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Second Lawsuit Filed Alleging Local Ordinance Violates Wisconsin's New Landlord Tenant Law (Act 76)
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Legislation, Act 76 (SB 179) / Comments
I just read in the Wausau Daily Herald today that a second legal challenge has been filed based on Wisconsin's new landlord-tenant law (Act 76). The city of Wausau is getting sued by several local landlords over its Residential Rental Licensing Ordinance which requires that rentals be inspected every three years for compliance with the city's local building codes.One of the arguments in the lawsuit is that the ...
Read MoreFree Bed Bug Seminar On July 10, 2014
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Seminars, Bedbugs / Comments
Batzner Bed Bug Services, Inc. will be hosting their 4th Annual Bed Bug Seminar at the Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel at 375 S. Moorland Road in Brookfield on Thursday, July 10, 2014. The seminar will run from 8:30 am - 3:30 pm.The seminar is FREE and includes lunch.Topics will include basic bed bug information, bed bug history, bed bug monitoring, challenges, and trends and legal issues pertaining to bed bug. ...
Read MoreAct 76 - Wisconsin's New Landlord Tenant Law - Part 6: Alternative Disposition of Property During Eviction
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Legislation, Evictions, Abandoned Property, Act 76 (SB 179) / Comments
Act 76, has amended sec. 799.45 Wis. Stats., and created new options for a landlord to dispose of a tenant's abandoned personal property after the writ has been executed by the Sheriff and the rental unit has been returned to the landlord's possession.Under the old law, if the rental property was located in a county with a population greater than 500,000 people, a landlord was required to hire a ...
Read MoreSEMINAR - Business Killers: Avoiding The 6 Mistakes That Can Destroy Your Business and Your Future
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Seminars / Comments
As I always mention at the outset of my seminars, landlording is a business. Many landlords do not understand this and do not treat it as such resulting in many problems. Most people would not dare to open a restaurant or a cell phone store or any other kind of business without putting together a business plan and learning about the laws and rules regarding their new business -- yet new landlords ...
Read MoreFirst Legal Challenge As A Result of Act 76 (Wisconsin's New Landlord Tenant Law)
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Legislation, Act 76 (SB 179) / Comments
I just read an article on WXOW.com today about what I believe to be the first legal challenge as a result of the passage of Act 76 - Wisconsin's new landlord tenant law.Two local landlords in La Crosse, Wisconsin are suing the city of La Crosse over its new registration and inspection ordinance which only applies to rental units. Per the article written by Dave Solie of WXOW.com, local ...
Read MoreAct 76 - Wisconsin's New Landlord Tenant Law - Part 5: Domestic Violence Notice Langauge & More Prohibited Rental Agreement Provisions
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Legislation, Rental Agreements, Act 76 (SB 179) / Comments
Act 76 has made many changes to Landlord-Tenant law in Wisconsin, some of which I have explained in prior blog posts. One of the biggest changes, which I have not yet blogged about, is the requirement that a landlord include language notifying tenants of certain domestic abuse protections in all rental agreements or addenda as of March 1, 2014.The required language is set forth in sec. 704.14, ...
Read MoreOnly 7 Days Left To Sign Up For Landlord Boot Camp on March 8th
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in AASEW, Seminars, Landlord Boot Camp / Comments
There are just 7 days left to register for Landlord Boot Camp!!!Come learn about Wisconsin's new Landlord Tenant law – Act 76 – plus everything else you need to know about Landlord-Tenant law in Wisconsin.The Apartment Association of Southeastern Wisconsin's 9th “Landlord Boot Camp" can help you navigate these treacherous waters and learn how to run your properties with greater profit and less hassles.Who: ...
Read MoreNew CCAP Bill Introduced
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Legislation, Screening Tenants, CCAP / Comments
A new CCAP bill (Senate Bill 526) was introduced on January 30, 2014 by Senators Grothman, Taylor, Schultz, Harris, and Risser. A public hearing has already been held.Current law allows for any criminal charge to remain on CCAP even if the charge was dismissed.This new bill, if passed, would require the Director of CCAP to remove a case involving a misdemeanor or felony from CCAP within 120 days ...
Read MoreRevised Wisconsin Legal Blank Forms Will Be Available on Monday, February 17th
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Legislation, Rental Agreements, Rental Documents, Act 76 (SB 179), Wisconsin Legal Blank / Comments
As I hope most of you are aware, Wisconsin passed a new law that will great affect landlord-tenant law - Act 76. Whenever the law is changed, there is usually a need to revise and/or update your rental documents to comply with the law. That is definitely the case with the changes from Act 76.As such, I have had to update many of the rental documents that are ...
Read MoreAASEW Meeting: Come Learn About The New Landlord-Tenant Law (Act 76) on Feb. 17th
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in AASEW, Legislation, Act 76 (SB 179) / Comments
As many of you know I have been blogging over the past month or so about aspects of the new Landlord-Tenant law that goes into effect on March 1, 2014. Well, I will continue to blog about the new law in the future, but if you would prefer to learn all about Act 76 in its entirety you should plan on coming to the next AASEW monthly meeting on Monday, ...
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