Wisconsin Month-to-Month Lease Agreement

Required Landlord Disclosures (7) 

Disclosures are essential to signing a lease. They allow landlords to highlight information to the tenant that the lease agreement might not otherwise include. In addition to the federal lead paint provision, the state legislature determines the required disclosures.

1. Lead paint: Federal law requires all landlords to disclose the presence or knowledge of lead-based paint or lead-based paint hazards in all units constructed before 1978.

2. Move-in checklist: When a tenant moves into a new unit, Wisconsin landlords must provide a move-in checklist to document the property’s features and condition at that time. Tenants have 7 days to return the checklist to the landlord (WI Adm. Code § 34.06(1)).

3. Code violations: If the rental property has any current building or housing code violations, landlords must disclose them at lease signing (WI Adm. Code § 134.04(2)).

4. Domestic abuse: Wisconsin landlords are required to present the tenant with specific language that explains the state-level protections for victims of domestic abuse when renting property (WI Stat. § 704.14).

5. Landlord’s contact info: Landlords must disclose the name and address of the person responsible for managing the residential rental property (WI Adm. Code § 134.04(1)).

6. Shared utilities: Wisconsin landlords must specify responsibility for utilities included in rent and those shared between units (WI Adm. Code § 134.04(3)).

7. Nonstandard rental provisions: If the lease agreement includes “nonstandard” language, the landlord must inform the tenant (WI Adm. Code § 134.09).

Note: TurboTenant includes each disclosure in every lease agreement.

Required Notice to Terminate Month-to-Month Agreement

Since a Wisconsin month-to-month lease agreement has no specified end date, special notice is required to terminate it.

Required notice for landlord: 28 days’ written notice.

Required notice for tenant: 28 days’ written notice.

Rent Increase Laws

While landlords have more flexibility to raise the rent on a month-to-month lease than on a fixed-term lease, they must still follow proper guidelines. Since Wisconsin has no rent control laws, landlords can raise rent on a month-to-month tenant by giving them 28 days’ written notice before the increase takes effect.

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