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Governor Walker To Sign Wisconsin's New Landlord-Tenant Law Next Week

Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Legislation, State of Wisconsin, Act 76 (SB 179) / Comments

I have recently learned that Governor Scott Walker will be signing Senate Bill 179 into law next week Thursday, December 12, 2013 at 8 AM in the Governor's Conference Room in Madison.Senate Bill 179 will be signed along with a group of other bills starting at 8 AM that morning.Those of us involved in the drafting of this bill are happy to see all of the hard work come to ...

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ACT 76 - Wisconsin's New Landlord-Tenant Law - Part 1: Background and Overview

Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Legislation, Act 143 (Landlord's Omnibus Law), Act 76 (SB 179) / Comments

Senate Bill 179, which is commonly referred to as the "Landlord-Tenant Law Bill," is on its way to becoming law in the near future.  For many of us it has been a long wait.After initially being introduced in the Wisconsin Senante on May 8, 2013, the Senante concurred to some changes made to SB 179 by the Assembly on October 16, 2013.  It is expected that Governor Walker will sign ...

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Why I Am So Excited About This Saturday's AASEW Landlord Boot Camp

Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in AASEW, Legislation, Seminars, Act 143 (Landlord's Omnibus Law), Act 76 (SB 179), Landlord Boot Camp / Comments

I am really excited about this Saturday's AASEW Landlord Boot Camp. Why you ask? Well let me tell you.Just last week the Senate in Madison passed SB 179 which is a very large and sweeping revision to much of landlord-tenant law in Wisconsin. This bill not only cleans up the unintended consequences of last years Act 143, it also makes some major changes such as:- Applies the ...

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SB 179 ("Landlord-Tenant Bill") Is On It's Way To Governor Walker To Be Signed Into Law

Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in AASEW, Legislation, Evictions, State of Wisconsin, Small Claims Court, Act 143 (Landlord's Omnibus Law) / Comments

At about 6:40 pm on October 16, 2013, SB 179 (commonly referred to as the Landlord-Tenant Bill) was concurred by the state Senate after a minor amendment was made in the state Assembly earlier.  The bill passed 18-15 despite attempts to delay the bill via a motion to non-concur.  The bill now goes to the Governor who has 30 days to "call" for the bill and sign it.If you would like to ...

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AASEW's Landlord Boot Camp On October 26th To Address New Landlord Tenant Law Soon To Be Passed

Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in AASEW, Legislation, Seminars, Landlord Boot Camp / Comments

Be the first on your block to learn about the new Landlord-Tenant law which is expected to be passed later this month!The AASEW's popular Landlord Boot Camp will address the ins and outs of the new law (currently referred to as Senate Bill 179) on Saturday, October 26, 2013 from 8:30 am - 5:30 ...

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CCAP Is Under Attack Again

Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Legislation, Evictions, Screening Tenants, CCAP / Comments

When Senator Marlin Schneider lost re-election a few years ago, I thought that the attacks against Wisconsin's Consolidated Court Automation Programs (CCAP) would disappear.  Well they did -- for a while.  But Senator Lena Taylor along with Representatives Goyke, Sargent, Kessler, Hebl and Pope haven taken up the torch and are trying to prevent the public from accessing CCAP once again via Senate Bill 234/Assembly Bill 253.These two bills were ...

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5 Things This Landlords' Attorney Wants For Christmas

Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in AASEW, Fair Housing / Discrimination, Legislation, Milwaukee County, Reasonable Accommodations, Small Claims Court / Comments

With the coming of the holidays, comes list of gifts that people want for Christmas.  So I thought I would put together one of my own.  So here is a list of the top 5 things that this landlords' lawyer would like for Christmas. 5.   That Tenants' Requests For Reasonable Accommodations To Allow for the Keeping of  Companion/Comfort Animals Would Actually Be "Reasonable"The past few years -- and especially this past ...

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Article on Landlord-Tenant Law Topped the List of WisBar InsideTrack's Most Read Articles of 2012

Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Legislation / Comments

Milwaukee lawyer Tristan Pettit's article on landlord-tenant law topped the list of most-read articles from WisBar InsideTrack in 2012.In the past year, WisBar InsideTrack received a number of timely and relevant article submissions from lawyers discussing legislative actions and judicial decisions, substantive legal issues, practice management, ethics, human interest and other developments.On April 4, 2012, Attorney Tristan Pettit of Petrie & Stocking S.C. wrote an article entitled "Landlord-Tenant Law: Rights, ...

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Milwaukee's Amended Smoke Alarm Ordinance To Take Effect June 1, 2013.

Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in AASEW, Legislation, Smoke Detectors / Comments

On November 8, 2012, Milwaukee's Common Council passed a revised smoke alarm ordinance by a vote of 13 to 2.Effective June 1, 2013, all battery-operated smoke alarm must be powered by 10-year or more non-removable (sealed) batteries.  Compliance with this requirement must be met when replacing any current battery operated smoke alarm after June 1st next year or by October 1, 2017 -- whichever is sooner.  ...

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The Effects of "Obamacare" On The Small Landlord

Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in AASEW, Legislation / Comments

There are so many questions regarding how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, more commonly referred to as "Obamacare," will effect small businesses such as us in the rental housing industry.  What is the truth?AASEW Attorney Heiner Giese, a fellow landlord, has researched the law in depth and will be one of the speakers at the AASEW's upcoming monthly membership meeting on Monday, October 15th, where this issue ...

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