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Home›Covid 19›Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection Adopts Emergency Rule Prohibiting Late Fees on Rentals

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection Adopts Emergency Rule Prohibiting Late Fees on Rentals

By Antigo Times
April 29, 2020
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FROM WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TRADE & CONSUMER PROTECTION

MADISON –The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has approved an emergency rule to prohibit late fees or penalties for missed or late rent payments during COVID-19. Due to the rapidly changing economic landscape, many people have also had to navigate job losses, furloughs, and layoffs. As a result, their incomes are lower or gone altogether, making it extremely difficult to pay their rent in a timely manner during this public health emergency.

The emergency rule (Wis. Admin. Code Ch. ATCP 134) prevents landlords from charging late fees or penalties for missed or late rent payments during the public health emergency and for 90 days afterward. DATCP will hold a public hearing and comment period on this emergency rule via teleconference.

Hearing Date and Location:

Thursday, May 21, 2020, 1:00 PM

Teleconference Line: 1-888-327-8914 or 1-847-944-7654, Passcode: 7794 737#

View rule: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/emergency_rules/all/emr2002

The public is invited to participate in the hearing on the emergency rule or to comment no later than the close of business on Thursday, May 21. Written public comments may be sent to the Division of Trade and Consumer Protection, Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, P.O. Box 8911, Madison, WI 53708-8911 or by e-mail to [email protected].

Consumers with questions or issues related to landlord-tenant agreements can contact DATCP’s Consumer Protection Hotline at 1-800-422-7128 or [email protected], or file a complaint online at www.datcp.wi.gov

If you have health-related questions about COVID-19, please visit the Wisconsin Department of Health Services’ (DHS) website: http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/disease/covid-19.htm

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