Wisconsin property management software.
AI-native property management for every US state. Here is the Wisconsin compliance profile included with Forge -- every value cited to its statute.
Included -- every value cited to its statute.
Each value below is drawn directly from the cited statute and maintained to the best of our ability; it has not been reviewed by an attorney. Fields we could not source are left out rather than guessed. You remain responsible for complying with the current statutes -- verify before you rely on any value here.
Wisconsin landlord-tenant rules Forge tracks
- Security-deposit return
- Within 21 days of move-out
- Late-fee cap
- No statutory cap (must still be reasonable and disclosed)
- Rent-increase notice (month-to-month)
- 28 days
- Termination notice (month-to-month)
- 28 days
- Notice before landlord entry
- 12 hours
- Pay-or-quit / cure period
- 5 days
- Manager / broker license
- Generally required to manage for others
Extra protected classes: beyond the federal Fair Housing Act, Wisconsin also protects sexual orientation, marital status, source of income, age, ancestry, domestic abuse victim status. Forge's fair-housing checks account for this.
Required lease disclosures
- Rent-collector, manager, and owner (or process agent) identity, WI address, updated within 10 business days of change (ATCP 134.04(1)); exempt for owner-occupied buildings <=4 units
- Known, uncorrected code violations threatening health/safety -- water, heat <67F, electrical, structural, plumbing, sewage (ATCP 134.04(2))
- Utility charges not included in rent, and allocation method if shared/unmetered (ATCP 134.04(3))
- Tenant right to >=7 days to inspect/document pre-existing damage before a deposit is accepted (ATCP 134.06(1))
Sources
- ATCP 134.06(2) (21-day deposit return)
- Wis. Stat. 66.0104 (state preempts municipal deposit-interest ordinances)
- ATCP 134.09(8) (late fee valid only if lease-specified; no numeric cap)
- Wis. Stat. 704.19(3) (28-day rent-increase/termination notice)
- ATCP 134.09(2)(a) (12-hour entry notice, reasonable hours)
- Wis. Stat. 704.17(1p)(a) (5-day cure-or-quit); 704.17(1)(b) (unconditional 14-day notice available for month-to-month, no prior cure notice required)
- Wis. Stat. 452.03 / 452.01(3)(e) (broker license to manage/rent for others; on-site custodian exemption)
- Wis. Stat. 106.50(1) (Open Housing Act protected classes)
Last reviewed: 2026-07-09
Software assistance, not legal advice.
Forge helps you track deadlines and generate documents, but it is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Any statutory values shown are assistive guidance we maintain to the best of our ability; you remain responsible for complying with the current Wisconsin statutes whether or not our values are correct. Always verify the current statutes and consult a licensed Wisconsin attorney before acting on a specific situation.
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