{"id":270,"date":"2022-02-23T19:38:06","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T19:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/mvlc\/wp\/?page_id=270"},"modified":"2026-01-28T13:23:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T19:23:35","slug":"housing-apartment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/mvlc\/housing-apartment\/","title":{"rendered":"Housing &#038; Apartment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<button aria-controls=\"content-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"accordion\">Eviction<\/button><div class=\"panel\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-1\">\n<ul>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milwaukeejusticecenter.org\/landlord-tenant.html\">Eviction Diversion Initiative<\/a>, 901 N. 9th St., Room G-9, Ph: 414-305-0557\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t<li>Services Provided: Brief information and connections to resources for landlords and tenants facing eviction.<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.evictionfreemke.org\/\">Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee&#8217;s Eviction Free MKE<\/a>\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t<li>Services provided: connects qualifying tenants (those at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level) facing eviction or having trouble paying rent with free legal assistance, including representation.<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.legalaction.org\/\">Legal Action of Wisconsin<\/a>, 633 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 2000, Milwaukee, WI 53203, Ph: 414-278-7722 or 855-947-2629\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t<li>Services Provided: Representation and housing assistance to tenants.<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/legalaction.org\/services\/housing\/\">Legal Action of Wisconsin \u2013 Eviction Defense Program<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 operating on Mondays and Wednesdays at the Milwaukee County Courthouse (901 N. 9th St., Room 406). Arrive at 12:30PM for the best chance of being seen. Limited scope representation on first cause of action hearings only.<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/legalaidmke.com\/\">Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee<\/a>, 728 N. James Lovell Street, Floor 3, Milwaukee, WI 53203, Ph: 414-727-5300\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t<li>Services Provided: Housing assistance to tenants. Intake via the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/legalaidmke.com\/intake\/\">website<\/a>.<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.viventhealth.org\/\">Vivent Health<\/a>, 820 N. Plankinton Ave., Ph: 414- 225-1578 or 800-359-9272\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t<li>Services Provided: Free representation and counseling to people with HIV\/AIDS on landlord-tenant matters. Call for appointments.<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<\/div>\n<button aria-controls=\"content-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"accordion\">Foreclosure<\/button><div class=\"panel\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-2\">\n<ul>\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.legalaction.org\/\">Legal Action of Wisconsin<\/a>, 633 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 2000, Milwaukee, WI 53203, Ph: 414-278-7722 or 855-947-2629\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t<li>Services Provided: Representation for foreclosure defense in cases outside of Milwaukee County.<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li>State Bar of Wisconsin Modest Means Panel\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisbar.org\/forPublic\/INeedaLawyer\/Pages\/Modest-Means.aspx\">Eligibility Determination<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisbar.org\/forPublic\/INeedaLawyer\/Documents\/ModestMeansIntake.pdf\">Application<\/a>&nbsp;send to P.O. Box 7158, Madison, WI 53707, Ph: 888-529-7599, Email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:LRISResponse@wisbar.org\">LRISResponse@wisbar.org<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li>Services Provided: Representation on foreclosure defense matters. For more information and to see if you qualify for these reduced fee services, fill out the questionnaire on their&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisbar.org\/forpublic\/ineedalawyer\/pages\/modest-means.aspx\">website<\/a>.<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul><\/div>\n<button aria-controls=\"content-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"accordion\">Landlord Tenant&nbsp;<\/button><div class=\"panel\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-3\">\n<ul>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milwaukeejusticecenter.org\/landlord-tenant.html\">Eviction Diversion Initiative<\/a>, 901 N. 9th St., Room G-9, Ph: 414-305-0557\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t<li>Services Provided: Brief information and connections to resources for landlords and tenants facing eviction.<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.evictionfreemke.org\/\">Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee&#8217;s Eviction Free MKE<\/a>\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t<li>Services provided: connects qualifying tenants (those at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level) facing eviction or having trouble paying rent with free legal assistance, including representation.<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.legalaction.org\/\">Legal Action of Wisconsin<\/a>, 633 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 2000, Milwaukee, WI 53203, Ph: 414-278-7722 or 855-947-2629\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t<li>Services Provided: Representation and housing assistance to tenants, including those living in poor quality housing and having trouble getting a landlord to fix problems such as:\n\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Broken furnace or furnace not working properly<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Caved-in ceilings<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Plumbing that doesn\u2019t work<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Electrical problems<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li>If you live in Milwaukee, and your rental housing has these or other types of problems, call Legal Action of Wisconsin\u2019s Housing Condition Project at 855-947-2529. You will be scheduled for an intake appointment with an attorney. This project may help with:\n\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Eviction defense<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Reclaiming security deposits<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Negotiating an early lease termination<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Compelling landlords to fix housing problems<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lasmilwaukee.com\/\">Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee<\/a>, 728 N. James Lovell Street, Floor 3, Milwaukee, WI 53203, Ph: 414-727-5300\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t<li>Services Provided: Representation and housing assistance to tenants, including those living in poor quality housing and having trouble with a landlord. Intake via the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/legalaidmke.com\/intake\/\">website<\/a>.<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.viventhealth.org\/\">Vivent Health<\/a>, 820 N. Plankinton Ave., Ph: 414- 225-1578 or 800-359-9272\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t<li>Services Provided: Free representation and counseling to people with HIV\/AIDS on landlord-tenant matters. Call for appointments.<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<\/div>\n<button aria-controls=\"content-4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"accordion\">Property Transfer&nbsp;<\/button><div class=\"panel\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-4\">\n<ul>\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.legalaction.org\/\">Legal Action of Wisconsin<\/a>, 633 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 2000, Milwaukee, WI 53203, Ph: 414-278-7722 or 855-947-2629\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t<li>Services Provided: Real estate &amp; deeds assistance referrals appropriate where client has legal issues involving the purchase, sale, or transfer real estate.<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul><\/div>\n<button aria-controls=\"content-5\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"accordion\">Small Claims<\/button><div class=\"panel\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-5\">\n<ul>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mulaw.wufoo.com\/forms\/mbi3bht15nwdj7\/\">Marquette Law School Mediation Clinic<\/a>\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t<li>Free mediation for small claims actions, 2nd and 3rd causes of action in eviction cases, and other matters that could result in avoiding court filings (e.g., neighbor disputes that are not yet harassment orders). <\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li>State Bar of Wisconsin Modest Means Panel\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisbar.org\/forPublic\/INeedaLawyer\/Pages\/Modest-Means.aspx\">Eligibility Determination<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisbar.org\/forPublic\/INeedaLawyer\/Documents\/ModestMeansIntake.pdf\">Application<\/a>&nbsp;send to P.O. 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