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Updated Nonstandard Rental Provision Form Available Now at Wisconsin Legal Blank
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Rental Documents / Comments
A new and updated version of the Nonstandard Rental Provisions (NSRP) form that I draft is available for purchase at Wisconsin Legal Blank. The need for the revisions were due to conversations that I had with the State (namely the Attorney General's Office) while defending a client of mine during a Civil Investigative Demand (CID). During our conversations, the AG's office informed me that it was their opinion that a NSRP ...
Read MoreHUD Announces $3 Million Dollar Settlement with California Landlords for Discriminating Against Families With Children By Requiring Supervision and Prohibiting Outside Play
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Fair Housing / Discrimination / Comments
Earlier today, April 10, 2023, HUD announced that two of its housing partners reached a $3 Million settlement with a California property management company and more than 30 owners who were discriminating against families with children by prohibiting any outdoor play activities and requiring adult supervision of all children under the age of 14 years in all common areas. Its was alleged that tenants who violated those rules faced the threat ...
Read MoreThe Next Landlord Boot Camp Will Be Held on March 18, 2023
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Landlord Boot Camp / Comments
My next Landlord Boot Camp for the AASEW will be held on Saturday March 18, 2023. This Boot Camp will be in-person and streamed virtually. You choose the format that best serves you. Attendees will receive a searchable 100 page + PDF Boot Camp manual, making it easier to search and reference items in the future.A recording will be available to attendees for 14 days after ...
Read MoreLandlord Boot Camp ON DEMAND: Newly Updated Video and Information Available
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Landlord Boot Camp / Comments
Hello. I am excited to announce that my latest Landlord Boot Camp — recorded November 2022 — is now available as an On Demand video series. The benefits of this On Demand format are many. You can choose just the video(s) that you are interested in, or the entire seminar.You can watch the videos from the convenience of your own home or office during the rental period.*You will receive the ...
Read MoreI Think That My Tenant Has Surrendered the Rental Unit, What Do I Do Now? PART 2: Abandoned Personal Property
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Abandoned Property / Comments
If you are asking yourself this question, there are generally two main issues that you need to be concerned with: (1) Has the tenant surrendered the rental unit (i.e. vacated and has no need to come back to clean, pick up personal property, or for any other reason); and (2) Has the tenant abandoned any remaining personal property. In this post we will discuss the second issue: Has the tenant ...
Read MoreI Think That My Tenant Has Vacated the Rental Unit, What Do I Do Now? PART 1: Surrender of the Rental Unit
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Evictions, Self-Help Evictions, Landlord Liability / Comments
In an ideal world, the tenant would return their keys, remove all personal property (including trash), and leave the rental unit spotless. Then it would be clear that the tenant has surrendered the rental unit and, as there wouldn’t be any personal property remaining, there would be nothing to debate its abandonment. Unfortunately, that rarely happens. In this situation, there are generally two main issues: (1) Has ...
Read MoreThe Next Landlord Boot Camp Will Be Held On Saturday, November 12, 2022
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Landlord Boot Camp / Comments
My next Landlord Boot Camp for the AASEW will be held on Saturday November 12, 2021. This Boot Camp will be in-person and streamed virtually. You choose the format that best serves you. Attendees will receive a searchable 100 page + PDF Boot Camp manual, making it easier to search and reference items in the future.A recording will be available to attendees for 14 days after the event to ...
Read MoreBack To Basics - Notices Terminating Tenancy
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Evictions, Notices, CARES Act / Comments
By Atty. Gary D. Koch A previous post discussed methods of service of notices terminating tenancy, leaving a discussion on the various notices that can be utilized for a later post. Welcome to that post! When a landlord is in a situation where a tenancy needs to be terminated, the landlord must provide the tenant with a notice terminating the tenancy. This termination can be for a variety of reasons, or ...
Read MoreBack to Basics – Service of the Notice Terminating Tenancy
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Notices / Comments
Drafted by Attorney Gary D. Koch of Petrie + Pettit S.C. Unfortunately, landlords sometimes find themselves in the situation where they have to terminate the tenancy of a residential tenant. There are a variety of notices that can be used to do so, and that is a topic for another day. This post is on how to serve a notice terminating tenancy. Wisconsin Statue §704.21 delineates the methods by which a landlord ...
Read MoreWho CARES? - Status on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in COVID-19, CARES Act / Comments
By Atty. Gary Koch of Petrie + Pettit S.C. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was signed into law on March 27, 2020, bringing many new wrinkles to the residential real estate rental practice. While several of its provisions have expired, specifically those regarding eviction moratoria, one particular provision lingers without an apparent sunset. Section 4024(c)(1) of the CARES Act requires that “[t]he lessor of a covered ...
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