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Milwaukee County Issues New Local Rule Regarding Stipulated Dismissals In Eviction Lawsuits
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Evictions, Milwaukee County, Small Claims Court / Comments
Milwaukee County has created a new local rule regarding stipulated dismissals in eviction actions. The new rule is a big change from past practices and contains many details that if not followed correctly will prevent a landlord from obtaining an eviction judgment and writ of restitution if and when a tenant defaults under a stipulated dismissal.
Read MoreGuest Post: AASEW Continues Moving Forward
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in AASEW / Comments
This guest post is authored by Tim Ballering, past president and longtime board member of the Apartment Association of Southeastern Wisconsin. Tim discusses the change in the AASEW's leadership as current president Joe Dahl steps down.
Read MoreThe 10 Deadly Sins: 10 Provisions That Landlords Cannot Include in Their Wisconsin Residential Rental Agreements
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Rental Agreements, Rental Documents, Act 143 (Landlord's Omnibus Law), Act 76 (SB 179) / Comments
With the passage of Act 143 (2012) and Act 76 (2014) the legislature has created several new provisions that a Residential Landlord cannot include in his Rental Agreement. There are currently 10 items, which I affectionately refer to as the "10 Deadly Sins" that if they are included in your Wisconsin residential rental agreement will render the agreement void and unenforceable.In my representation of landlords over the past 20 ...
Read MoreAASEW's 11th Landlord Boot Camp will be held on February 21, 2015
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in AASEW, Seminars, Landlord Boot Camp / Comments
I hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday season. Now that the holidays are behind us it is time to get back to work : ) Toward that end, the AASEW has announced the details of its 11th Landlord Boot Camp.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. The
Read MoreGUEST POST: An Important Eviction Case Heard By Wisconsin Supreme Court
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Caselaw, AASEW, Evictions, Notices / Comments
An important eviction case heard by the WI Supreme Court Attorney Heiner Giese on behalf of the Apartment Association filed an Amicus brief with the WI Supreme Court supporting the City of Milwaukee Housing Authority in their case against Cobbs. This case was heard by the Supreme Court yesterday. Basically the case revolves around the federal “one strike and you're out" rule for Section 8 housing and the state of ...
Read MoreScreening Prospective Tenants Is a Must --- That Includes Commercial Tenants
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Screening Tenants, Bankruptcy, Rejecting Rental Applicants, Commercial L-T Law / Comments
Those of you that have attended my seminars or read prior blog posts of mine are well aware that in my opinion screening prospective tenants is the single most important part of landlording.These sentiments apply to commercial tenants as well as residential tenants. Just because your tenant is a corporation, LLC or some other business entity does not make make them legitimate.A corporate tenant can also fail to pay ...
Read MoreCity of Milwaukee Looking to Expand Its Residential Rental Inspection Program (a.k.a Landlord Licensing)
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in City of Milwaukee, Residential Rental Inspection (RRI) Program / Mandatory Rental I / Comments
The Department of Neighborhood Services (DNS) of the city of Milwaukee is looking to expand its Residential Rental Inspection (RRI) program to additional parts of Milwaukee. Simply put the RRI program is "landlord licensing" at its heart and it may very well be coming to your neighborhood.As background, the RRI program was created in December of 2009 as a so-called "pilot" program. It allowed the city to enter ...
Read MoreLandlord Boot Camp Is Just Around The Corner - October 4, 2014.
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in AASEW, Seminars, Landlord Boot Camp / Comments
The AASEW's ever popular Landlord Boot Camp is just around the corner. It will be held on Saturday, October 4, 2014 from 8:30 am - 5:30 pm at the Clarion Hotel located near the airport.At this Fall's Boot Camp I will be updating everyone on how the courts have been handling and interpreting all of the law changes since Act 76 was passed back in March of this year.I ...
Read MoreLandlords Lose Lawsuit Against City of LaCrosse
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Legislation, Act 76 (SB 179) / Comments
On August 27, 2014, a LaCrosse County judge ruled against several LaCrosse landlords that had sued the city over its local rental registry and inspection ordinance.The plaintiffs included 34 landlords with rental property in the city of LaCrosse and attacked the cities ordinance on both constitutional grounds as well as arguing that the ordinance violated state law, specifically Act 76, which became law on March 1, 2014. To learn ...
Read MoreAASEW MEETING: "Companion Animals - When A Landlord Must Accept Them" on August 18, 2014
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in AASEW, Fair Housing / Discrimination, Seminars, Companion/Comfort Animals / Comments
I will be speaking at the AASEW's monthly meeting on the issue of companion/comfort animals and when a landlord must accept them in their rental properties.Disability-related complaints, including those that involve assistance animals, are the most common complaint filed with HUD over the past few years. While the definition of a "service animal" under the ADA is very limited and requires that the animal be specifically trained (and excludes ...
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