Wisconsin Landlord-Tenant Laws 2026

Rule	Requirement
Security Deposit Cap	No statutory limit
Deposit Return Deadline	21 days
Eviction Notice (Nonpayment)	5 days written notice (14-day for lease violation)
Rent Cap	No statewide cap
Entry Notice	12 hours notice
Late Fee Cap	No statutory cap
Grace Period	No statutory requirement
Just Cause Eviction	Not required

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Milwaukee 561,385 Madison 280,305 Green Bay 105,744 Kenosha 98,211 Racine 76,602 Appleton 74,719 Eau Claire 70,542 Waukesha 70,446 Oshkosh 66,184 Janesville 66,102 West Allis 58,874 La Crosse 51,327 Sheboygan 49,686 Wauwatosa 47,038 Fond du Lac 44,300 Brookfield 41,884 New Berlin 40,260 Wausau 39,968 Menomonee Falls 39,700 Sun Prairie 37,890 Oak Creek 37,156 Greenfield 36,916 Beloit 36,342 Franklin 35,485 Manitowoc 34,568 Fitchburg 32,284 West Bend 31,886 Mount Pleasant 27,727 Neenah 27,453 Superior 26,423 Stevens Point 25,752 Mequon 25,489 De Pere 25,348 Caledonia 25,326 Muskego 25,312 Middleton 22,967 Watertown 22,692 Pleasant Prairie 21,818 Germantown 21,020 Howard 20,775 South Milwaukee 20,211 Onalaska 19,018 Fox Crossing 18,947 Marshfield 18,736 Oconomowoc 18,682 Wisconsin Rapids 18,670 Menasha 18,069 Cudahy 17,706 Kaukauna 17,493 Ashwaubenon 16,986 River Falls 16,935 Bellevue 16,730 Menomonie 16,642 Beaver Dam 16,531 Pewaukee 16,293 Weston 15,969 Hartford 15,894 Verona 15,815 Whitewater 15,627 Hudson 15,473 Waunakee 15,152 Chippewa Falls 14,656 Whitefish Bay 14,553 Harrison 14,524 Greendale 14,472 Salem Lakes 14,367 Plover 14,110 Allouez 13,839 Shorewood 13,603 Greenville 13,286 Suamico 13,225 Stoughton 13,044 Glendale 12,919 Port Washington 12,763 Grafton 12,608 Baraboo 12,554 Brown Deer 12,553 Cedarburg 12,527 Fort Atkinson 12,350 Little Chute 12,178 Sussex 12,162 Richfield 11,841 Oregon 11,676 Holmen 11,581 Two Rivers 11,169 Platteville 11,128 DeForest 11,107 Marinette 11,045 Burlington 11,040 Waupun 11,039 Hobart 10,960 New Richmond 10,705 Monroe 10,439 Elkhorn 10,230 Reedsburg 10,190 Portage 10,126 Hartland 10,065 Sturgeon Bay 9,861 Sparta 9,842 McFarland 9,460 Windsor 9,456 Tomah 9,452 St. Francis 9,377 Altoona 9,287 Shawano 9,237 Merrill 9,089 Rice Lake 9,012 Plymouth 8,908 Cottage Grove 8,880 Lake Geneva 8,684 Kronenwetter 8,539 Monona 8,536 Delavan 8,523 Mukwonago 8,492 Waukesha 8,484 Pewaukee 8,195 Sheboygan Falls 8,187 Rhinelander 8,185 Somers 8,140 Jackson 8,000 Antigo 7,974 Ashland 7,878 Ripon 7,766 Mount Horeb 7,756 Jefferson 7,646 Kimberly 7,626 Hales Corners 7,522 Vernon 7,456 New London 7,398 Lake Hallie 7,310 Delafield 7,203 Sturtevant 6,735 Fox Point 6,608 Lake Mills 6,602 Slinger 6,363 Twin Lakes 6,362 Waupaca 6,333 Elm Grove 6,316 Edgerton 5,991 Evansville 5,823 Waterford 5,744 Milton 5,658 Berlin 5,611 Rothschild 5,514 Columbus 5,448 Prairie du Chien 5,373 North Fond du Lac 5,366 West Salem 5,298 Summit 5,287 Bristol 5,187 Union Grove 5,152 Mayville 5,138 Dodgeville 5,085 Richland Center 4,944 Bloomfield 4,847 East Troy 4,707 Oconto 4,621 Mosinee 4,538 Clintonville 4,529 Prescott 4,485 Viroqua 4,437 Kewaskum 4,435 Medford 4,406 Prairie du Sac 4,370 Bayside 