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		<title>SECURITY DEPOSIT TRANSMITTAL LETTERS: How To Draft A Legal 21-Day Letter</title>
		<link>http://petriestocking.com/blog/2010/03/04/security-deposit-transmittal-letters-how-to-draft-a-legal-21-day-letter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:44:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Return of Security Deposit]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What May A Wisconsin Landlord Legally Deduct From A Tenant’s Security Deposit?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tristan R. Pettit, Esq.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have received many calls from both landlords and managers over the years asking me if they are legally allowed to deduct X, Y, or Z from a tenant’s security deposit.  I fielded such a question just last week – sounds like a good topic for a blog post.
Wisconsin Administrative Code, ATCP 134.06(3) states that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Landlords Should Not Play Games With Tenants&#8217; Security Deposits</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tristan R. Pettit, Esq.</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Caselaw]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Security Deposit]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new landlord-tenant decision has been reccomended for publication.  The case of Boelter v. Tschantz involves a tenant suing her past landlord for double damages and attorney’s fees for making improper deductions from her security deposit.  
 
The essential facts are as follows:
1.   Tschantz (the landlord) withheld money from the tenant&#8217;s security deposit.
2.   The key deductions that were made were: (1) [...]]]></description>
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