ATCP 134.06(3)(a)4.4. Payment that the tenant owes for direct utility service provided by a government-owned utility, to the extent that the landlord becomes liable for the tenant’s nonpayment.

ATCP 134.06(3)(a)5.5. Unpaid monthly municipal permit fees assessed against the tenant by a local unit of government under s. 66.0435 (3), Stats., to the extent that the landlord becomes liable for the tenant’s nonpayment.

ATCP 134.06(3)(b)(b) Nonstandard rental provisions. Except as provided in par. (c), a rental agreement may include one or more nonstandard rental provisions that authorize the landlord to withhold amounts from the tenant’s security deposit for reasons not specified in par. (a) 1. to 5. Any such nonstandard rental provisions shall be provided to the tenant in a separate written document entitled “NONSTANDARD RENTAL PROVISIONS.” The landlord shall specifically identify each nonstandard rental provision with the tenant before the tenant enters into a rental agreement with the landlord. If the tenant signs his or her name, or writes his or her initials, by a nonstandard rental provision, it is rebuttably presumed that the landlord has specifically identified the nonstandard rental provision with the tenant and that the tenant has agreed to it.

ATCP 134.06(3)(c)(c) Normal wear and tear. This subsection does not authorize a landlord to withhold any amount from a security deposit for normal wear and tear, or for other damages or losses for which the tenant cannot reasonably be held responsible under applicable law.

ATCP 134.06 NoteNote: For example, a landlord may not withhold from tenant’s security deposit for routine painting or carpet cleaning, where there is no unusual damage caused by tenant abuse.

ATCP 134.06 NoteNote: A lease may include a contractual provision requiring the tenant to pay for routine carpet cleaning. OAG 4-13. Even if the lease includes the permitted provision, the cost for routine carpet cleaning may not be collected by the landlord in advance because all prepayments in excess of one month’s rent must be treated as “security deposit.” Even if the lease includes the permitted provision, a landlord may not deduct the cost of routine carpet cleaning from the security deposit, which cannot be withheld for normal wear and tear under sub. (3).

ATCP 134.06(4)(a)(a) If any portion of a security deposit is withheld by a landlord, the landlord shall, within the time period and in the manner specified under sub. (2), deliver or mail to the tenant a written statement accounting for all amounts withheld. The statement shall describe each item of physical damages or other claim made against the security deposit, and the amount withheld as reasonable compensation for each item or claim.

ATCP 134.06(4)(b)(b) No landlord may intentionally misrepresent or falsify any claim against a security deposit, including the cost of repairs, or withhold any portion of a security deposit pursuant to an intentionally falsified claim.

ATCP 134.06(5)(5) Tenant failure to leave forwarding address. A landlord who has otherwise complied with this section shall not be considered in violation solely because the postal service has been unable to complete mail delivery to the person addressed. This subsection does not affect any other rights that a tenant may have under law to the return of a security deposit.

ATCP 134.06 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, February, 1980, No. 290, eff. 5-1-80; r. and recr. (1) to (3), Register, December, 1998, No. 516, eff. 1-1-99; correction in (1) (a) (intro.) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, June, 1999, No. 522; correction in (3) (a) 5. made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register October 2004 No. 586; CR 14-038: r. and recr. (2), cr. (3) (a) (title), am. (3) (a) (intro.), 1., 3. to 6., cr. (3) (b) (title), am. (3) (b), cr. (3) (c) (title), am. (3) (c) Register August 2015 No. 716, eff. 11-1-15; correction in (2) (intro.) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register June 2018 No. 750.

ATCP 134.07(1)(1) Date of completion. Every promise or representation made by a landlord to a tenant or prospective tenant to the effect that the dwelling unit or any other portion of the premises, including furnishings or facilities, will be cleaned, repaired or otherwise improved by the landlord shall specify the date or time period on or within which the cleaning, repairs or improvements are to be completed.

ATCP 134.07(3)(3) Performance; unavoidable delays. No landlord shall fail to complete the promised cleaning, repairs or improvements on the date or within the time period represented under sub. (1), unless the delay is for reason of labor stoppage, unavailability of supplies or materials, unavoidable casualties, or other causes beyond the landlord’s control. The landlord shall give timely notice to the tenant of reasons beyond the landlord’s control for any delay in performance, and stating when the cleaning, repairs or improvements will be completed.

ATCP 134.08ATCP 134.08 Prohibited rental agreement provisions — rental agreement that contains certain provisions is void. Notwithstanding s. 704.02, Stats., a rental agreement is void and unenforceable if it does any of the following: