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Wisconsin security deposit return obligations for landlords

What the statute requires of you in Wisconsin: return deadlines, clock triggers, itemization / notice duties, deposit caps, and penalties for non-compliance — drawn from Wherewithal’s statute research corpus. A landlord who complies correctly does not create a statutory penalty claim.

Confidence: PRIMARY

PRIMARY — main elements read against statute text

Deadline to return / account	21 days
When the clock starts	lease end / surrender / re-rent (statute triggers)
Penalty for non-compliance	2× + fees available via ATCP 134 (admin code deceptive-practice path)
Deposit cap (maximum you may collect)	none
Escrow / interest requirements	no
Citation	Wis. Stat. § 704.28; ATCP 134.06

Source: Wis. Stat. § 704.28; ATCP 134.06

Compliance flags / traps

⚠ penalty often via admin code, not 704.28 alone

Corpus version: 41dd7ed4d4f519d7 (hash of human fields; use as last-updated fingerprint)

Deadline calculator

Compliance tool only — estimates the statutory return / accounting window from Wherewithal’s corpus fields. Not legal advice. No case is created.

This state’s corpus encodes a primary numeric window of 21 days. Enter the move-out / possession-delivery date the statute keys on.

Move-out / termination date (when possession is delivered)

Tenant side: Wisconsin security deposit return rules

Same statute corpus, framed for tenants organizing a deposit-return claim.

Nearby states (landlord side)

Wherewithal is an organizational tool only. Not legal advice. Consider consulting a licensed attorney. This page is compliance information for landlords summarizing statutory duties — not legal advice.

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