Security deposit withholding issues are the second most litigated area in landlord tenant law after evictions.  If a landlord makes improper deduction from a tenant’s security deposit, pursuant to ATCP 134 and §100.20, Wis. Stats., the tenant may sue the landlord for double damages and attorney’s fees.  There are numerous published Court of Appeals decisions [...]

From a March 1, 2010 post by Tim Ballering on the AASEW Advisors listserv: Beginning April 22nd you will be required to be trained and have WI DHFS or EPA certification even to work on your own pre 1978 rental housing. Yes the rule will be very expensive to comply with (See the articles below). Yes it is another — [...]

A new bill was recently passed by the Wisconsin Senate that will require landlords that rent out single-family homes and duplexes to install carbon monoxide detectors on all floors of these dwellings by Febraury 1, 2011. Senate Bill 415 was passed 69-27 via voice vote after the Assembly previously passed the bill by a 2/3’s margin.  You [...]