704.28704.28 Withholding from and return of security deposits.
704.28(1)(1) Standard withholding provisions. When a landlord returns a security deposit to a tenant after the tenant vacates the premises, the landlord may withhold from the full amount of the security deposit only amounts reasonably necessary to pay for any of the following:
704.28(1)(a)(a) Except as provided in sub. (3), tenant damage, waste, or neglect of the premises.
704.28(1)(b)(b) Unpaid rent for which the tenant is legally responsible, subject to s. 704.29.
704.28(1)(c)(c) Payment that the tenant owes under the rental agreement for utility service provided by the landlord but not included in the rent.
704.28(1)(d)(d) Payment that the tenant owes for direct utility service provided by a government-owned utility, to the extent that the landlord becomes liable for the tenant’s nonpayment.
704.28(1)(e)(e) Unpaid monthly municipal permit fees assessed against the tenant by a local unit of government under s. 66.0435 (3), to the extent that the landlord becomes liable for the tenant’s nonpayment.
704.28(1)(f)(f) Any other payment for a reason provided in a nonstandard rental provision document described in sub. (2).
704.28(2)(2) Nonstandard rental provisions. Except as provided in sub. (3), a rental agreement may include one or more nonstandard rental provisions that authorize the landlord to withhold amounts from the tenant’s security deposit for reasons not specified in sub. (1) (a) to (e). Any such nonstandard rental provisions shall be provided to the tenant in a separate written document entitled “NONSTANDARD RENTAL PROVISIONS.” The landlord shall specifically identify each nonstandard rental provision with the tenant before the tenant enters into a rental agreement with the landlord. If the tenant