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Evictions are still high in Milwaukee. Here’s what you need to know
You may not see it in the headlines, but evictions are still rampant in Milwaukee.
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Eviction records will no longer be available online for longer than 2 years
The Wisconsin Supreme Court voted to reduce the time most eviction records can be kept on the state court website from 20 years to two years.
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Wisconsin eviction process: What happens to a tenant’s property?
When people are evicted, they often lose their belongings as well as their homes. Here’s what you need to know.
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‘They help us find a common ground’: How Mediate Milwaukee serves tenants and landlords
Mediate Milwaukee, 1915 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, is a nonprofit that provides free mediation services for tenants and landlords.
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Group seeks to limit the number of years evictions remain searchable. Here’s what you need to know.
Legal Action is petitioning to reduce the length of time eviction records are held and searchable from 20 years to one year in cases where there is no money owed. Here’s what you need to know.
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Landlords are not always the ‘bad guys,’ report suggests
A report from the Apartment Association of Southeastern Wisconsin says landlords suffer damage when evicting, undercutting a narrative of “bad” landlords quick to evict because of small amounts owed.
Posted inCommunity, Health and Wellness, Housing, Neighborhoods, Public Safety
Evictions damage public health. The CDC aims to curb them — for now.
Housing and health are intertwined, experts have long preached. Now the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is pausing evictions to slow the spread of COVID-19.