Renters \u2014\u00a0especially first-time renters \u2014 might leave it to the landlords to understand the legalities of their lease. But knowing your Milwaukee tenant rights can save you money and hassle.<\/p>\n
Unless you agreed to a lease provision that states otherwise, they have to give you at least 12 hours\u2019 notice, either verbally or in writing.<\/p>\n
Your landlord is required to defend your \u201cright of peaceful enjoyment of the premises.\u201d That also means, however, that you have to keep it down, too.<\/p>\n
Your landlord is required to tell you between 15 and 30 days before the renewal happens, but if you don\u2019t take action, you could be liable for another month (or more) of rent.<\/p>\n
Renters have some rights that a lease provision can\u2019t override. For example, a non-standard lease provision stating the tenant must pay the landlord\u2019s court fees is not enforceable.<\/p>\n
Your landlord isn\u2019t allowed to lock you out of your apartment, or remove the locks completely, for any reason.<\/p>\n
If your refrigerator is on the fritz, or the toilet won\u2019t flush, it\u2019s your landlord\u2019s job to repair it\u2026 unless you broke it. Report ignored repairs to Neighborhood Services, 414-286-2268.<\/p>\n
So even if your roommate breaks the lease and disappears, or decides not to pay rent, or damages the apartment, the landlord can come to you for restitution.<\/p>\n
Specifically, you can\u2019t be charged for routine carpet cleaning or painting. If you\u2019ve caused excessive damage, however, the deductions are legal.<\/p>\n
While filling out your check-in form noting your rental\u2019s condition at move-in, you can request a list of charges the previous tenant faced on their security deposit.<\/p>\n
And that also applies to a list of any deductions taken out. The countdown starts either on the last day of the lease or (if you moved out early) when the new tenant moves in.<\/p>\n
To learn more about tenant rights, visit TenantResourceCenter.org<\/a> or LegalAction.org<\/a>. To find a Milwaukee apartment<\/a>, visit Rentable.<\/em><\/p>\n *This information does not constitute legal advice, and many of these laws carry exceptions.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Do you know your Milwaukee tenant rights? We’ve compiled 10 highlights to save you time, money, and hassle. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":12295,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[149],"tags":[27,206,257],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rentable.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12293"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rentable.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rentable.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rentable.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rentable.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12293"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.rentable.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20569,"href":"https:\/\/www.rentable.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12293\/revisions\/20569"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rentable.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rentable.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rentable.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rentable.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}