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 This is a Dane
County, Wisconsin
court order to double tenants' security deposit of $1000 to
$2000. Under Madison, Wisconsin "Madison General Ordinance" (MGO)
chapter 32, the landlord was
required to give tenants written notice within 21 days after the tenants
vacated the apartment explaining what landlord was doing with tenants'
security deposit. The same thing was required by Wisconsin state
law. Unlike in Illinois and Chicago, the Wisconsin landlord even
has to account even for RENT in writing if it is withholding deposit. Even
though the tenants in this case were evicted, and (one of them was)
behind on rent, their security deposit was mishandled by not being
accounted for in writing within 21 days after tenants vacated the
apartment. Therefore the court ordered the tenants damages equal to
their $1000 security deposit. The deposit was doubled.
Madison General Ordinance
MGO 32.07(10)(d)
Agriculture, Trade and Consumer
Protection ATCP 134.06
Wisconsin Statute Wis. Stat. 100.20(5) |
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