Resources for Both Tenants and Landlords
There are so many resources on this website to help you meet your needs! Here are some of them (in alphabetical order):
- Attorney Referral List
- Contact Us
- Emergency Funding/Eviction Prevention
- Information on Rights and Responsibilities under Tenant-Landlord Law
- Seminars
- Subsidized Housing Lists
Forms for Both Tenants and Landlords
- Check-In Form printable pdf or fillable word file
- Check-Out Form
- Rent Payment Agreement
- Repair Request
- Security Deposit Payment Agreement
- Sublet Agreement
- Non-renewal of Month-to-Month Tenancy
- Termination of Tenancy by Mutual Agreement
Laws, Statutes and Ordinances
- Wis. Stat. 704
- Wisconsin Administrative Code ATCP 134
- Wis. Stat. 799
- Madison General Ordinances
- Fitchburg Ordinances
- Pending Legislation
Resources for Tenants
Forms and Sample Letters
- Roommate Agreement
- Sample letter for breaking a lease
- Sample letter for a wrongfully withheld security deposit
- Sample letter for landlord references to submit with application
- Sample letter for problems with heat in the apartment
- Sample letter for responding to an eviction notice over non-payment of rent
- Sample letter for responding to an eviction notice over rules violations
- Sample letter for responding to a verbal conversation
- Sample letter for disputing an eviction notice
- Sample letter for applications to new landlords when your old landlord is giving a bad reference
- Sample letter for applications to new landlords when renting with a criminal history (Word | PDF)
- Sample letter for applications to new landlords when you owe money to your old landlord
- Sample letter for applications to new landlords when you have bad credit history
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Sample letter for requesting repairs
- Sample letter for requesting reasonable accommodation (Word | PDF)
- Sample letter for requesting ESA reasonable accommodation (Word | PDF)
- Generic sample letter
Formularios y Cartas Modelo
- Carta modelo para solicitar adaptación razonable (Word | PDF)
- Carta modelo para solicitar adaptación razonable para un animal de apoyo ("ESA") (Word | PDF)
Useful Blog Posts
- "Get it in Writing"
- "How to Write a Letter"
- "Negotiation 101"
- "Small Claims Court Tips"
- "Reading Your Lease"
- "Joint and Several Liability"
- "CCAP: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly"
- "Dealing With Unwelcome Guests"
- "Landlord References"
- "Renting with Disabilities"
- "Normal Wear and Tear"
- "Constructive Eviction"
- "Winter No-Go Clauses"
- "Non-Standard Rental Provisions"
- "Is Your Heat On?"
- "Security Deposit Myths Debunked!"
- "Domestic Abuse: For Tenants"
- "Landlord Entry: Dispelling the Confusion"
- "Eviction Notice Responses"
Resources for Landlords and Apartment Managers
Training
- Webinars (coming soon!)
- Seminars
Sample Letters
Useful Blog Posts
- "Tips for Landlords"
- "Joint and Several Liability"
- "CCAP: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly"
- "Dealing With Unwelcome Guests"
- "Normal Wear and Tear"
- "Constructive Eviction"
- "Broken Leases: Mitigation for Landlords"
- "Winter No-Go Clauses"
- "Non-Standard Rental Provisions"
- "Security Deposit Myths Debunked!"
- "Domestic Abuse: For Landlords"
- "Landlord Entry: Dispelling the Confusion"
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