Tristan’s Landlord-Tenant Law Blog
Call us: (414) 276-2850
Tristan’s Landlord-Tenant Law Blog
Archive of: Security Deposit Deductions
Court of Appeals Decision Reminds Landlords To Review Their Nonstandard Rental Provisions Before Making Deductions from A Tenant's Security Deposit
Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Caselaw, Rental Documents, Security Deposit, Nonstandard Rental Provisions / Comments
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals, in an unpublished decision dated May 9, 2013, held that a landlord wrongfully withheld a portion of his tenants' security deposit for costs incurred when attempting to re-rent the rental unit.As I have mentioned in a prior post, Wisconsin law essentially allows a landlord to deduct only three things from a tenant's security deposit: (1) damage, waste, or neglect, (2) rent, (3) utilities. Any other items ...
Read More
