Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Wisconsin

Re: Landlord disrespectful of tenants property

I sounds as though he is not very happy to be there.

Were you originally supposed to do the lawn and he

took over because you didn't do it often enough? Your rights

in this regard will be determined by your lease, so

I'd need a lot more information in order to answer

question. An easy alternative would be to read over

the lease yourself, but I'd be happy to follow up and take a look

if you can e-mail me a scan of it. If you don't have a written lease,

your rights will be determined by statute combined with the

history of your dealings. Landlords generally have

rights of entry with notice for reasonable maintenance,

and probably don't even need to give notice for outside

maintenance. You, on the other hand, have the right

of "quiet enjoyment" of your tenancy. Sufficiently

sever interferance with that right can amount to

constructive eviction and allow you to get out of

the lease and find a quieter place.