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Archive of: Act 143
East Side Landlord "Think Small" Seminar Event on March 13th
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Screening Tenants, Seminars, Act 143 (Landlord's Omnibus Law) / Comments
Make plans to attend the fourth East Side Landlord Think Small event hosted by UWM! This event is free and open to all interested landlords, with a special focus on Milwaukee's East Side.This spring's event promises to be very engaging with featured presenter Attorney Tristan Pettit, who focuses his practice on representing landlords and management companies in landlord-tenant law matters.Topics will include screening potential tenants and recent updates to landlord-tenant laws ...
Read MoreLearn About Wisconsin's New Landlord-Tenant Law At AASEW's Next Meeting on June 18th.
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in AASEW, Legislation, Act 143 (Landlord's Omnibus Law) / Comments
You will not want to miss the Apartment Association of Southeastern Wisconsin's next membership meeting on June 18, 2012. The focus of the meeting will be on Wisconsin's new Landlord Omnibus law (Act 143).The passage of this new law in late March made a lot of changes to landlord tenant law in Wisconsin - both residential and commercial. Landlords and management companies will need to make modifications to ...
Read MoreWhat Can A Landlord Do With A Tenant's Abandoned Personal Property Under Wisconsin's New Law?
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Act 143 (Landlord's Omnibus Law), Abandoned Property / Comments
With the signing into law of 2011 Wisconsin Act 143, a landlord's obligations with regard to a tenant's abandoned property has just gotten much easier.Prior to Act 143 a landlord had three options with respect to a tenant's abandoned property. The landlord could:1. Store the tenant's abandoned property on or off the premises and take a lien on the property for the actual and reasonable cost of removal and ...
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