WI AB202

Changes prohibited residential rental agreement provisions from automatically void to voidable at the tenant's election, allowing tenants to either void the entire agreement or sever just the prohibited provision

Requires prohibited provisions to contain "express language specifically" authorizing the unlawful conduct (such as non-judicial eviction, rent acceleration, landlord liability waivers, or confessed judgments) rather than merely "allowing" or "authorizing" such conduct

Exempts residential rental agreements from the Wisconsin Consumer Act (Chapters 421-427), removing consumer protection regulations that previously applied to leases

Creates a private right of action allowing tenants to recover double their pecuniary losses plus costs and reasonable attorney fees for prohibited provisions, though rent, parking, and utility payments are presumed not to be pecuniary losses

Establishes that if a tenant voids the entire agreement, the tenancy converts to a periodic tenancy with identical terms for rent, utilities, and charges, minus the prohibited provisions