SB179-SSA1,9,10 94. "Offending tenant" is a tenant whose tenancy is being terminated under this
10subsection.
SB179-SSA1,16 11Section 16. 704.16 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
SB179-SSA1,9,1212 704.16 (3) (a) 1. "Community" has the meaning given in s. 710.15 (1) (ad).
SB179-SSA1,17 13Section 17. 704.16 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB179-SSA1,9,1414 704.16 (3) (a) 2. "Manufactured home" has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (2).
SB179-SSA1,18 15Section 18. 704.16 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
SB179-SSA1,9,1616 704.16 (3) (a) 3. "Mobile home" has the meaning given in s. 710.15 (1) (b).
SB179-SSA1,19 17Section 19. 704.16 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB179-SSA1,9,2318 704.16 (3) (b) 1. The offending tenant commits one or more acts, including
19verbal threats, that cause another tenant, or a child of that other tenant, who
20occupies a dwelling unit in the same single-family rental unit, multiunit dwelling,
21or apartment complex, or a manufactured home or mobile home in the same
22community,
as the offending tenant to face an imminent threat of serious physical
23harm from the offending tenant if the offending tenant remains on the premises.
SB179-SSA1,20 24Section 20. 704.28 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB179-SSA1,10,11
1704.28 (2) Nonstandard rental provisions. Except as provided in sub. (3), a
2rental agreement may include one or more nonstandard rental provisions that
3authorize the landlord to withhold amounts from the tenant's security deposit for
4reasons not specified in sub. (1) (a) to (e). Any such nonstandard rental provisions
5shall be provided to the tenant in a separate written document entitled
6"NONSTANDARD RENTAL PROVISIONS." The landlord shall specifically identify
7and discuss each nonstandard rental provision with the tenant before the tenant
8enters into a rental agreement with the landlord. If the tenant signs his or her name,
9or writes his or her initials, by
a nonstandard rental provision, it is rebuttably
10presumed that the landlord has specifically identified and discussed the
11nonstandard rental provision with the tenant and that the tenant has agreed to it.
SB179-SSA1,21 12Section 21. 704.28 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB179-SSA1,10,1613 704.28 (4) (b) If the tenant vacates the premises or is evicted before the
14termination date of the rental agreement, the date on which the tenant's rental
15agreement terminates or, if the landlord rerents the premises before the tenant's
16rental agreement terminates, the date on which the new tenant's tenancy begins.
SB179-SSA1,22 17Section 22. 704.28 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB179-SSA1,10,2118 704.28 (4) (c) If the tenant vacates the premises or is evicted after the
19termination date of the rental agreement, the date on which the landlord learns that
20the tenant has vacated the premises or has been removed from the premises under
21s. 799.45 (2)
.
SB179-SSA1,23 22Section 23. 704.28 (4) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
SB179-SSA1,24 23Section 24. 704.28 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB179-SSA1,10,2524 704.28 (5) Application to residential tenancies. This section applies to
25residential tenancies only.
SB179-SSA1,25
1Section 25. 704.44 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB179-SSA1,11,62 704.44 (9) Allows the landlord to terminate the tenancy of a tenant if a crime
3is committed
based solely on the commission of a crime in or on the rental property,
4even if the tenant could not reasonably have prevented the
if the tenant, or someone
5who lawfully resides with the tenant, is the victim, as defined in s. 950.02 (4), of that

6crime.
SB179-SSA1,26 7Section 26. 704.44 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
SB179-SSA1,11,108 704.44 (10) Allows the landlord to terminate the tenancy of a tenant for a crime
9committed in relation to the rental property and the rental agreement does not
10include the notice required under s. 704.14.
SB179-SSA1,27 11Section 27. 704.95 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB179-SSA1,11,17 12704.95 Practices regulated by the department of agriculture, trade
13and consumer protection.
Practices in violation of this chapter s. 704.28 or 704.44
14may also constitute unfair methods of competition or unfair trade practices under s.
15100.20. However, the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection may
16not issue an order or promulgate a rule under s. 100.20 that changes any right or duty
17arising under this chapter.
SB179-SSA1,28 18Section 28. 710.15 (5t) of the statutes is created to read:
SB179-SSA1,11,2119 710.15 (5t) Termination of tenancy for threat of serious harm.
20Notwithstanding sub. (5m), nothing in this section prevents termination of a tenancy
21because of an imminent threat of serious physical harm, as provided in s. 704.16.
SB179-SSA1,29 22Section 29. 799.05 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB179-SSA1,12,323 799.05 (3) (b) Except in eviction actions, the return date for a summons served
24upon a resident of this state shall be not less than 8 days nor more than 30 days from
25the issue date, and service shall be made not less than 8 days prior to the return date.

