Landlords would have more power to evict tenants for criminal activity under legislation Gov. Scott Walker signed Monday.

The state Senate is poised to vote on a bill Tuesday that would dramatically expand the rights of rental property owners in Wisconsin and give landlords more power to evict tenants for criminal activity.

The number of landlords suing the city of La Crosse over a new ordinance has grown significantly.

Torts Dog bites; landlords A landlord is not liable for an attack by a dog belonging to a tenant. “Smaxwell dictates that in a negligence action against a landlord involving a dog bite by a dog owned by the landlord’s tenant, if the landlord could not be deemed an ‘owner’ or ‘keeper,’ then there can be no liability. That is ...

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