Milwaukee cannot regulate how landlords pass through utilities, taxes, or capital improvements to tenants. Wisconsin Stat. §66.1014 bans rent control, and Act 76 (2018) preempts local pass-through restrictions, leaving lease contracts as the main constraint.
Because Wisconsin bans rent control under Wis. Stat. §66.1014 and broadly preempts landlord-tenant rules through Act 76, Milwaukee has no ordinance limiting how landlords pass property tax, water, sewer, or capital-improvement costs to tenants. Such allocations are governed by the lease and by Wisconsin Administrative Code ATCP 134 disclosure rules. ATCP 134.04 requires landlords to disclose to prospective tenants any utility charges they will be expected to pay separate from rent. Beyond disclosure, the size of the pass-through is a matter of negotiation and market competition, not city regulation.
Failing to disclose required utility responsibilities at lease signing or charging fees not authorized by the lease can violate ATCP 134 and trigger unfair-trade-practice remedies under Wis. Stat. §100.20(5).
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