We have a convenient campus location just for UW Madison students!

OFFICE TEMPORARILY CLOSED DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS RELATED TO COVID-19 - PLEASE CALL 608.257.0006 - WE ARE RETURNING CALLS ASAP

Student Activity Center

333 East Campus Mall, 3rd floor, Room 3156

UW-Madison Emergency Financial Assistance Available

UW-Madison is currently distributing $28.6M in emergency financial assistance to students through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF III). A copy of their press release can be found here. For more information on what assistance might be available to UW-Madison students, please visit the UW Office of Student Financial Aid's website.

2020 Spring Hours - TEMPORARILY CLOSED

We are currently evaluating plans for our services on campus. At the moment, we do not offer in-person services due to the COVID-19 pandemic. See below for ways to reach us with your questions.

Phone: (608) 257-0006

Hmoob: (608) 257-0006 x 2
Español: (608) 257-0006 x 1

E-mail: [email protected]

For information about presentations to groups of students, contact us at (608) 257-0006 x 0 or [email protected].

Rights for student tenants are the same as for other tenants. And in fact, students are a protected class in Madison and discrimination against them is illegal. A full list of rights for tenants in the City of Madison is here. However, here is some information about tenant rights and responsibilities that students find especially helpful:

See below for a list of common topics on your rental rights and responsibilities.

• Quick and Dirty Guide to Renting in Madison
• Roommates & You
• Repairs in Madison
• Ending Your Lease
• Security Deposits in Madison
• Joint and Several Liability
• Subletting
• Parking in Madison

Forms that may be useful:

• Check-in/ Check-out
• Roommate Agreements
• Sublet Forms

Helpful links:

• Campus Area Housing
• Tenant Resource Center resources for finding housing
• On campus housing
• Campus safety information
• International Student Services
• Associated Students of Madison (ASM)
• Dean of Students Office and Crisis Loans
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Campus Center
• McBurney Disability Resource Center
  • McBurney Disability Resource Center page on Housing Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
• Office of Financial Aid
• Multicultural Resource Center

The Tenant Resource Center has been part of the Madison student community for over 40 years!  Please thank ASM for seeing our consistent commitment to supporting students.

We Help Tenants, Landlords and Service Providers!  

The Tenant Resource Center offers information to tenants, landlords and service providers interested in learning more about their rental rights and responsibilities. The first step is getting you the right information for your area - please tell us where you (or your rental question) are:

I am in the City of Madison

- OR -

I am in Fitchburg (under construction)

- OR -

 I am in Wisconsin, not Madison or Fitchburg

All of our written materials (forms, brochures, seminar registration and books) are available on our Publications & Forms page.

If you can't get your questions answered from our online resources, please contact us:

• Walk-in, no appointment necessary: 
  • 1202 Williamson Street, Suite 102, Madison, Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM OR
  • 333 East Campus Mall (Student Activity Center), Room 3156, Madison, WI 53715 (hours vary, see here for details)
• Phone in Dane County: (608) 257-0006 
• Toll-free (from anywhere outside of Dane County): 1-877-238-RENT (7368)
• En Español: (608) 257-0006 x 1
• Hmoob: (608) 257-0006 x 2
• UW-Madison Students: (608) 216-2321
• Via Rental Rights email
• Via UW-Madison Office email

Not from Wisconsin? 

Here are some other resources you might be able to use:

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Right to the City
National Housing Law Project
National Alliance of HUD Tenants

ARIZONA
Arizona Tenants Advocates

CALIFORNIA
Causa Justa/Just Cause
Tenants Together
Housing Rights Center
San Francisco Tenants Union
Housing Rights Committee of SF
Coalition for Economic Survival

ILLINOIS
Illinois Tenants Union
Center for Renters' Rights
Metropolitan Tenants Organization
UIUC Tenant Union
Champaign-Urbana Tenant Union

IOWA
Home, Inc.

KANSAS
Housing and Credit Counseling, Inc.

MARYLAND
BNI (originally Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc.)

MASSACHUSETTS
Boston Tenant Coalition
HAP Housing
Vida Urbana/City Life

MICHIGAN
Michigan Tenant Counseling Program

MINNESOTA
HOME Line

MISSOURI
The Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing and Opportunity Council

NEW JERSEY
New Jersey Tenants Organization

NEW YORK
Good Old Lower East Side
Mothers on the Move
Picture the Homeless

RHODE ISLAND
Olneyville Neighborhood Association

VIRGINIA
Tenants and Workers United

WASHINGTON
Solid Ground - Tenant Services
Tenants Union of Washington State