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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 701 |
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| 5 | 5 | | November 27, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives CLANCY, C. ANDERSON, |
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| 6 | 6 | | RATCLIFF, MADISON, PALMERI, J. ANDERSON, BALDEH, BARE, CABRERA, CONSIDINE, |
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| 7 | 7 | | DRAKE, EMERSON, HONG, JACOBSON, JOERS, MOORE OMOKUNDE, SHELTON, |
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| 8 | 8 | | SINICKI, SNODGRASS, STUBBS and HAYWOOD, cosponsored by Senators LARSON, |
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| 9 | 9 | | HESSELBEIN, L. JOHNSON, ROYS and SMITH. Referred to Committee on Housing |
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| 10 | 10 | | and Real Estate. |
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| 11 | 11 | | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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| 12 | 12 | | AN ACT to amend 704.17 (1p) (a), 704.17 (2) (a) and 799.40 (1m) of the statutes; |
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| 13 | 13 | | relating to: evicting tenants for failure to pay rent. |
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| 14 | 14 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 15 | 15 | | Under current law, if a tenant fails to pay rent when due, the landlord may |
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| 16 | 16 | | terminate the tenancy by giving the tenant a notice requiring the tenant to pay rent |
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| 17 | 17 | | or vacate the premises within at least five days. This bill extends this period for |
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| 18 | 18 | | paying rent or vacating to 30 days. |
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| 19 | 19 | | Also under current law, if a landlord brings an eviction action against a tenant |
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| 20 | 20 | | for failing to pay rent, the case may not be dismissed based on the fact that the |
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| 21 | 21 | | landlord accepts payment from the tenant after the eviction action is filed. This bill |
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| 22 | 22 | | provides that an eviction action must be dismissed if the tenant pays all rent owed, |
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| 23 | 23 | | and any other payment required by the court, at any point before judgment is entered |
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| 24 | 24 | | in the eviction action. |
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| 25 | 25 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 26 | 26 | | enact as follows: |
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| 27 | 27 | | SECTION 1. 704.17 (1p) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: |
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| 28 | 28 | | 704.17 (1p) (a) If a month-to-month tenant or a week-to-week tenant fails to |
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| 29 | 29 | | pay rent when due, the tenant's tenancy is terminated if the landlord gives the tenant |
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| 36 | 36 | | SECTION 1 ASSEMBLY BILL 701 |
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| 37 | 37 | | notice requiring the tenant to pay rent or vacate on or before a date at least 5 30 days |
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| 38 | 38 | | after the giving of the notice and if the tenant fails to pay accordingly. A |
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| 39 | 39 | | month-to-month tenancy is terminated if the landlord, while the tenant is in default |
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| 40 | 40 | | in payment of rent, gives the tenant notice requiring the tenant to vacate on or before |
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| 41 | 41 | | a date at least 14 days after the giving of the notice. |
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| 42 | 42 | | SECTION 2. 704.17 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: |
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| 43 | 43 | | 704.17 (2) (a) If a tenant under a lease for a term of one year or less, or a |
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| 44 | 44 | | year-to-year tenant, fails to pay any installment of rent when due, the tenant's |
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| 45 | 45 | | tenancy is terminated if the landlord gives the tenant notice requiring the tenant to |
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| 46 | 46 | | pay rent or vacate on or before a date at least 5 30 days after the giving of the notice |
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| 47 | 47 | | and if the tenant fails to pay accordingly. If a tenant has been given such a notice |
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| 48 | 48 | | and has paid the rent on or before the specified date, or been permitted by the |
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| 49 | 49 | | landlord to remain in possession contrary to such notice, and if within one year of any |
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| 50 | 50 | | prior default in payment of rent for which notice was given the tenant fails to pay a |
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| 51 | 51 | | subsequent installment of rent on time, the tenant's tenancy is terminated if the |
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| 52 | 52 | | landlord, while the tenant is in default in payment of rent, gives the tenant notice |
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| 53 | 53 | | to vacate on or before a date at least 14 days after the giving of the notice. |
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| 54 | 54 | | SECTION 3. 799.40 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read: |
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| 55 | 55 | | 799.40 (1m) ACCEPTANCE OF RENT OR OTHER PAYMENT. If a landlord commences |
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| 56 | 56 | | an action under this section against a tenant whose tenancy has been terminated for |
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| 57 | 57 | | failure to pay rent or for any other reason, the action under this section may not shall |
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| 58 | 58 | | be dismissed because, and the tenancy reinstated, if the landlord accepts tenant, at |
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| 59 | 59 | | any time before judgment is entered in the action, pays to the landlord all past due |
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| 85 | 85 | | SECTION 3 |
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| 86 | 86 | | ASSEMBLY BILL 701 |
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| 87 | 87 | | rent or and any other payment from the tenant after serving notice of default or after |
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| 88 | 88 | | commencing the action required by the court. |
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