SB179-SSA1,6 19Section 6. 349.13 (3m) (a), (c), (d), (dg), (dm), (dr) and (e) of the statutes are
20created to read:
SB179-SSA1,3,2121 349.13 (3m) (a) In this subsection:
SB179-SSA1,3,2222 1. "Parking enforcer" has the meaning given in s. 341.65 (1) (ar).
SB179-SSA1,3,2523 2. "Properly posted" means there is clearly visible notice that an area is private
24property and that vehicles that are not authorized to park in this area may be
25immediately removed.
SB179-SSA1,4,4
1(c) Subject to par. (dr) 1., if private property is properly posted and a vehicle is
2parked on the private property and is not authorized to be parked there, the vehicle
3may be removed immediately, at the vehicle owner's expense, without the permission
4of the vehicle owner, regardless of whether a citation is issued for illegal parking.
SB179-SSA1,4,75 (d) 1. Subject to par. (dr), a vehicle may be removed from private property under
6par. (b) or (c) only by a towing service at the request of the property owner or property
7owner's agent, a traffic officer, or a parking enforcer.
SB179-SSA1,4,118 2. Before any vehicle is removed under par. (b) or (c) by a towing service, the
9towing service shall notify a local law enforcement agency of the make, model, vehicle
10identification number, and registration plate number of the vehicle and the location
11to which the vehicle will be removed.
SB179-SSA1,4,2112 3. Subject to par. (dr) 2., if a vehicle is removed under par. (b) or (c) by a towing
13service, the vehicle owner shall pay the reasonable charges for removal and, if
14applicable, storage of the vehicle, as well as any service fee imposed under par. (dm).
15Subject to par. (dr) 2., if the vehicle was removed at the request of the property owner
16or property owner's agent, these reasonable charges shall be paid directly to the
17towing service, and the towing service may impound the vehicle until these charges
18are paid. If these charges have not been paid in full within 30 days of the vehicle's
19removal and the vehicle owner has not entered into a written agreement with the
20towing service to pay these reasonable charges in installment payments, the vehicle
21shall be deemed abandoned and may be disposed of as are other abandoned vehicles.
SB179-SSA1,4,2422 (dg) Every law enforcement agency shall maintain a record of each notice
23received under par. (d) 2., as well as identification of the towing service removing the
24vehicle.
SB179-SSA1,5,5
1(dm) If requested by the municipality in which the removed vehicle was
2illegally parked, the towing service shall charge the vehicle owner a service fee not
3exceeding $35 and shall remit this service fee to the municipality. All service fees
4collected by a towing service under this paragraph may be aggregated and forwarded
5together, on a monthly basis, to each applicable municipality.
SB179-SSA1,5,76 (dr) 1. A towing service may not remove a vehicle under this subsection if the
7vehicle has been reported to a law enforcement agency as stolen.
SB179-SSA1,5,108 2. A towing service may not collect any charges for the removal or storage of
9an illegally parked vehicle under this subsection if the towing service has not
10complied with par. (d) 2. with respect to the vehicle.
SB179-SSA1,5,1111 (e) The department shall promulgate rules establishing all of the following:
SB179-SSA1,5,1312 1. Reasonable charges for removal and storage of vehicles under this
13subsection.
SB179-SSA1,5,1514 2. The form and manner of display of notice necessary to qualify as "properly
15posted" under par. (a) 2.
SB179-SSA1,5,1716 3. Guidelines for towing services to notify law enforcement under par. (d) upon
17removal of a vehicle.
SB179-SSA1,7 18Section 7. 349.13 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB179-SSA1,5,2319 349.13 (5) (b) 2. A person who has custody of a vehicle removed or stored under
20subs. (3) to (4) or otherwise at the request of a law enforcement officer, traffic officer,
21parking enforcer, property owner, or property owner's agent
shall release the
22personal property within the vehicle to the owner of the vehicle during regular office
23hours upon presentation by the owner of proper identification.
SB179-SSA1,8 24Section 8. 349.13 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB179-SSA1,6,9
1349.13 (5) (c) A traffic or police officer or parking enforcer who requests removal
2of a vehicle under subs. (3) to (4) by a towing service shall, within 24 hours of
3requesting the removal, notify the towing service of the name and last-known
4address of the registered owner and all lienholders of record of the vehicle if the
5vehicle is to be removed to any location other than a public highway within one mile
6from the location from which the vehicle is to be removed and if the officer or parking
7enforcer
is not employed by a municipality or county that has entered into a towing
8services agreement which requires the municipality or county to provide notice to
9such owner and lienholders of the towing.
SB179-SSA1,9 10Section 9. 704.05 (5) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB179-SSA1,6,1611 704.05 (5) (a) 1. If a tenant removes from or is evicted from the premises and
12leaves personal property, the landlord may presume, in the absence of a written
13agreement between the landlord and the tenant to the contrary, that the tenant has
14abandoned the personal property and may, subject to par. (am) and s. 799.45 (3m),
15dispose of the abandoned personal property in any manner that the landlord, in its
16sole discretion, determines is appropriate.
SB179-SSA1,10 17Section 10. 704.05 (5) (b) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB179-SSA1,6,2218 704.05 (5) (b) 2. (intro.) If the abandoned tenant removes from or is evicted from
19the premises and leaves behind
personal property that is a manufactured home,
20mobile home, or titled vehicle, before disposing of the abandoned property the
21landlord shall give notice of the landlord's intent to dispose of the property by sale
22or other appropriate means to all of the following:
SB179-SSA1,11 23Section 11. 704.05 (5) (bf) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB179-SSA1,7,1024 704.05 (5) (bf) Notice that landlord will not store property. If the landlord does
25not intend to store personal property left behind by a tenant, except as provided in

