We Help Tenants, Landlords and Service Providers
The Tenant Resource Center offers free information to Madison tenants, landlords and service providers interested in learning more about their rental rights and responsibilities. For the fastest help on common housing issues, please browse the links below:
- Apartment Safety
- Carpet Cleaning
- (Renting with a) Criminal Conviction or Arrest Record
- Credit Reports
- Debt Collection
- Discrimination
- Ending A Lease (subletting, moving out early, death of a tenant, illegal lease clauses, etc)
- Eviction
- Foreclosure
- Landlord Entry
- Landlord Retaliation
- Moving Out of One Apartment and into Another (cleaning, checking out and in, helpful basics)
- Parking in the City of Madison
- Pets and Service Animals
- Preparing to Rent (choosing where to rent, paying fees, disclosures, etc.)
- Tenant Property / Property Left Behind
- Quick & Dirty Guide to Renting in Madison (rental basics for Madison, choosing an apartment)
- Repairs in Madison (heating, pest infestations, appliances, lawns/grounds, fires and floods, etc.)
- Roommates and You
- Security Deposits in Madison
- Subletting
If you can't get your questions answered from our online resources, please contact us:
Walk-In
Our walk-in services are currently suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Phone
- Housing Questions (Dane County): (608) 257-0006
- UW-Madison Office: (608) 216-2321
- En Español: (608) 257-0006 x 1
- Lus Hmoob: (608) 257-0006 x 2