ATCP 134.02ATCP 134.02 Definitions.
ATCP 134.02(1)(1) “Building and housing codes” means laws, ordinances, or governmental regulations concerning the construction, maintenance, habitability, operation, occupancy, use or appearance of any premises or dwelling unit.
ATCP 134.02(1m)(1m) “Consumer credit report” has the meaning given for “consumer report” in 15 USC 1681a(d).
ATCP 134.02(1r)(1r) “Consumer reporting agency that compiles and maintains files on consumers on a nationwide basis” has the meaning given in 15 USC 1681a(p), and includes the agency’s contract affiliates.
ATCP 134.02(2)(2) “Dwelling unit” means a structure or that part of a structure that is primarily used as a home, residence, or place of abode. The term includes a manufactured home as defined in s. ATCP 125.01 (1s) or site as defined in s. ATCP 125.01 (7).
ATCP 134.02(3)(3) “Earnest money deposit” means the total of any payments or deposits, however denominated or described, given by a prospective tenant to a landlord in return for the option of entering into a rental agreement in the future, or for having a rental agreement considered by a landlord. “Earnest money deposit” does not include a fee which a landlord charges for a credit check in compliance with s. ATCP 134.05 (3).
ATCP 134.02(5)(5) “Landlord” means the owner or lessor of a dwelling unit under any rental agreement, and any agent acting on the owner’s or lessor’s behalf. The term includes sublessors, other than persons subleasing individual units occupied by them.
ATCP 134.02(6)(6) “Lease” means a lease as defined in s. 704.01 (1), Stats.
ATCP 134.02(7)(7) “Owner” means one or more persons, jointly or severally, vested with all or part of the legal title to the premises or all or part of the beneficial ownership and right to present use