1In eviction actions, the return date for a summons served upon a resident of this state
2shall be not less than 5 days nor more than 30 25 days from the issue date, and service
3shall be made not less than 5 days prior to the return date.
SB179-SSA1,30 4Section 30. 799.06 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB179-SSA1,12,135 799.06 (2) A person may commence and prosecute or defend an action or
6proceeding under this chapter and may appear in his, her, or its own proper person
7or by an attorney regularly authorized to practice in the courts of this state. Under
8this subsection, a person is considered to be acting in his, her, or its own proper
9person if the appearance is by a full-time member, as defined in s. 183.0102 (15),
10agent, or
authorized employee of the person, or by an agent of the member or an
11authorized employee of the agent
. An assignee of any cause of action under this
12chapter shall not appear by a full-time authorized employee, unless the employee
13is an attorney regularly authorized to practice in the courts of this state.
SB179-SSA1,31 14Section 31. 799.12 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB179-SSA1,12,1715 799.12 (2) Any circuit court may by rule authorize the service of summons in
16some or all actions under this chapter, except eviction actions, by mail under sub. (3)
17in lieu of personal or substituted service under s. 801.11.
SB179-SSA1,32 18Section 32. 799.12 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB179-SSA1,13,719 799.12 (3) If authorized by court rule under sub. (2), service may be made by
20mail by leaving the original and necessary copies of the summons with the clerk of
21court, together with the fee prescribed in s. 814.62 (4). The court may by rule shall
22require the use of certified mail with return receipt requested , in which event for all
23eviction cases for which service by mail is authorized under sub. (2), and for all other
24cases may by rule require the use of certified mail with return receipt requested.
25Whenever the use of certified mail is required,
the additional fee prescribed in s.

1814.62 (4) shall be paid for each defendant. The clerk shall mail a copy to each
2defendant at the last-known address as specified in the summons. Service of the
3summons is considered completed when it is mailed, unless the envelope enclosing
4the summons has been returned unopened to the clerk prior to the return date. All
5mailing of summonses shall be done in envelopes upon which the clerk's return
6address appears, with a request to return to that address. Service by mail to obtain
7a personal judgment shall be limited to the county where the action is commenced.
SB179-SSA1,33 8Section 33. 799.20 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB179-SSA1,13,209 799.20 (4) Inquiry of defendant who appears on return date. If the defendant
10appears on the return date of the summons or any adjourned date thereof, the court
11or circuit court commissioner shall make sufficient inquiry of the defendant to
12determine whether the defendant claims a defense to the action. If it appears to the
13court or circuit court commissioner that the defendant claims a defense to the action,
14the court or circuit court commissioner shall schedule a trial of all the issues involved
15in the action, unless the parties stipulate otherwise or the action is subject to
16immediate dismissal. In a residential eviction action, the court or circuit court
17commissioner shall hold and complete a court or jury trial of the issue of possession
18of the premises involved in the action within 30 days of the return date of the
19summons or any adjourned date thereof, unless the parties stipulate otherwise or the
20action is subject to immediate dismissal.
SB179-SSA1,34 21Section 34. 799.206 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB179-SSA1,14,222 799.206 (3) When all parties appear in person or by their attorneys on the
23return date in an eviction, garnishment, or replevin action and any party claims that
24a contest exists, the matter shall be forthwith scheduled for a hearing, to be held as

