Landlord Tenant – Court Error – Wisconsin Open Housing Law

By: Derek Hawkins//March 21, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: Martin Jones v. Michael Haller

Case No.: 2016AP4

Officials: Brennan, P.J., Kessler and Brash, JJ.

Focus: Landlord Tenant – Court Error – Wisconsin Open Housing Law

Martin Jones appeals an order granting Michael Haller’s motion for summary judgment and dismissing Jones’s claim with prejudice. On appeal, Jones argues that he entered into a landlord-tenant relationship with Haller and that the residence he moved into—located at 2209 East Vollmer Avenue in Bay View, Milwaukee—is comprised of two dwelling units and is therefore subject to WIS. STAT. § 106.50(2)(f) (2015-16), the Wisconsin Open Housing Law. Jones further argues that the circuit court erred when it ruled that 2209 East Vollmer was a single dwelling unit and that his claim, as a result, was excluded from the Wisconsin Open Housing Law. We disagree and affirm

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