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A Legal Explanation To Landlords About Who Can Appear In Eviction Court on Behalf of a LLC and Why
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Evictions, LLC's / Comments
In the last few months I have been asked by many landlords why Milwaukee County will not allow members of an LLC to represent the LLC in eviction court. I would like to address this issue with the hope that I can shed some light on this subject.First, let’s deal with the elephant in the room which happens to be wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase (and writing this blog ...
Read MoreLLC's - PART 2: How To Insure They Protect You From Personal Liability
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in AASEW, LLC's / Comments
In my October 28, 2009 post entitled LLC's - Part 1: Why You Should Consider Using Them To Hold Your Rental Property, I indicated that in the near future I would write a second post on LLC's and include a link to the outline that I drafted and presented to the AASEW membership at the October monthly meeting. My portion of the presentation on LLC's focused on ...
Read MoreFREE SEMINAR ON LLC'S - WHY YOU NEED THEM AND HOW TO INSURE THEY PROTECT YOU FROM PERSONAL LIABILITY
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in AASEW, LLC's, Seminars / Comments
Lydia Chartre and I will be presenting a free seminar at the AASEW's October monthly meeting on October 19, 2009 at 7 pm. The meeting will be held at the Best Western Midway Hotel which is located at 1005 S. Moorland Road in Brookfield.Lydia and I will be speaking on LLC's and why you should consider using this form of business entity to hold your rental property and ...
Read MoreMILWAUKEE CO. SMALL CLAIMS COURT'S NEW POLICY REGARDING WHO MAY APPEAR IN COURT ON BEHALF OF A LLC WENT INTO EFFECT SEPTEMBER 1st.
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Evictions, LLC's / Comments
I was attending the regular monthly meeting of Milwauke RING (Real Estate Investors Networking Group) last night and during the "open mic" portion of the meeting I reminded everyone that Milwaukee County Small Claims Court's new policy regarding who may appear in court (i.e. sign court documents and appear in court) went into effect yesterday, September 1, 2009. As I was walking back to my seat two people asked me ...
Read MoreUpdate On Who May Represent A LLC in Eviction Court: New Rules To Start September 1st
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Evictions, LLC's / Comments
Those of you that have been following my blog are aware that Milwaukee County Small Claims Court has indicated that it will not allow non-attorneys to represent LLC's in court in the near future.My earlier posts on this topic can be read here and here.A fellow board member from the AASEW informed me today that one of the owner's of a property he manages was handed the notice that ...
Read MoreMilwaukee County to Post Notice on Who Can File and Appear in Court on Eviction Actions
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Evictions, LLC's / Comments
A friend of mine who is an employee at the courthouse and does much work in small claims court, and more specifically eviction court, forwarded to my attention earlier today a copy of a notice that will soon be posted in Room 400 (Eviction Court) and Room 104 (Clerk of Courts) of the Milwaukee County Courthouse.The notice addresses the issues of who may sign an eviction summons and complaint and ...
Read MoreLLC'S MUST FILE ANNUAL REPORT WITH DFI
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in LLC's / Comments
Effective January 1, 2004, all domestic Limited Liability Companies are required to file an Annual Report with the Department of Financial Institutions (DFI).The report is due during the anniversary quarter of the LLC's effective date of organization on record with DFI. The report will be sent to the registered agent of each LLC to the registered office of record. The Annual Report is fairly simple to complete and there is ...
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