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Archive of: Nonstandard Rental Provisions
Updated Nonstandard Rental Provisions form Now Available at Wisconsin Legal Blank
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Rental Documents, Nonstandard Rental Provisions / Comments
Hi Everyone - I hope that you are all well on this rainy Friday afternoon. I just wanted to alert those of you that use the Landlord-Tenant forms that I draft for Wisconsin Legal Blank, that I recently re-wrote the Nonstandard Rental Provisions (NSRP) form for clarity and legal conformity. I recommend that you update your NSRP form accordingly to better protect yourself and your ...
Read MoreNew & Improved Nonstandard Rental Provisions Form Available at Wisconsin Legal Blank
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Caselaw, Rental Documents, Nonstandard Rental Provisions, Wisconsin Legal Blank / Comments
As many of you know, I draft the various landlord-tenant law forms that are sold at Wisconsin Legal Blank Co., Inc. In light of the recent court of appeals decision (Keyes & Gruner v. Waldbillig et. al) that I referenced in an earlier ...
Read MoreCourt of Appeals Decision Reminds Landlords To Review Their Nonstandard Rental Provisions Before Making Deductions from A Tenant's Security Deposit
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Caselaw, Rental Documents, Security Deposit, Nonstandard Rental Provisions / Comments
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals, in an unpublished decision dated May 9, 2013, held that a landlord wrongfully withheld a portion of his tenants' security deposit for costs incurred when attempting to re-rent the rental unit.As I have mentioned in a prior post, Wisconsin law essentially allows a landlord to deduct only three things from a tenant's security deposit: (1) damage, waste, or neglect, (2) rent, (3) utilities. Any other items ...
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