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Milwaukee County Eviction Court Commissioner To Speak At Next AASEW Meeting on Oct. 17th
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in AASEW, Evictions, Milwaukee County / Comments
On Monday, October 17, 2011, Milwaukee County Eviction Court Commissioner Rosa Barillas will speak at the Apartment Association of Southeastern Wisconsin's general membership meeting.The meeting will start at 7 pm and be held at the Best Western Midway Hotel located at 1005 S. Moorland Road in Brookfield, WI.Commissioner Barillas will speak to the group about mistakes that she sees landlords make in eviction court and how they can ...
Read MoreMilwaukee County Eviction Court "Odds & Ends"
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Evictions, Milwaukee County / Comments
I wanted to update everyone about some recent news in Milwaukee County Eviction Court. Each of the items are too small for there own blog post, so I thought I would combine them as "Odds & Ends." This might be a regular blog post column in the future : )1. Out with the old and in with the new -- commissioners, that is.Most of the court commissioners that had been serving in small ...
Read MoreNew Rule In Milwaukee County Eviction Court Will Limit The Number of New Evictions to 80 Per Day
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Evictions, Milwaukee County / Comments
In an effort to eliminate the congestion in eviction court, Milwaukee County has imposed a limit of 80 new eviction cases per day. In the past there have been days in which over 300 new eviction cases were scheduled to be heard in the same afternoon, which often became unmanageble.This new limit only applies to new case filings for eviction cases (the 1st cause of action) for return of the property. This new ...
Read MoreSMALL CLAIMS BENCH/BAR MEETING: Milwaukee County Gives Clarification Regarding Including Late Fees In 5 Day Notices and Other Issues
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Evictions, Late Fees, Notices, Milwaukee County / Comments
The Milwaukee County Small Claims court has reinstituted its monthly Bench/Bar meetings. These meetings allow the Milwaukee County Small Claims Court, including Judge Jane Carroll (presiding small claims judge) and the court commissioners, to come together with attorneys that appear regularly in small claims court, to discuss issues and concerns.The most recent small claims bench/bar meeting was held on Monday, December 6, 2010. I was able to attend the meeting ...
Read MoreMilwaukee County Eviction Court Schedule For The Holidays
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Evictions, Milwaukee County / Comments
For those of you scheduling evictions in Milwaukee County, eviction court will be closed on the following days:- Thursday, December 23, 2010- Friday, December 24, 2010- Thursday, December 30, 2010- Friday, December 31, 2010
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 ...
Read MoreJudge Siefert to Rotate Out of Small Claims Division in August; Judge Carroll to Replace
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Evictions, Milwaukee County / Comments
Walking into the courthouse today I ran into an acquaintance of mine who works within the court system. During our chat I learned that Judge John Siefert, who is currently presiding over the Small Claims Division (which includes all eviction actions) in Milwaukee County, will be rotating to a different calandar come August 1st. Judge Jane Carroll will be replacing Judge Siefert as the Small Claims judge. Judge Carroll is currently presiding ...
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