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New Landlords' Omnibus Bill Being Debated In Madison
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Legislation, Act 143 (Landlord's Omnibus Law) / Comments
On February 13, 2012 2011 Senate Bill 466 (more commonly referred to as the Landlords' Omnibus Bill) was introduced by Senator Lasee and referred to the Committee on Insurance and Housing. A companion bill was also introduced in the Assembly - 2011 AB 561. A public hearing on the above bills was held on February 15, 2012.The Landlords' Omnibus Bill addresses numerous issues affecting landlord-tenant relations in ...
Read MoreHUD Issues New Rule On "Discriminatory Effect" a.k.a Disparate Impact
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in AASEW, Fair Housing / Discrimination, Legislation, Protected Classes, Screening Tenants / Comments
HUD has issued a new Fair Housing “disparate impact” rule that may cause problems for landlords during the screening process. The new rule creates a new provision entitled “Prohibiting Discriminatory Effects” which defines “discriminatory effect” as situations in which a facially neutral (i.e. not discriminatory) housing practice can become discriminatory if it actually or predictably has an effect on a group of persons that are members of a protected ...
Read MoreCCAP Committee's Recommendation To Change Wisconsin's Expungment Laws Shot Down
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Legislation, Screening Tenants, CCAP / Comments
Last year Wisconsin's Joint Legislative Council created a Special Committee On The Review of Records Access of Circuit Court Documents – what I affectionately referredto as the CCAP Committee. Landlords were very fortunate that in the end the committee made no recommendations to change or alter information on CCAP or limit its access by landlords or any other group. The committee's sole recommendation was to call for the ...
Read MoreLast Chance To Sign Up For AASEW's Landlord Boot Camp 2012
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in AASEW, Seminars / Comments
Hi Everyone:We have had a very good response to our ads for the AASEW’s 4th Annual Landlord Boot Camp. So much so that seats are quickly running out . . . or we may need to consider adding a second seminar shortly after the first.If you are interested in attending this year’s Boot Camp on Saturday, Feb, 25th, I would strongly suggest that you register here.I will be ...
Read MoreLandlords & Wisconsin's New CCW Law
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Landlord Liability, CCW / Comments
As I'm sure many of you are aware, Wisconsin has a new Carrying Concealed Weapon (CCW) law. Wisconsin Act 35 was signed into law on July 8, 2011 and took effect on November 1, 2011.Since the new law was published, I have received several calls from landlords and property management companies asking me how this new law will affect them. Since the question has come up repeatedly I thought I would do ...
Read MoreQ&A: What A Landlord Should Do If Tenant Gives An Improper 28 Day Notice
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Notices / Comments
Every now and then I like to highlight a question or comment that I receive on this blog that I think is especially educational. I recently received a great question from Peter which I have decided to reproduce as a blog post so that more people can view it and become better educated on the topic.This specific question has to do with a month to month tenancy in which the ...
Read MoreDon't Miss AASEW's January "Town Hall" Membership Meeting on January 16, 2012 at 7 PM
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in AASEW / Comments
January's Apartment Association Meeting will be held this coming Monday, January 16, 2012 at 7 pm at the Best Western Hotel located at 1005 S. Moorland Road in Brookfield.We will be hosting a "Town Hall" style meeting at which you can pose any and all of your property management or landlord-tenant law questions. Both Stacy Hegg of Wellston Properties and Atty. Tristan Pettit will be panel members.Please bring yourself, a ...
Read MoreYou Will Not Want To Miss AASEW's Fourth Annual Landlord Boot Camp on Saturday Feb. 25th
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Tenant Damage, Credit Checks, AASEW, Lead-Based Paint, Fair Housing / Discrimination, Protected Classes, Evictions, Late Fees, Notices, Collections, Emergency Assistance, City of Milwaukee, Screening Tenants, Rental Agreements, Rental Documents, Seminars, Pets, Security Deposit, Milwaukee County, Property Management, Mitigation of Damages / Re-Renting, Untenantability, Execution of Writ, State of Wisconsin, Self-Help Evictions, Right of Entry, Reasonable Modifications, Reasonable Accommodations, Rejecting Rental Applicants, Walkthroughs, De Novo Hearings, Earnest Money, Landlord Liability, Small Claims Court, Holdover Damages, Roommates, Smoke Detectors / Comments
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 of dollars.The Apartment Association of Southeastern Wisconsin's Fourth Annual “Landlord Boot Camp” can help you navigate these treacherous waters and teach you how to run your properties with greater profit and less hassles.I have given similar landlord-tenant law seminars to fellow attorneys, landlords, and property manager ...
Read More"Landlord Preemption Bill" Signed Into Law
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Legislation / Comments
It is nice to finally see some landlord-friendly laws being passed in the state of Wisconsin.On December 7, 2011, Senate Bill 107 (commonly referred to as the “Landlord Preemption Bill”) was signed into law by Governor Scott Walker as 2011 Wisconsin Act 108. This new law creates Section 66.0104 of the Wisconsin Statutes and prohibits municipalities from enacting an ordinance that places certain limits or requirements on a landlord.Specifically, section ...
Read MoreGovernor Walker Signs 2 Pro-Landlord Bills Into Law
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Legislation, Attorney's Fees / Comments
Just wanted to let everone know that in the last few days Governor Walker has signed into law two bills that will positively affect landlords.- On December 7th, Governor Walker signed SB 107 (2011 Wisconsin Act 108) which relates to prohibiting municipalities from creating ordinances that put limits on landlords. If you would like more detail on this law please see my prior blog post on the topic. Here ...
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