MoreUPDATE ON MILWAUKEE'S PROPOSED MANDATORY RENTAL UNIT INSPECTION PROGRAM
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Legislation, DNS, City of Milwaukee, Residential Rental Inspection (RRI) Program / Mandatory Rental I / Comments
A friend of mine was at a meeting this morning with the City of Milwaukee's Budget Director and learned some more information on the City's proposed mandatory rental unit inspection program.First, the proposed ordinance is in the final stages of drafting and will be released in the near future.Second, it will be a 5 year pilot program in the UWM area only.Third, there will be a fee of $40 per ...
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