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CCAP Committee Disbands Without Any Major Changes Negatively Affecting Landlords
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Legislation, CCAP / Comments
On March 9, 2011, State Rep. Ed Brooks, the newly appointed Chair of the State of Wisconsin's, Joint Legislative Council's Special Committee on Review of Records Access of Circuit Court Documents (CCAP Committee) sent a memo to all members of the committee indicating that he had decided not to reconvene the committee for any additional meetings.For the most part, landlords came out unscathed by the reccomendations of the CCAP ...
Read MoreFree Landlord-Tenant Law Seminar In West Allis on March 31, 2011
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Screening Tenants, Rental Agreements, Rental Documents, Seminars / Comments
I will be presenting a seminar for the West Allis Landlord Training Program on Thursday, March 31, 2011 from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm. This seminar is sponsored by the West Allis Police Department and is open to the public at no cost.I will be speaking on two specific areas:1. Rental Documents -- specifically what rental documents you should be using with your tenants to protect yourself such as:
Read MoreHas WE Energies Ever Tried To Hold You Responsible for An Ex-Tenant's Utility Bill?
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in WE Energies / Comments
Fellow blogger and AASEW Board member, Tim Ballering, runs a very informative blog for landlords entitled "Just A Landlord." Tim has graciously allowed me to reproduce one of his most popular posts on the topic of what a landlord can do when WE Energies attempts to hold the landlord responsible for an ex-tenant's utility bill. Please be sure and check out Tim's blog - there is some great stuff there._____________________________________________________________________________________What ...
Read MoreThe Ever Important Security Deposit Transmittal Letter (or "21 Day Letter")
Posted by admin in Seminars, Security Deposit / Comments
Aside from evictions, issues regarding the failure to properly return a tenant's security deposit are, in my opinion, the single most litigated area in landlord-tenant law.In Wisconsin, if a tenant has deposited a security deposit to his/her landlord as part of a residential tenancy, the landlord must comply with one of two options within 21 days after the tenant "surrenders" the landlord's rental unit:1. Return the tenant's security deposit, or2. Send ...
Read MoreD.N.S.' Update on Milwaukee's R.R.I. Program In U.W.-Milwaukee Area
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in AASEW, Residential Rental Inspection (RRI) Program / Mandatory Rental I / Comments
The City of Milwaukee Department of Neighborhood Services (DNS) recently spoke at a meeting on the east side of Milwaukee and provided an update of the Residential Rental Inspection (RRI) program which was instituted around UW-Milwaukee area and in the Lindsey Heights neighborhood. If you would like a refresher of what the RRI program is all about you should read my earlier blog posts on the issue.Much of the information set forth below was ...
Read MoreA De Novo Hearing Is A "Second Kick at the Cat"
Posted by admin in Tenant Damage, De Novo Hearings / Comments
Under Wisconsin law, a Court Commissioner cannot decide a contested eviction action -- that must be decided by a judge. However a court commissioner can preside over and decide a hearing on a landlord's 2nd and 3rd causes for action for money damages. Typically this includes claims for past due rent, physical damages to the rental property or holdover damages.In Milwaukee County, due to ...
Read MoreAASEW Cancels "Meet Your Legislators" Day Due To Protests In Madison
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in AASEW / Comments
The Apartment Association of Southeastern Wisconsin (AASEW) Board of Directors decided today to cancel its very popular "Meet Your Legislators" Day in Madison which was planned for Wednesday, March 16, 2011.The goal of "Meet Your Legislators" Day was to meet with several state politicians to voice the concerns of rental property owners with regard to our industry. Many of the politicians that we have spoken with recently indicated that they would not have ...
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 More5 Day Notice Terminating Tenancy for Drug or Gang Nuisance In Wisconsin
Posted by admin in Evictions, Notices, Drug / Gang Nuisance / Comments
I thought I would try something new with this blog post. I've imbedded a video clip from a seminar that I have given in the past. Let me know what you think.This clip focuses on a very specific -- and often misunderstood -- type of 5 day notice in Wisconsin called a 5 Day Notice for gang and/or drug ...
Read MoreU.S. Senate Repeals A Second New 1099 Reporting Law That Would Have Greatly Affected Landlords
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Legislation, 1099's / Comments
About a week ago I blogged about a new federal law that will require landlords to issue 1099's to any individual or business that provides the landlord with more than $600 in services in any 12 month period. While this new law isn't going away anytime soon, another new federal 1099 reporting law has fortunately been repealed.Included in the new health care reform law known as the Patient Protection and Affordable ...
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