Wisconsin Former-Tenant Abandoned Personal Property Notice

Wisconsin Notice Concerning Personal Property Left Behind

Wis. Stat. § 704.05(5) does not impose one universal post-tenancy holding period. Complete the gate before using this notice.

Procedure Gate

• Tenant removed or was lawfully evicted: ☐ Yes
• The rental agreement contained the written notice required by § 704.05(5)(bf) that the landlord would not store property left behind: ☐ Yes ☐ No
• If No, counsel confirmed and documented compliance with the referenced 2009-statutes procedure: ☐ Yes
• Written agreement requiring different treatment: ☐ None ☐ Attached
• Prescription medication or prescription medical equipment identified for a seven-day hold: ☐ Yes ☐ No
• Manufactured home, mobile home, or titled vehicle identified for separate notice to tenant and known secured parties: ☐ Yes ☐ No
• Sheriff procedure under § 799.45(3m), self-storage law, vehicle law, and third-party claims checked separately: ☐ Yes

Courtesy Notice

Notice date: [__/__/____]

Former tenant: [________________________________]

Former premises: [________________________________]

The following property remained after the tenancy ended:

[____________________________________________________________]

Landlord's intended action:

☐ Make the property available voluntarily through [DATE / ARRANGEMENTS]

☐ Dispose of ordinary property under § 704.05(5)(a)

☐ Hold prescription medication or prescription medical equipment through [DATE], seven days after discovery

☐ Give separate statutory notice for a manufactured home, mobile home, or titled vehicle

☐ Follow an inconsistent written agreement or older-law storage procedure identified above

Contact: [NAME / PHONE / EMAIL]

Storage or retrieval terms, if lawfully applicable: [________________________________]

This courtesy notice does not create a statutory holding period or waive the landlord's rights. A tenant, owner, or secured party may redeem property before disposition or a disposition contract by paying expenses the landlord incurred concerning disposition.

Record

• Inventory and photographs completed: ☐ Yes
• Date property discovered: [__/__/____]
• Medical-item seven-day deadline, if any: [__/__/____]
• Tenant delivery or mailing: [________________________________]
• Secured-party notice for titled property: [________________________________]
• Final disposition and proceeds record: [________________________________]

Landlord/agent signature and date: [________________________________]

Sources and References

• Wis. Stat. § 704.05(5) — Wisconsin Legislature — https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/704/05/5