1soon as possible before a judge and in the case of an eviction action, not more than
230 days after the return date
.
SB179-SSA1,35 3Section 35. 799.40 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB179-SSA1,14,74 799.40 (1) When commenced. A civil action of eviction may be commenced by
5a person entitled to the possession of real property, or by that person's agent
6authorized in writing,
to remove therefrom any person who is not entitled to either
7the possession or occupancy of such real property.
SB179-SSA1,36 8Section 36. 799.40 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB179-SSA1,14,149 799.40 (1m) Acceptance of rent or other payment. If a landlord commences
10an action under this section against a tenant whose tenancy has been terminated for
11failure to pay rent or for any other reason, the action under this section may not be
12dismissed solely because the landlord accepts past due rent or any other payment
13from the tenant after the termination of the tenant's tenancy serving notice of default
14or after commencing the action
.
SB179-SSA1,37 15Section 37. 799.42 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB179-SSA1,14,18 16799.42 Service and filing in eviction actions. The complaint shall be
17served with the summons when personal or substituted service is had under s. 799.12
18(1), (2), or (3).
SB179-SSA1,38 19Section 38. 799.44 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB179-SSA1,14,2520 799.44 (1) Order for judgment. In an eviction action, if the court finds that
21the plaintiff is entitled to possession, the court shall immediately enter an order for
22judgment shall be for the restitution of the premises to the plaintiff and, if. If an
23additional cause of action is joined under s. 799.40 (2) and plaintiff prevails thereon,
24the court shall enter judgment for such other relief as the court orders. Judgment
25shall be entered accordingly as provided in s. 799.24.
SB179-SSA1,39
1Section 39. 799.44 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB179-SSA1,15,62 799.44 (2) Writ of restitution. At the time of ordering judgment for the
3restitution of premises, the court shall immediately order that a writ of restitution
4be issued, and the writ may be delivered to the sheriff for execution in accordance
5with s. 799.45. No writ shall be executed if received by the sheriff more than 30 days
6after its issuance.
SB179-SSA1,40 7Section 40. 799.45 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB179-SSA1,15,9 8799.45 (title) Execution of writ of restitution; disposal of personal
9property
.
SB179-SSA1,41 10Section 41. 799.45 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB179-SSA1,15,2011 799.45 (1) When executed. Upon delivery of a writ of restitution to the sheriff,
12and after payment to the sheriff of the fee required by s. 814.70 (8), the sheriff shall
13execute the writ. If the plaintiff, or the plaintiff's attorney or agent, does not notify
14the sheriff under sub. (3) (am) (3m) that the plaintiff or his or her agent will remove
15and store or dispose of the property, the sheriff may require that prior to the
16execution of any writ of restitution the plaintiff deposit a reasonable sum
17representing the probable cost of removing the defendant's property chargeable to
18the plaintiff under s. 814.70 (8) and (10) and of the services of deputies under s.
19814.70 (8). In case of dispute as to the amount of the required deposit, the amount
20of that deposit shall be determined by the court under s. 814.70 (10).
SB179-SSA1,42 21Section 42. 799.45 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB179-SSA1,16,222 799.45 (2) (b) Remove If the plaintiff or his or her agent does not notify the
23sheriff under sub. (3m) that the plaintiff or his or her agent will remove and store or
24dispose of the personal property, remove
or supervise removal from the premises

1described in the writ, using such reasonable force as may be necessary, all personal
2property found in the premises not the property of the plaintiff.
SB179-SSA1,43 3Section 43. 799.45 (2) (bg) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB179-SSA1,16,74 799.45 (2) (bg) Assist If requested by the plaintiff or his or her agent, assist the
5plaintiff or his or her agent in the removal, under sub. (3) (am) (3m), of all personal
6property found in the premises described in the writ, not the property of the plaintiff,
7using such reasonable force as may be necessary.
SB179-SSA1,44 8Section 44. 799.45 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB179-SSA1,16,129 799.45 (2) (c) Exercise ordinary care in the removal or supervision of removal
10of all persons and property from the premises and, in the removal or supervision of
11removal of personal property under par. (b), and
in the handling and storage of all
12property removed from the premises under par. (b).
SB179-SSA1,45 13Section 45. 799.45 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB179-SSA1,16,1514 799.45 (3) (title) Manner of removal and disposition of removed goods by
15sheriff
.
SB179-SSA1,46 16Section 46. 799.45 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB179-SSA1,16,2017 799.45 (3) (a) In accomplishing the removal of property from the premises
18described in the writ, the sheriff is authorized to engage the services of a mover or
19trucker unless the plaintiff notifies the sheriff under par. (am) sub. (3m) that the
20plaintiff will remove and store or dispose of the property.
SB179-SSA1,47 21Section 47. 799.45 (3) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 799.45 (3m)
22and amended to read:
SB179-SSA1,17,1823 799.45 (3m) Alternative disposition of property by plaintiff. When
24delivering a writ of restitution to the sheriff in counties other than counties with a
25population of 500,000 or more
, as a complete alternative to the procedure for

