ATCP 134.06ATCP 134.06 Security deposits.
ATCP 134.06(1)(1) Check-in procedures; pre-existing damages.
ATCP 134.06(1)(a)(a) Before a landlord accepts a security deposit, or converts an earnest money deposit to a security deposit under s. ATCP 134.05, the landlord shall notify the tenant in writing that the tenant may do any of the following by a specified deadline date which is not less than 7 days after the start of tenancy:
ATCP 134.06(1)(a)1.1. Inspect the dwelling unit and notify the landlord of any preexisting damages or defects.
ATCP 134.06(1)(a)2.2. Request a list of physical damages or defects, if any, charged to the previous tenant’s security deposit. The landlord may require the tenant to make this request, if any, in writing.
ATCP 134.06(1)(b)(b) If a tenant makes a request under par. (a) 2., the landlord shall provide the tenant with a list of all physical damages or defects charged to the previous tenant’s security deposit, regardless of whether those damages or defects have been repaired. The landlord shall provide the list within 30 days after the landlord receives the request, or within 7 days after the landlord notifies the previous tenant of the security deposit deductions, whichever occurs later. The landlord may explain that some or all of the listed damages or defects have been repaired, if that is the case. The landlord need not disclose the previous tenant’s identity, or the amounts withheld from the previous tenant’s security deposit.
ATCP 134.06(2)(2) Returning security deposits. A landlord shall deliver or mail to a tenant the full amount of any security deposit paid by the tenant, less any amounts that may be withheld under sub. (3), within 21 days after any of the following:
ATCP 134.06(2)(a)(a) If the tenant vacates the premises on the