1par. (am), the landlord shall provide written notice to a tenant , when the tenant
2enters into, and when the tenant or renews, a rental agreement, that the landlord
3will not store any items of personal property that the tenant leaves behind when the
4tenant removes from, or if the tenant is evicted from, the premises, except as
5provided in par. (am). Notwithstanding pars. (a), (am), and (b), if the landlord does
6not provide
has not provided to a tenant the notice required under this paragraph,
7the landlord shall comply with s. 704.05, 2009 stats., with respect to any personal
8property left behind by the tenant when the tenant removes from the premises, or
9if the tenant is evicted from the premises and the landlord notifies the sheriff under
10s. 799.45 (3m)
.
SB179-SSA1,12 11Section 12. 704.07 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB179-SSA1,7,1912 704.07 (3) (a) If the premises are damaged by the negligence or improper use
13of the premises by
, including by an infestation of insects or other pests, due to the acts
14or inaction of
the tenant, the landlord may elect to allow the tenant must to
15remediate or
repair the damage and restore the appearance of the premises by
16redecorating. However, the landlord may elect to undertake the remediation, repair,
17or redecoration, and in such case the tenant must reimburse the landlord for the
18reasonable cost thereof; the cost to the landlord is presumed reasonable unless
19proved otherwise by the tenant.
SB179-SSA1,13 20Section 13. 704.08 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB179-SSA1,8,6 21704.08 Information check-in Check-in sheet. A landlord shall provide to
22a new residential tenant when the tenant commences his or her occupancy of the
23premises a standardized information check-in sheet that contains an itemized
24description of
the tenant may use to make comments, if any, about the condition of
25the premises at the time of check-in. The tenant shall be given 7 days from the date

1the tenant commences his or her occupancy to complete the check-in sheet and
2return it to the landlord. The landlord is not required to provide the information
3check-in sheet to a tenant upon renewal of a rental agreement. This section does not
4apply to the rental of a plot of ground on which a manufactured home, as defined in
5s. 704.05 (5) (b) 1. a., or a mobile home, as defined in s. 704.05 (5) (b) 1. b., may be
6located.
SB179-SSA1,14 7Section 14. 704.14 of the statutes is created to read:
SB179-SSA1,8,10 8704.14 Notice of domestic abuse protections. A residential rental
9agreement shall include the following notice in the agreement or in an addendum to
10the agreement:
SB179-SSA1,8,11 11NOTICE OF DOMESTIC ABUSE PROTECTIONS
SB179-SSA1,8,16 12(1) As provided in section 106.50 (5m) (dm) of the Wisconsin statutes, a tenant
13may be able to stop an eviction action if the tenant can prove that the landlord knew,
14or should have known, the tenant is a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or
15stalking and that the eviction action is based on conduct related to domestic abuse,
16sexual assault, or stalking committed by either of the following:
SB179-SSA1,8,1717 (a) A person who was not the tenant's invited guest.
SB179-SSA1,8,1918 (b) A person who was the tenant's invited guest, but the tenant has done either
19of the following:
SB179-SSA1,8,2020 1. Sought an injunction barring the person from the premises.
SB179-SSA1,8,2321 2. Provided a written statement to the landlord stating that the person will no
22longer be an invited guest of the tenant and the tenant has not subsequently invited
23the person to be the tenant's guest.
SB179-SSA1,9,3 24(2) A tenant who is a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking may
25have the right to terminate the rental agreement in certain limited situations, as

1provided in section 704.16 of the Wisconsin statutes. If the tenant has safety
2concerns, the tenant should contact a local victim service provider or law
3enforcement agency.
SB179-SSA1,9,5 4(3) A tenant is advised that this notice is only a summary of the tenant's rights
5and the specific language of the statutes governs in all instances.
SB179-SSA1,15 6Section 15. 704.16 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 704.16 (3) (a) (intro.)
7and amended to read:
SB179-SSA1,9,88 704.16 (3) (a) (intro.) In this subsection, "offending:
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:
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