4,369 Baldwin 4,366 Saukville 4,260 Mauston 4,176 Cross Plains 4,052 Pulaski 4,049 West Milwaukee 3,997 Kiel 3,956 Raymond 3,943 Chilton 3,939 Lancaster 3,896 North Hudson 3,888 Marshall 3,810 Stanley 3,798 Arcadia 3,796 Rochester 3,776 Horicon 3,773 Bloomer 3,708 Wrightstown 3,699 Barron 3,663 Combined Locks 3,654 Lake Delton 3,629 Omro 3,623 Waterloo 3,611 Black River Falls 3,587 Merton 3,566 Seymour 3,515 Sauk City 3,475 Johnson Creek 3,441 Peshtigo 3,387 Tomahawk 3,385 Brillion 3,365 Hortonville 3,364 Wisconsin Dells 3,344 Ellsworth 3,298 Thiensville 3,284 Howards Grove 3,251 Yorkville 3,244 Sherwood 3,222 Somerset 3,220 Algoma 3,217 Boscobel 3,217 Brodhead 3,212 Lodi 3,199 Oostburg 3,101 Ladysmith 3,087 New Holstein 3,012 Oconto Falls 2,989 Paddock Lake 2,986 Williams Bay 2,981 Amery 2,956 Genoa City 2,948 Wales 2,947 Osceola 2,872 Mondovi 2,848 Walworth 2,803 Kewaunee 2,798 Fennimore 2,759 Luxemburg 2,753 Lomira 2,680 Belleville 2,674 Maine 2,616 Hayward 2,584 Mineral Point 2,563 Poynette 2,558 New Lisbon 2,537 Juneau 2,534 Deerfield 2,515 Darlington 2,509 Winneconne 2,502 Belgium 2,495 Spooner 2,468 Denmark 2,422 Dousman 2,418 Nekoosa 2,409 Park Falls 2,369 Westby 2,366 Abbotsford 2,321 Neillsville 2,311 Cumberland 2,304 Lannon 2,290 Fredonia 2,284 St. Croix Falls 2,252 Kohler 2,235 Clinton 2,227 Wautoma 2,220 New Glarus 2,208 North Prairie 2,198 Shorewood Hills 2,182 Chetek 2,161 Schofield 2,154 Eagle 2,146 Cuba City 2,126 Cedar Grove 2,108 Roberts 2,092 Pardeeville 2,051 Washburn 2,032 Redgranite 2,021 Campbellsport 1,934 Colby 1,926 Fontana-on-Geneva Lake 1,890 Trempealeau 1,880 Cameron 1,857 Hammond 1,851 Durand 1,843 Spencer 1,812 Fall River 1,792 Osseo 1,787 Adams 1,780 Thorp 1,775 Randolph 1,769 Butler 1,766 Port Edwards 1,761 Weyauwega 1,760 Mazomanie 1,750 Crandon 1,703 Palmyra 1,693 Galesville 1,682 Cambridge 1,668 Wind Point 1,636 Eagle River 1,617 Whitehall 1,616 Fox Lake 1,603 Whiting 1,598 West Baraboo 1,582 Stratford 1,581 Niagara 1,579 Cleveland 1,574 Random Lake 1,574 Darien 1,570 Sharon 1,565 River Hills 1,563 Marathon City 1,560 Hurley 1,555 Spring Green 1,537 Brooklyn 1,529 Augusta 1,524 Phillips 1,516 Big Bend 1,501 Orfordville 1,481 Cadott 1,474 Independence 1,472 Bangor 1,461 Montello 1,449 Black Earth 1,448 Edgar 1,444 Mishicot 1,423 Spring Valley 1,423 Hillsboro 1,420 Cornell 1,413 Fall Creek 1,413 Bonduel 1,410 Woodville 1,409 Manawa 1,405 Shell Lake 1,384 Markesan 1,375 Grantsburg 1,347 Black Creek 1,341 Barneveld 1,329 Elroy 1,326 Westfield 1,323 Nashotah 1,310 Maple Bluff 1,308 Glenwood City 1,304 Marion 1,294 Gillett 1,276 Blair 1,270 Muscoda 1,262 Princeton 1,262 Theresa 1,256 Hilbert 1,211 Iola 1,203 Reedsville 1,196 Shullsburg 1,192 Colfax 1,188 Loyal 1,187 Hazel Green 1,177 Monticello 1,175 Cashton 1,167 Sister Bay 1,165 Frederic 1,147 Lake Nebagamon 1,133 Newburg 1,132 Rio 1,131 Amherst 1,125 Greenwood 1,112 Clear Lake 1,102 Boyceville 1,099 Crivitz 1,099 Dane 1,088 Hustisford 1,083 Albany 1,074 Athens 1,069 Luck 1,067 Oakfield 1,057 Strum 1,057 Turtle Lake 1,037 Rosendale 1,033 Green Lake 1,024 Dickeyville 1,017 Buffalo City 1,016 Belmont 1,006 Wittenberg 