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		<title>What Questions Should You Ask An Applicant&#8217;s Current and/or Prior Landlord During The Screening Process</title>
		<link>http://petriestocking.com/blog/2009/11/19/what-questions-should-you-ask-an-applicants-current-andor-prior-landlord-during-the-screening-process/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:07:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Screening applicants/potential tenants is the single most important element of landlording in my opinion.  As I have mentioned in prior posts, if you properly screen your applicants you will have a better chance of finding a good tenant that pays rent on time and does not abuse your investment property.
Landlords should require each adult person to completely fill out a written rental application.  After you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UPDATE ON AB-340 (CCAP BILL)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:16:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As many of you know a public hearing was held on AB340 &#8211; the proposed bill by Rep. Marlin Schneider that would restrict who can use CCAP and what information would be contained on CCAP &#8212; at the State Capitol in Madison last week.
Several board members from the AASEW (Dave Ohrmundt and Richard Bishop) and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Importance of Using Written Screening Criteria During The Tenant Selection Process</title>
		<link>http://petriestocking.com/blog/2009/10/02/the-importance-of-using-written-screening-criteria-during-the-tenant-selection-process/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tristan R. Pettit, Esq.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rental Documents]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[           Those of you that have attended one of my landlord-tenant law seminars or read my prior posts on screening tenants know that in my opinion the screening process is the single most important aspect of being a landlord.  If done properly, the screening process can save a landlord from many headaches such as: having to evict a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WTMJ News Radio Discusses Proposed Legislation That Will Restrict Access To and Limit Information Contained on CCAP on Charlie Sykes Radio Show</title>
		<link>http://petriestocking.com/blog/2009/09/17/wtmj-news-radio-discusses-proposed-legislation-that-will-restrict-access-to-and-limit-information-contained-on-ccap-on-charlie-sykes-radio-show/</link>
		<comments>http://petriestocking.com/blog/2009/09/17/wtmj-news-radio-discusses-proposed-legislation-that-will-restrict-access-to-and-limit-information-contained-on-ccap-on-charlie-sykes-radio-show/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:32:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rep. Marlin Schneider]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thursday, September 17, 2009 was quite a good PR day for landlords.  Not only did the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel commentator Pat McIlheran publish a very good article criticizing the state and the city of Milwaukee for not treating  landlords like second class citizens but later that same morning Charlie Sykes spent a good amount of time discussing something [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SSN Validator: Free Website That Allows You to Verify A Social Security Number</title>
		<link>http://petriestocking.com/blog/2009/08/19/ssn-validator-free-website-that-allows-you-to-verify-a-social-security-number/</link>
		<comments>http://petriestocking.com/blog/2009/08/19/ssn-validator-free-website-that-allows-you-to-verify-a-social-security-number/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I attended last night&#8217;s AASEW monthly meeting which featured Kathy Huens of Landlord Services, LLC as the main speaker.  Landlord Services, LLC is a company that provides credit reports to landlords to assist them in the screening process of rental applicants.  Landlord Services, LLC is a business member of the AASEW and comes highly reccomended.  During [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8 Rent Assistance) Are Not A &#8220;Lawful Source of Income&#8221; In Wisconsin</title>
		<link>http://petriestocking.com/blog/2009/08/13/housing-choice-vouchers-section-8-rent-assistance-are-not-a-lawful-source-of-income-in-wisconsin/</link>
		<comments>http://petriestocking.com/blog/2009/08/13/housing-choice-vouchers-section-8-rent-assistance-are-not-a-lawful-source-of-income-in-wisconsin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am often asked whether or not a landlord is able to legally decline to rent to a tenant that is receiving &#8220;rent assistance.&#8221;   I believe that the primary reason that landlords are unsure of the answer to this question  is because Wisconsin&#8217;s Open Housing Act (Sec. 106.50, Wis. Stats.) prohibits a landlord from discriminating against a tenant or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AASEW&#8217;s Response to Rep. Schneider&#8217;s CCAP Legislation Can Be Found at www.DefeatAB340.org</title>
		<link>http://petriestocking.com/blog/2009/07/20/aasews-response-to-rep-schneiders-ccap-can-be-found-at-www-defeatab340-org/</link>
		<comments>http://petriestocking.com/blog/2009/07/20/aasews-response-to-rep-schneiders-ccap-can-be-found-at-www-defeatab340-org/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:23:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you that have been following my blog, you are well aware that State Rep. Marlin Schneider (D-Wisconsin Rapids) has introduced yet another bill attempting to restrict the public&#8217;s access to CCAP.  This new bill also will remove certain information from even being included on CCAP.  My prior blogs on this topic can be read [...]]]></description>
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