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"Reasonable Modifications:" What A Landlord Needs To Know About This Important Topic
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Remodeling / Renovation, Fair Housing / Discrimination, Reasonable Modifications / Comments
The term "reasonable modifications" is used throughout the federal Fair Housing Act as well as Wisconsin's Open Housing law (which for the most part adopts federal law). Requests for reasonable modifications by tenant are on the rise. The Basics:Wisconsin's Open Housing law, which can be found at sec. 106.50, Wis. Stats., states that a landlord cannot refuse to permit, at the expense of a person with a disability, reasonable modifications to the ...
Read MoreBed Bug Liability Poses Legal Quandary
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Bedbugs / Comments
I was recently interviewed by the Wisconsin Law Journal about the issue of bed bug liability in rental housing. You can read the article by Jack Zemlicka here.If you are interested in additional information on bed bugs you should review my earlier posts on this pesky subject.
Read MoreSMALL CLAIMS BENCH/BAR MEETING: Milwaukee County Gives Clarification Regarding Including Late Fees In 5 Day Notices and Other Issues
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Evictions, Late Fees, Notices, Milwaukee County / Comments
The Milwaukee County Small Claims court has reinstituted its monthly Bench/Bar meetings. These meetings allow the Milwaukee County Small Claims Court, including Judge Jane Carroll (presiding small claims judge) and the court commissioners, to come together with attorneys that appear regularly in small claims court, to discuss issues and concerns.The most recent small claims bench/bar meeting was held on Monday, December 6, 2010. I was able to attend the meeting ...
Read MoreMilwaukee County Eviction Court Schedule For The Holidays
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Evictions, Milwaukee County / Comments
For those of you scheduling evictions in Milwaukee County, eviction court will be closed on the following days:- Thursday, December 23, 2010- Friday, December 24, 2010- Thursday, December 30, 2010- Friday, December 31, 2010
Read MoreCity of West Allis Passes Landlord Licensing Ordinance
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Residential Rental Inspection (RRI) Program / Mandatory Rental I / Comments
The City of West Allis recently passed a new ordinance that requires all property owners to register their rental properties with the City.The new law is contained in 3 separate ordinances. The first ordinances was passed back in August 6, 2010, followed by a repeal and revision to the original ordinance on September 24, 2010, followed by an ordinance creating a sub-section of the ordinance on October 7, 2010.You can read all 3 ...
Read MoreCCAP Committee Speaks Out About Clerks Removing Dismissed Charges From CCAP
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in CCAP / Comments
I recently posted about the fact that some counties in Wisconsin were unilaterally deciding on their own to remove certain information on CCAP. Specifically, a few counties were opting to remove charges that were dismissed or dropped as a result of plea deals in criminal cases from CCAP.This practice concerned the committee that was covened to discuss issues related to CCAP in Madison. The Wisconsin Law Journal's blog reported on ...
Read MoreLandlord Boot Camp - Saturday, February 26, 2011
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in AASEW, Seminars / Comments
The Apartment Association of Southeastern Wisconsin's (AASEW) will be offering its third annual Landlord Boot Camp on Saturday, February 26, 2011 from 8:30 am - 5:30 pm. Learn everything that you need to know about Landlord-Tenant law in Wisconsin at this all-day seminar.Yours truly will be the presenter and I will be addressing the following topics: - Screening Rental Applicants- Written Screening Criteria- Fair Housing (Discrimination) law- Rental Documents (Rental Agreements, Nonstandard ...
Read MoreLandlords Should Periodically Inspect Their Rental Property . . . or Risk $98,465 In Damage
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in ATCP 134, State of Wisconsin, Right of Entry / Comments
Last night I read an article about a Virginia landlord that had $98,465 in damage to one of his rental units. Apparently his tenant was a compulsive hoarder and every room in the home was full from floor to ceiling with trash, soiled clothing, old newspaper, rotten food, and other deberis and excrement. It cost the landlord over $98,000 to get the unit back into rentable condition. The landlord's ...
Read MoreState Rep. Marlin Schneider Loses Re-Election - What Does This Mean for CCAP?
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in CCAP, Rep. Marlin Schneider / Comments
State. Rep. Marlin Schneider lost his bid for re-election last week to Scott Krug for the 72nd Assembly District. As many of you know I am not a big fan of "Snarlin Marlin." Besides being voted one of the worst legislators in Wisconsin byMilwaukee Magazine, he also was a persistent thorn in the side of landlords due to his wishes to either restrict information that appeared on CCAP or ...
Read MoreNew Report States What Landlords Already Know - That Milwaukee's Regulations Hurt Businesses
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Investing In Rental Property, City of Milwaukee / Comments
This past weekend I read a very interesting report which was drafted by the Institute for Justice as part of its City Study Series entitled Unhappy Days for Milwaukee Entrepeneurs: Brew City Regulations Make It Hard For Businesses To Achieve the High Life.The report is 40 pages long (excluding footnotes) but I encourage everyone to read it. The report touches on the following issues:- How the city rigidly restricts ...
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