1disposition of the property under sub. (3)
, the plaintiff or his or her attorney or agent
2may notify the sheriff that the plaintiff or the plaintiff's agent will be responsible for
3the removal and storage or disposal of the property that is found in the premises
4described in the writ and that does not belong to the plaintiff. When notifying the
5sheriff that the plaintiff or the plaintiff's agent will remove the property, the plaintiff
6or his or her attorney or agent shall file the bond or insurance policy required under
7subd. 5. with the clerk of court that issued the writ of restitution
in accordance with
8s. 704.05 (5)
. If the sheriff is notified that the plaintiff or the plaintiff's agent will
9be responsible for the removal and storage or disposal of the property under this
10paragraph subsection, the sheriff shall, in executing the writ of restitution if
11requested by the plaintiff or his or her agent
, supervise the removal and handling of
12the property by the plaintiff or the plaintiff's agent. The sheriff may prevent the
13plaintiff or the plaintiff's agent from removing property under this paragraph if the
14plaintiff or the plaintiff's agent fails to comply with subd. 1., 2., 5. or 6. or if the
15plaintiff or the plaintiff's agent fails to exercise ordinary care in the removal and
16handling of the property as required under subd. 3. If the plaintiff or the plaintiff's
17agent remove and store the property under this paragraph, the plaintiff or the
18plaintiff's agent shall do all of the following:
SB179-SSA1,48 19Section 48. 799.45 (3) (am) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
SB179-SSA1,49 20Section 49. 799.45 (3) (am) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB179-SSA1,50 21Section 50. 799.45 (3) (am) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SB179-SSA1,51 22Section 51. 799.45 (3) (am) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
SB179-SSA1,52 23Section 52. 799.45 (3) (am) 5. of the statutes is repealed.
SB179-SSA1,53 24Section 53. 799.45 (3) (am) 6. of the statutes is repealed.
SB179-SSA1,54 25Section 54. 799.45 (3) (am) 7. of the statutes is repealed.
SB179-SSA1,55
1Section 55. 799.45 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB179-SSA1,18,182 799.45 (3) (b) Except as provided in pars. (am) and par. (c), the property
3removed from such premises under this subsection shall be taken to some place of
4safekeeping within the county selected by the sheriff. Within 3 days of the removal
5of the goods, the sheriff shall mail a notice to the defendant as specified in sub. (4)
6stating the place where the goods are kept and, if the plaintiff had not removed the
7property under par. (am),
shall deliver to the defendant any receipt or other
8document required to obtain possession of the goods. Warehouse or other similar
9receipts issued with respect to goods stored by the sheriff under this subsection shall
10be taken in the name of the defendant. All expenses incurred for storage and other
11like charges after delivery by the sheriff or by the plaintiff to a place of safekeeping
12shall be the responsibility of the defendant. Any person accepting goods from the
13sheriff or the plaintiff for storage under this subsection, or the plaintiff, if he or she
14stores the property in his or her premises,
shall have all of the rights and remedies
15accorded by law against the defendant personally and against the property stored for
16the collection of such charges, including the lien of a warehouse under s. 407.209.
17Risk of damages to or loss of such property shall be borne by the defendant after
18delivery by the sheriff to the place of safekeeping.
SB179-SSA1,56 19Section 56. 799.45 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB179-SSA1,19,320 799.45 (3) (c) When, in the exercise of ordinary care, the sheriff determines that
21property to be removed from premises described in the writ is without monetary
22value, the sheriff or the plaintiff, if he or she has agreed to remove the property under
23par. (am),
may deliver or cause the same to be delivered to some appropriate place
24established for the collection, storage, and disposal of refuse. In such case the sheriff
25shall notify the defendant as specified in sub. (4) of the place to which the goods have

