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Wisconsin legal documents and rules

Create documents for Wisconsin and check the Wisconsin rules behind them. Every rule below links to the statute or official source we checked.

Wisconsin rules at a glance

The statewide rules we verified for Wisconsin, last checked October 2026. Local ordinances can add to them.

Security deposit limit
No statewide limit
Deposit return deadline
21 days
Interest on deposits
Not required by state law
Notice before landlord entry
12 hours

Wisconsin does not cap security deposits, requires return of the deposit less allowed deductions within 21 days after the tenancy ends, and requires at least 12 hours' advance notice before entry.

Notice for unpaid rent
5 days
Notice for a lease violation
5 days
Ending a month-to-month tenancy
28 days

In Wisconsin a tenant on a lease of one year or less generally gets a 5-day notice to pay or cure before eviction (a 14-day notice with no option to cure can be used for month-to-month tenants or repeat violations), and a month-to-month tenancy ends with at least 28 days' written notice.

Witnesses
2 witnesses
Self-proving affidavit
Allowed
Handwritten (holographic) wills
Not recognized

A Wisconsin will must be in writing, signed by the testator, and signed by at least two witnesses, unwitnessed handwritten wills are not recognized, and an attached affidavit makes the will self-proved.

Name of the document
Declaration to Health Care Professionals (Living Will)
Witnesses
2 witnesses
Notarization
Optional

A Wisconsin living will must be signed in the presence of two qualified adult witnesses; notarization is not required.

Vehicle bill of sale

Bill of sale required to title
No
Titling agency
Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles

Wisconsin DMV states that a bill of sale is not a required form for a private vehicle sale; ownership transfers on the title and the seller completes seller notification.

Sources

Last checked

General information, not legal advice. Laws change, and cities can add their own rules, so check the current statute before you rely on it.