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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 1137
March 13, 2026 - Introduced by Representatives
Clancy
,
Anderson
,
Madison
,
Moore Omokunde
,
Sinicki
and
Stubbs
, cosponsored by Senators
Larson
,
Ratcliff
and
Roys
. Referred to Committee on Housing and Real Estate.
AB1137,1,2
1
An Act
to amend
704.17 (1p) (a), 704.17 (2) (a) and 799.40 (1m) of the statutes;
2
relating to:
evicting tenants for failure to pay rent.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, if a tenant fails to pay rent when due, the landlord may terminate the tenancy by giving the tenant a notice requiring the tenant to pay rent or vacate the premises within at least five days. This bill extends this period for paying rent or vacating to 30 days.
Also under current law, if a landlord brings an eviction action against a tenant for failing to pay rent, the case may not be dismissed based on the fact that the landlord accepts payment from the tenant after the eviction action is filed. This bill provides that an eviction action must be dismissed if the tenant pays all rent owed, and any other payment required by the court, at any point before judgment is entered in the eviction action.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
AB1137,1
3
Section
1
.
704.17 (1p) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1137,2,6
4
704.17
(1p)
(a) If a month-to-month tenant or a week-to-week tenant fails to
1
pay rent when due, the tenant’s tenancy is terminated if the landlord gives the
2
tenant notice requiring the tenant to pay rent or vacate on or before a date at least
3
5
30
days after the giving of the notice and if the tenant fails to pay accordingly. A
4
month-to-month tenancy is terminated if the landlord, while the tenant is in
5
default in payment of rent, gives the tenant notice requiring the tenant to vacate on
6
or before a date at least 14 days after the giving of the notice.
AB1137,2
7
Section
2
.
704.17 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1137,2,18
8
704.17
(2)
(a) If a tenant under a lease for a term of one year or less, or a year-
9
to-year tenant, fails to pay any installment of rent when due, the tenant’s tenancy is
10
terminated if the landlord gives the tenant notice requiring the tenant to pay rent
11
or vacate on or before a date at least
5
30
days after the giving of the notice and if
12
the tenant fails to pay accordingly. If a tenant has been given such a notice and has
13
paid the rent on or before the specified date, or been permitted by the landlord to
14
remain in possession contrary to such notice, and if within one year of any prior
15
default in payment of rent for which notice was given the tenant fails to pay a
16
subsequent installment of rent on time, the tenant’s tenancy is terminated if the
17
landlord, while the tenant is in default in payment of rent, gives the tenant notice to
18
vacate on or before a date at least 14 days after the giving of the notice.
AB1137,3
19
Section
3
.
799.40 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1137,3,3
20
799.40
(1m)
Acceptance of rent or other payment.
If a landlord
21
commences an action under this section against a tenant whose tenancy has been
22
terminated for failure to pay rent
or for any other reason
, the action under this
23
section
may not
shall
be dismissed
because
, and the tenancy reinstated, if
the
1
landlord accepts
tenant, at any time before judgment is entered in the action, pays
2
to the landlord all
past due rent
or
and
any other payment
from the tenant after
3
serving notice of default or after commencing the action
required by the court
.
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