1been delivered within 3 days of the removal of the goods. The exercise of ordinary
2care by the sheriff under this subsection does not include searching apparently
3valueless property for hidden or secreted articles of value.
SB179-SSA1,57 4Section 57. 799.45 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB179-SSA1,19,95 799.45 (4) Manner of giving notice to defendant. All notices required by sub.
6(3) to be given to the defendant by the sheriff or by the plaintiff shall be in writing
7and shall be personally served upon the defendant or mailed to the defendant at the
8last-known address, even if such address be the premises which are the subject of
9the eviction action.
SB179-SSA1,58 10Section 58. 895.489 of the statutes is created to read:
SB179-SSA1,19,11 11895.489 Civil liability exemption; tenancy references. (1) In this section:
SB179-SSA1,19,1912 (a) "Reference" means a written or oral statement about the rental performance
13of an applicant for tenancy and may include statements about the applicant's
14payment history, conformance to rental agreement requirements, or conformance to
15local and state laws; factual statements regarding any rental agreement
16enforcement actions, including notices given under s. 704.17, 704.19, or 710.15 (5r);
17and factual statements about any dispute settlement between the landlord and
18applicant in accordance with any agreement between the landlord and applicant
19relating to termination of the applicant's tenancy.
SB179-SSA1,19,2120 (b) "Tenant" means a residential tenant, regardless of the type of tenancy or
21rental period.
SB179-SSA1,20,4 22(2) A landlord who, on the request of a prospective landlord of an applicant for
23tenancy or on the request of the applicant for tenancy, provides a reference to the
24prospective landlord is presumed to be acting in good faith and, unless lack of good
25faith is shown by clear and convincing evidence, is immune from all civil liability that

1may result from providing that reference. The presumption of good faith under this
2subsection may be rebutted only upon a showing by clear and convincing evidence
3that the landlord knowingly provided false information in the reference or made the
4reference maliciously.
SB179-SSA1,59 5Section 59 . 0Nonstatutory provisions.
SB179-SSA1,20,106 (1) Proposed permanent rules. The department of transportation shall
7present the statement of scope of the rules required under section 349.13 (3m) (e) of
8the statutes, as created by this act, to the governor for approval under section
9227.135 (2) of the statutes no later than the 60th day after the effective date of this
10subsection.
SB179-SSA1,21,211 (2) Emergency rules. Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes,
12the department of transportation shall promulgate the rules required under section
13349.13 (3m) (e) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before the
14effective date of the permanent rules promulgated under section 349.13 (3m) (e) of
15the statutes, as created by this act, but not to exceed the period authorized under
16section 227.24 (1) (c) of the statutes, subject to extension under section 227.24 (2) of
17the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3) of the statutes,
18the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under
19this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of public
20peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of an
21emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding section
22227.24 (1) (e) 1d. and 1g. of the statutes, the department is not required to prepare
23a statement of the scope of the rules promulgated under this subsection or present
24the rules to the governor for approval. The department of transportation shall

1promulgate the rules under this subsection no later than the first day of the 7th
2month beginning after the effective date of this subsection.
SB179-SSA1,60 3Section 60. Initial applicability.
SB179-SSA1,21,54 (1) Insect infestations. The treatment of section 704.07 (3) (a) of the statutes
5first applies to tenancies that are in effect on the effective date of this subsection.
SB179-SSA1,21,8 6(2) Notice regarding nonstorage of property. The treatment of section 704.05
7(5) (bf) of the statutes first applies to personal property left behind by a tenant under
8a rental agreement that is renewed on the effective date of this subsection.
SB179-SSA1,21,119 (3) Return of security deposit after eviction. The treatment of section 704.28
10(4) (b), (c), and (d) of the statutes first applies to eviction actions that are commenced
11on the effective date of this subsection.
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