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		<title>Top 10 Pitfalls That Landlords Should Avoid</title>
		<link>http://petriestocking.com/blog/2013/04/25/top-10-pitfalls-that-landlords-should-avoid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tristan R. Pettit, Esq.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those of you that missed the last AASEW membership meeting on Monday, April 15, 2013, missed a great meeting and a great presentation.  The featured presenter was John &#8220;Dr. Rent&#8221; Fischer, a Wausau-area landlord and rental property manager, who spoke to a packed house that Monday.  John&#8217;s presentation was dynamic, educational and at times pretty darn [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Wisconsin Residential Leases Worth The Paper They Are Written On?</title>
		<link>http://petriestocking.com/blog/2012/09/26/are-wisconsin-residential-leases-worth-the-paper-they-are-written-on/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 21:45:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my personal opinion the answer is often &#8220;no.&#8221;  The reason being is due to Wisconsin&#8217;s requirement that a landlord make reasonable efforts to re-rent the unit if a tenant is evicted or decides to vacate early, and if this is not done, the landlord is not entitled to further rent from the breaching tenant. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So Are Illegal Provisions In Wisconsin Residential Rental Agreements Severable Or Not?</title>
		<link>http://petriestocking.com/blog/2012/06/08/so-are-illegal-provisions-in-wisconsin-residential-rental-agreements-severable-or-not/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 21:46:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tristan R. Pettit, Esq.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; SHORT ANSWER:  Yes . . . and No. LONG ANSWER:   The newly passed law referred to as the Landlord&#8217;s Omnibus Law (Act 143) adresses this issue but provides contradictory answers. In newly created sec. 704.02 of the Wisconsin Statutes, the law states quite clearly that the provisions of a rental agreement or lease are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Newly revised Landlord-Tenant Law Forms Available at Wisconsin Legal Blank on April 2 and April 3, 2012.</title>
		<link>http://petriestocking.com/blog/2012/04/02/newly-revised-landlord-tenant-law-forms-available-at-wisconsin-legal-blank-on-april-2-and-april-3-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://petriestocking.com/blog/2012/04/02/newly-revised-landlord-tenant-law-forms-available-at-wisconsin-legal-blank-on-april-2-and-april-3-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 01:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wisconsin&#8217;s Landlord Omnibus Law (Act 143) went into effect today &#8211; April 1, 2012.  As a result of the new law it was necessary for me to update many of the landlord-tenant law forms that are sold at Wisconisn Legal Blank. &#160; As of Monday, April 2, 2012, the following revised forms will be available: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Wisconsin Act 143 (Landlord Omnibus Law) Also Applies To Commercial Landlord-Tenant Law</title>
		<link>http://petriestocking.com/blog/2012/03/29/2011-wisconsin-act-143-landlord-omnibus-law-also-applies-to-commercial-landlord-tenant-law/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:13:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While this blog primarily focuses on residential landlord-tenant law, on occasion I also touch on issues applicable to commercial landlord-tenant law.  This is one such instance. Commercial landlord-tenant is more straightforward than residential in my opinion because commercial tenancies are less regulated than residential.  Typically what a commercial landlord and tenant agreed to and placed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Landlord&#8217;s Omnibus Bill Signed Into Law &#8211; Read It Now</title>
		<link>http://petriestocking.com/blog/2012/03/23/landlords-omnibus-bill-signed-into-law-read-it-now/</link>
		<comments>http://petriestocking.com/blog/2012/03/23/landlords-omnibus-bill-signed-into-law-read-it-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:35:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tristan R. Pettit, Esq.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Walker did sign the Landlord&#8217;s Omnibus Bill into law. I appreciate the effort of everyone that called the Governor&#8217;s office asking him to veto the bill due to its deficiencies. Here is a link to the new law.  Much easier to read than having to go back and forth between the orginal bill, the Substitute [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Upon Further Reflection, I Think The Governor Should Veto The Landlord&#8217;s Omnibus Bill</title>
		<link>http://petriestocking.com/blog/2012/03/21/upon-further-reflection-i-think-the-governor-should-veto-the-landlord-omnibus-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://petriestocking.com/blog/2012/03/21/upon-further-reflection-i-think-the-governor-should-veto-the-landlord-omnibus-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:47:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tristan R. Pettit, Esq.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I spent several hours yesterday reviewing and thinking about the new Landlord&#8217;s Omnibus Bill that is to be signed into law today by Governor Walker at 4 pm. I then spent hours of time trying to summarize the new law in yesterday&#8217;s blog post in an easy to read and understand format. Since publishing the [...]]]></description>
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