Closing set for May 21.The seller (a Realtor) sent the contract last night & I sent back two stipulations to be added and initialed by both parties:1.

i have seen quite a few ads where owner stipulates NO overnite guests at all but dont know if i wanna be thaaat strict... mehhh

Unless the mother signed as a guarantor on the lease, in which case the mother IS responsible for unpaid rents, and even damages if the agreement so stipulates.

(In Milwaukee judges like what are called "stipulated dismissals" which means that the tenant can work out a payment arrangement with the landlord to pay the past rent, late fees, and attorney/filing fees  to stay in the unit. 

In this case I would stipulate high late fees, which a tenant shouldn't balk about, because of course they don't ever mean to be late - right?

Unless you lease stipulates that you have too.  

Dogs) and someone got hurt, then there might be a stipulation in the contract stating you have to cover the costs. 

I did stipulate that if another applicant was approved the hold applicant would have the option of signing & securing the lease right away or getting a full refund.

I collected his stipulated payments until he paid off the judgment from his eviction. 

I probably will not remove any stipulation then he can ask for his non-refundable fee back.