LRB-5749/1
MCP:cdc&wlj
2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE
March 12, 2020 - Introduced by Senators Smith,
Johnson, Bewley and Larson,
cosponsored by Representatives
Anderson, Crowley, Stubbs, Sargent,
Brostoff, Emerson, Hebl, Neubauer, Cabrera, Spreitzer, Pope, Considine,
Sinicki and Bowen. Referred to Committee on Utilities and Housing.
SB887,1,2
1An Act to create 704.07 (6) of the statutes;
relating to: rent abatement for
2tenants and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, generally, if a leased property is damaged or has a condition
that is hazardous to the health or safety of the tenant, the tenant is entitled to abate
rent to the extent that the tenant is deprived of the full normal use of the leased
property. This bill requires the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer
Protection to promulgate rules that specify items for which a tenant may be entitled
to rent abatement and the amount of abatement a tenant would be entitled to for each
item.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB887,1
3Section
1. 704.07 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB887,2,3
1704.07
(6) Rules. The department of agriculture, trade and consumer
2protection shall promulgate rules that specify items for which a tenant is entitled to
3rent abatement under sub. (4) and the amount of rent abatement for each item.
