WI SB1076

Tenants may withhold rent in full when premises have health/safety hazards or substantial code violations, removing the current prohibition against full rent withholding while remaining in possession

Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) must create by rule a rent abatement schedule specifying qualifying conditions and corresponding abatement amounts

Landlord actions such as rent increases, service decreases, eviction filings, or lease non-renewals are presumed retaliatory if the tenant complained about defects or exercised legal rights within the preceding 12 months

Reasonable rent abatement is explicitly added to the list of protected tenant activities that cannot trigger landlord retaliation

Landlords cannot pursue eviction based on unpaid rent when that non-payment stems from a lawful rent abatement under the new provisions