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The Public Interest Blog, published by the State Bar of Wisconsin, focuses on legal issues affecting tenants and landlords, particularly in Wisconsin. It covers topics such as landlord-tenant disputes, lease validity and remedies, tenant protections under state statutes, and landlord responsibilities for property maintenance and infestations. The blog discusses legal remedies available to tenants when leases are void or when landlords fail to address habitability issues like pest infestations. It also explores the intersection of consumer protection laws with housing law and highlights challenges faced by tenants in multi-unit housing. The blog serves as a resource for understanding tenant rights and landlord obligations under Wisconsin law.
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For the past year and a half, the tenant side of landlord tenant law in Wisconsin has had serious ammunition when landlords provide their tenants with leases that are void and unenforceable under Wis. Stat. section 704.44 and Wis. Admin.…
A tenant starts to notice little red marks on her body. Unsure where they came from, she assumes it was a mosquito bite or something innocuous. But she also overheard in the lobby that someone else in the building might…
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law H.R. 1 – the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The purpose of the law was to extend 2017 tax cuts and fund other administration priorities. In order to pay for…
From June 18 to June 20, 2025, lawyers from across the state gathered near the Capitol in Madison for the State Bar’s Annual Meeting and Conference (AMC). The conference was complete with networking, awards, ceremonies, and more CLEs than you…
Substandard housing damages the health of children and families in our community, traps low-income renters in cycles of poverty, and exacerbates racial inequities. Mold, dust, and infestations from mice, rats, and cockroaches can trigger asthma attacks and cause other respiratory…
Any adult in Wisconsin can file for a name change at the circuit court in their county of residence. The forms required to file for a name change – CV-450 – can be found for free on the Wisconsin Circuit…
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Wisconsin ranks 38th in the nation on laws related to restoring rights and opportunities after arrest or conviction.1 According to the Wisconsin Policy Forum, Wisconsin is the only state in the nation where judges are required to order expungement…