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Ms. Jones was unhappy to receive this notice when she did not pay her monthly rent before the grace period.

What is a 5 Day Notice To Cure or Vacate?

100

It is responsible for promoting quality food, healthy plants and animals, sound use of land and water resources and a fair marketplace in Wisconsin.  It also educates consumers on best practices to combat scams, fraud, and unfair business practices.

What is DATCP, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection?

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A set of rules and regulations that govern the rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants in the rental of residential dwelling units.

What is Wis. Stat. ch. 704 and Wis. Adm. Code ch. ATCP 134?

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One is advantageous to a landlord by providing the stability of guaranteed, long-term income. It is advantageous to a tenant because it locks in the rental amount and length of lease and cannot be changed even if property or rent values rise.

The other is not a long-term contract and usually occurs on a month-to-month basis and then renews each month. 


What is the difference between a Lease and a Rental Agreement?

100

An attorney and the President of a Milwaukee law firm concentrating his practice in the area of Landlord-Tenant law. Also runs the Landlord Boot Camp.

Who is Tristan Pettit?

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In Wisconsin In Wisconsin, a landlord can give a tenant this notice to vacate. it informs the tenant that they must move out of the rental unit by the end of 14 days, without giving the tenant the option to pay rent.. The landlord will file an eviction lawsuit against the tenant if they do not move out. The 14-day notice to vacate is used in several specific lease violation situations with tenants who have leases of one year or less.

What is a 14-day notice to vacate?

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A U.S. government agency created in 1965 as part of then-President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society agenda to expand America’s welfare state. Its primary mission is improving affordable homeownership opportunities to support the housing market and homeownership in inner-city areas. It's programs are geared toward increasing safe and affordable rental options, reducing chronic homelessness, fighting housing discrimination by ensuring equal opportunity in the rental and purchase markets, and supporting vulnerable populations. 

What is HUD-Department of Housing and Urban Development?

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The landlord must make reasonable efforts to re-rent a unit no matter what reason the tenant left. The mitigation of damages must begin immediately.

What is necessary if a tenant breaks their lease?

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The form used when a housing provider prohibits pets on the property in order for an assistance/emotional support animal to live there. 

What is Reasonable accommodations?

A reasonable accommodation is when a tenant asks a landlord to change an existing rule or policy to have an equal opportunity to enjoy the unit and property.

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She is the President of the Waukesha Area Apartment Association.

Who is Sarah Steelman?

300

Wisconsin notice to a tenant that the landlord needs to access their rental unit for an allowable reason and only access the unit during reasonable hours.

  What is a 12 hour notice to enter?

300

This act protects people from discrimination when they are renting or buying a home, getting a mortgage, seeking housing assistance, or engaging in other housing-related activities. Additional protections apply to federally-assisted housing. 

What is The Fair Housing Act?

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The right to a secure an inhabitable living space, the right to privacy, and the right to terminate a lease under certain conditions.

What is landlord tenant law?

300

The form utilized when an owner/landlord or management company wants to vet potential tenants looking to lease a particular property. 

What is a Wisconsin rental application?

300

She is the Chairman of the WAA Board of Directors.

Who is Corina Eufinger?

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If you have a month to month tenancy (a lease that has terms but no end date, where you pay on a monthly basis), then written notice IS required, from both the landlord and the tenant. Wis. Stat. 704.19 explains that month-to-month tenancies can be ended by giving at least 28* days written notice to the other party.

If you have a lease with a term (i.e., a year long lease, a 9 month lease, any defined period of time), where beginning dates and end dates on the lease are written down, then notice is NOT required, from neither the tenant or the landlord, unless your lease says otherwise.  

What is a Notice Of Non-Renewal?

400

Strives to provide for the need for adequate and affordable housing, free from discrimination, for low income households in Waukesha.

What is Waukesha Housing Authority?


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1.  Allows a landlord to do certain things because the tenant has contacted an entity for law enforcement services, health services, or safety services 

2. Authorizes the property owner to evict the tenant using a means other than by the judicial eviction process as required by Wisconsin Statutes.

3.  Acceleration of rent payments if the tenant defaults or breaches the rental agreement or otherwise waives the landlord’s obligation to mitigate damages as required under Wis. § 704.29 

4. Requirement the tenant pay the landlord’s attorney’s fees or costs that are incurred in any legal action or dispute arising under the rental agreement. 

5. The landlord is authorized to confess judgment against the tenant in any action arising under the rental lease. 

6. Transfers the owner’s liability for damage or personal injuries as a result of the owner’s negligence. 

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 Attempts to transfer liability on the renter for any of the following:

(a) Personal injury arising from causes clearly beyond the tenant’s control.

(b) Property damage caused by natural disasters or by persons other than the tenant’s the tenant’s guests or invitees.

8.  Waives the legal requirements that the owner deliver and maintain the property in a habitable condition. 

9. Permitting the owner to terminate the tenancy and lease agreement based solely on the commission of a crime in or on the rental property, EVEN if the tenant, or someone who lawfully resides with the tenant, is a victim of that crime. 

. Permitting the owner to terminate the tenancy and lease agreement for a crime committed in relation to the rental property and the lease agreement does not include the notice of domestic violence protections as required under Wis. § 704.14

https://robertwlaw.com/property-law/wisconsins-10-deadly-landlord-sins-to-avoid-in-lease-agreements/253/ 

What are Wisconsin’s 10 Deadly Landlord Sins to Avoid in Lease Agreements?

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Wisconsin law requires that landlords put certain items on a separate document, so that a tenant will really see them, and understand that their rights are being removed by this section. If a landlord wants to do these certain things, they HAVE to be in a...  

What is a NONSTANDARD RENTAL PROVISION?

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They are the winners of the 2024 Best of Milwaukee in the category of Real Estate/Rental Property Management Group.

Who are Rob and Christine, Real Property Management?

500

DOUBLE JEOPARDY:

This Wisconsin 5-day notice to quit is for certain illegal  activity and is delivered to a tenant who has carried out an illegal act on the premises, giving them five days to vacate. This includes any _______ act that threatens the health and safety of others or drug-related activity. After the notice period, the landlord can terminate the tenancy. If the tenant refuses to leave, the landlord can file for eviction.

What is the Wisconsin 5-Day Notice to Quit | Criminal Activity?

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This agency provides a range of programs and services for tenants and landlords in Milwaukee and Waukesha counties.

What is Community Advocates?

500

A District III Wisconsin Court of Appeals case from Marathon County which has now been published and therefore is now the law in the State of Wisconsin. When a Court of Appeals case is published it becomes precedent for all courts that are lower than the Court of Appeals, which means all the state circuit courts in every county in Wisconsin.

What is Koble v. Marquardt?

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Housing built before 1978 may contain this coming from paint, paint chips, and dust. It's especially harmful to young children and pregnant women. Lessors must disclose its presence using this.

What is Lead Based Paint and a Lead Based Paint Disclosure Form?

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He is the Author of "Evicted".

Who is Matt Desmond?

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