Criminal Activity in Wisconsin

[Peter B.]

Hello Wisconsin investors.

I just wanted to give a heads up on act 176. It was a recent law change for wisconsin investors. Specifically the criminal activities section. It fast tracks the eviction process for tenants involved in criminal activities. It states a 5 day notice to vacate for breach of lease with no opportunity for remedy. It applies to the tenant or member of their household or guest. We no longer have to give them opportunity to correct as we did in the past. The lease term also has no bearing on this. It can be given out at any time during any stage of a lease. The tenant also does not need to be arrested or convicted. 

What is required to serve.

1. A description of the criminal activity

2. The date on which the criminal activity took place

3. The I dentity or description of the individual's engaged in the activity.

I recently inherited a tenant that I evicted using the 5 day no remedy criminal activity breach. The police department was delighted to share the rap sheet on this tenant to speed along the eviction. They were also unaware of this change as it is recent. March 2016.  If you use the wisconsin legal blank lease you will notice the criminal activity section ght has expanded.

This was great news to me and I thought I would share.

Peter