In 2001, the Wisconsin Supreme Court noted that courts have long acknowledged the inequality of bargaining power between landlords and tenants. In the case Baierl v. McTaggart, the Supreme Court held that a residential rental agreement was void if it contained provisions prohibited by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection’s administrative code rules (ATCP).
Then in 2007, the Wisconsin Legislature codified this ruling at Wis. Stat. § 704.44. This history – and precedent – were seemingly
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