Milwaukee repairs

Do this today

• Write the problem. Date it. Keep photos.
• Open a request with Milwaukee Department of Neighborhood Services or dial 311.
• Do not skip rent until legal aid has read the process for your state.

Who inspects a Milwaukee rental?

Milwaukee Department of Neighborhood Services is the local conditions door, and 311 is often how you open a request. An inspector’s dated notice is a different kind of paper than a text to the manager. DNS for conditions. Circuit Court small claims for possession.

Can I stop paying rent to force the repair?

Sometimes Wisconsin law provides a repair-and-deduct or rent-withholding process, and sometimes skipping rent is grounds for eviction. That line is in Wisconsin landlord and tenant chapter. Ask legal aid before you change what you pay.

Does Milwaukee add rules on top of Wisconsin law?

Wisconsin Chapter 704 is the floor. Milwaukee has local property and rental-inspection rules. 311 is the City door. Small-claims eviction in Milwaukee County is the possession forum. A Madison ordinance is not Milwaukee’s.

The Milwaukee layer

DNS for conditions. Circuit Court small claims for possession.

Wisconsin landlord and tenant chapter (Wis. Stat. ch. 704) is the Wisconsin floor. We name it. We do not paraphrase a day-count or a dollar cap out of it.

Milwaukee questions

National answers on this desk

• Is a landlord notice the same as being evicted?
• What number should I call right now?
• Is there a national tenant-rights law in the United States?
• What should I do if I get an eviction notice?
• How do I find free legal help as a renter?
• Can my landlord enter without notice?