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
• 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
• Sample letter for requesting repairs
  
• Generic sample letter

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

• Sample letter for lease agreement violations

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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