996 Elk Mound 986 Elkhart Lake 971 Benton 968 Valders 964 Milltown 943 Dresser 939 Shiocton 939 Plainfield 923 Balsam Lake 922 Blue Mounds 919 Rib Lake 919 Necedah 913 Iron Ridge 912 Owen 907 Eden 901 Centuria 895 Kekoskee 892 Siren 880 Brandon 870 Highland 867 Stoddard 857 Biron 855 Arena 853 Arlington 834 Dorchester 834 Footville 832 Lone Rock 827 Blanchardville 822 Pittsville 818 Elmwood 810 Viola 803 Hewitt 799 Argyle 795 Montreal 794 Wild Rose 792 Fountain City 778 Rockland 778 Cassville 771 Cambria 766 Coon Valley 762 Bruce 753 Reeseville 752 Wyocena 741 Bloomington 740 Pepin 740 Wonewoc 738 Whitelaw 736 Birnamwood 732 Plain 732 Coleman 723 Cascade 718 La Farge 718 St. Nazianz 718 Alma 717 Montfort 715 Superior 710 Tigerton 707 Webster 707 Almena 704 Auburndale 698 Mellen 698 Eleva 683 Fremont 681 Friendship 680 Hatley 674 Solon Springs 670 Francis Creek 664 Ridgeway 663 Casco 662 Star Prairie 662 Stockbridge 657 Potosi 652 Brownsville 649 Livingston 646 Sullivan 642 Camp Douglas 635 Poplar 632 Wauzeka 625 Boyd 615 Bayfield 603 Norwalk 597 Wausaukee 597 North Freedom 587 Oconomowoc Lake 584 Plum City 583 Neosho 581 New Auburn 570 Prentice 563 Stetsonville 562 Soldiers Grove 561 Minong 554 Avoca 551 Clayton 546 Merrillan 546 Chenequa 540 Ontario 537 Warrens 537 Gresham 536 Oxford 534 Park Ridge 533 Melrose 531 Cecil 530 Lena 530 Vesper 526 Wilton 522 Ettrick 521 Gays Mills 519 Merrimac 518 Suring 518 Elmwood Park 505 Withee 500 Linden 497 Knapp 492 Prairie Farm 492 Adell 491 St. Cloud 491 Mount Calvary 487 Lyndon Station 484 Cobb 483 Waldo 478 Kendall 477 Forestville 476 Alma Center 469 Rosholt 468 Taylor 468 Curtiss 466 Glenbeulah 457 Fairchild 456 Coloma 455 Blue River 454 South Wayne 446 Bay City 440 Hixton 438 Lohrville 436 Endeavor 434 Rudolph 431 Bear Creek 421 Cochrane 419 Neshkoro 418 Almond 417 Oliver 417 Junction City 414 Birchwood 405 Hancock 400 Clyman 396 Gilman 379 Amherst Junction 378 La Valle 377 Unity 377 Granton 374 Readstown 374 Pigeon Falls 372 Egg Harbor 371 Butternut 367 Scandinavia 366 Mattoon 358 Bagley 357 Cazenovia 354 Dallas 353 Pound 352 Tennyson 345 Ephraim 343 Eastman 341 Fairwater 341 Maribel 331 Wheeler 330 Rock Springs 325 Winter 325 Nelson 319 Hawkins 318 De Soto 317 Friesland 316 Bowler 312 Kellnersville 306 Embarrass 305 Oakdale 305 Hollandale 304 Lowell 303 Arpin 296 Loganville 290 Nichols 285 Kingston 284 Lac La Belle 282 Radisson 275 Doylestown 274 Ironton 267 Milladore 267 White Lake 263 Ridgeland 262 Rewey 261 Haugen 258 Sheldon 252 Deer Park 246 Aniwa 243 Chaseburg 243 Browntown 238 Genoa 233 Weyerhaeuser 231 Downing 230 Potter 230 Exeland 227 Gratiot 222 Union Center 217 Mount Hope 209 North Bay 205 Wilson 205 Rockdale 204 Patch Grove 199 Eland 197 Ferryville 192 Ogdensburg 183 Mount Sterling 181 Marquette 172 Hustler 163 Nelsonville 158 Elderon 157 Lime Ridge 155 Kennan 142 Fenwood 139 Catawba 138 Lynxville 134 Boaz 124 Steuben 122 Woodman 120 Wyeville 117 Lublin 115 Maiden Rock 115 Bell Center 113 Mason 105 Tony 98 Glen Flora 96 Melvina 93 Conrath 88 Couderay 80 Stockholm 78 Ingram 71 Big 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