(1) IDENTIFICATION
OF LANDLORD OR AUTHORIZED AGENTS.
(a) The
landlord shall, except as provided under par. (c), disclose to the tenant in
writing, at or before the time a rental agreement is entered into, the name and
address of:
1. The person or persons
authorized to collect or receive rent and manage and maintain the premises, and
who can readily be contacted by the tenant; and
2. The owner of the premises or other person
authorized to accept service of legal process and other notices and demands on
behalf of the owner. The address disclosed under this subdivision shall be an
address within the state at which service of process can be made in
person.
(b) A landlord
shall keep tenants informed of changes, if any, in the information required
under par.
(a). The landlord shall mail or
deliver written notice of each change within 10 business days after the change
occurs.
(c) This subsection does
not apply to an owner-occupied structure containing no more than 4 dwelling
units.
(2)
CODE VIOLATIONS AND CONDITIONS AFFECTING HABITABILITY. Before entering into a
rental agreement or accepting any earnest money or security deposit from the
prospective tenant, the landlord shall disclose to the prospective tenant:
(a) Any building code or housing code
violation to which all of the following apply:
1. The landlord has actual knowledge of the
violation.
2. The violation affects
the dwelling unit that is the subject of the prospective rental agreement or a
common area of the premises.
3. The
violation presents a significant threat to the prospective tenant's health or
safety.
4. The violation has not
been corrected.
(b) The
following conditions affecting habitability, the existence of which the
landlord knows or could know on basis of reasonable inspection, whether or not
notice has been received from code enforcement authorities:
1. The dwelling unit lacks hot or cold
running water.
2. Heating
facilities serving the dwelling unit are not in safe operating condition, or
are not capable of maintaining a temperature, in all living areas of the
dwelling unit, of at least 67° F (19° C) during all seasons of the year
in which the dwelling unit may be occupied. Temperatures in living areas shall
be measured at the approximate center of the room, midway between floor and
ceiling.
3. The dwelling unit is
not served by electricity, or the electrical wiring, outlets, fixtures or other
components of the electrical system are not in safe operating
condition.
4. Any structural or
other conditions in the dwelling unit or premises which constitute a
substantial hazard to the health or safety of the tenant, or create an
unreasonable risk of personal injury as a result of any reasonably foreseeable
use of the premises other than negligent use or abuse of the premises by the
tenant.
5. The dwelling unit is not
served by plumbing facilities in good operating condition.
6. The dwelling unit is not served by sewage
disposal facilities in good operating condition.
(3) UTILITY CHARGES. If charges
for water, heat or electricity are not included in the rent, the landlord shall
disclose this fact to the tenant before entering into a rental agreement or
accepting any earnest money or security deposit from the prospective tenant. If
individual dwelling units and common areas are not separately metered, and if
the charges are not included in the rent, the landlord shall disclose the basis
on which charges for utility services will be allocated among individual
dwelling units.
Notes
Wis. Admin. Code
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer
Protection
§
ATCP
134.04
Cr. Register, February,
1980, No. 290, eff. 5-1-80; am. (1) (b), (2) (b) 1. and 2., cr. (2) (b) 5. and
6., Register, December, 1998, No. 516, eff. 1-1-99.
Amended by,
CR 14-038: r. and recr. (2) (a)
Register
August 2015 No. 716, eff.11/1/2015
Amended by,
corrections in (3) (Note) made under s.
13.92(4)
(b) 7, Stats.,
Register
August 2016 No. 728, eff.
9/1/2016.
A sample form which landlords may use to make the
disclosures required under s. ATCP 134.04 is contained in the department
publication, "Landlords and Tenants -- The Wisconsin Way." You may obtain a
copy of this publication by calling the department's toll-free Consumer
Hotline, 1-800-422-7128, or by sending a written request to:
Division of Trade and Consumer Protection
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer
Protection
2811 Agriculture Drive
P.O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911