Civil
WI Court of Appeals – District IV
Officials: LUNDSTEN, J.
Landlord Tenant – Security Deposit
2014AP2789 Donald J. Knott v. Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority
Donald Knott, a residential tenant, appeals the circuit court’s judgment dismissing his claim against the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) for Knott’s security deposit. WHEDA purchased the underlying property at a foreclosure sale. Knott now concedes that a state statute extinguished his right to recover his security deposit. Knott argues, however, that a federal law, the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act, preempts the state statute and allows him to hold WHEDA liable for his security deposit. I reject Knott’s argument and, therefore, affirm.
Decision
Affirmed.
