Wisconsin § 943.215 Absconding without paying rent.

Wisconsin Statutes

§ 943.215 — Absconding without paying rent.

Wisconsin § 943.215

Ch. 943Crimes against property

Subch.subch. III of ch. 943 SUBCHAPTER III

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Wis. Stat. § 943.215 (2026).

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943.215 943.215(1) (1) Whoever having obtained the tenancy, as defined in s. 704.01 (4) , of residential property he or she is entitled to occupy, intentionally absconds without paying all current and past rent due is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. 943.215(2) (2) A person has a defense to prosecution under sub.

(1)if he or she has provided the landlord with a security deposit that equals or exceeds the amount that the person owes the landlord regarding rent and damage to property. 943.215(3) (3) A person has a defense to prosecution under sub.

(1)if, within 5 days after the day he or she vacates the rental premises, he or she pays all current and past rent due or provides to the landlord, in writing, a complete and accurate forwarding address. 943.215(4) (4) When the existence of a def

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943.215
943.215(1) (1) Whoever having obtained the tenancy, as defined in s. 704.01 (4) , of residential property he or she is entitled to occupy, intentionally absconds without paying all current and past rent due is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
943.215(2) (2) A person has a defense to prosecution under sub. (1) if he or she has provided the landlord with a security deposit that equals or exceeds the amount that the person owes the landlord regarding rent and damage to property.
943.215(3) (3) A person has a defense to prosecution under sub. (1) if, within 5 days after the day he or she vacates the rental premises, he or she pays all current and past rent due or provides to the landlord, in writing, a complete and accurate forwarding address.
943.215(4) (4) When the existence of a defense under sub. (2) or (3) has been placed in issue by the trial evidence, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the facts constituting the defense do not exist in order to sustain a finding of guilt under sub. (1) .
943.215(5) (5) Subsection (1) does not apply to any tenant against whom a civil judgment has been entered for punitive damages because the tenant left the premises with unpaid rent.