Eligibility Criteria

Sources of Verification

Uninhabitable Housing

Written or verbal statement from local government agency responsible for building inspection

Written or verbal statement from local health department

Written or verbal statement from other appropriate local authority

Victim of domestic abuse

Third party records regarding domestic abuse such as court, medical, law enforcement, or social services records

Written or verbal statement submitted by third party with knowledge of the situation

Signed statement from applicant

Foreclosure of Rental Housing

Written notice of removal from rental housing due to a foreclosure action against the owner. The written notice must specify a removal date that is within the next 30 days of the current date.

Foreclosure notice that specifies inhabitants must vacate the property by a date that is within the next 30 days of the current date

Signed statement from applicant attesting that: 1) He or she received an oral notice of removal from rental housing due to a foreclosure action against the owner; and 2) He or she must leave the housing by a date that is within the next 30 days of the current date.  

Verify that a foreclosure action has been filed with the court in the name of the landlord by searching for a foreclosure notice filed with the court on the Wisconsin Circuit Court Access website at: http://wcca.wicourts.gov/index.xsl  

Financial Crisis and Notice to Terminate Tenancy – Nonpayment of Rent

See 4.2.8 for verification of the financial crisis.

See the Eviction and Foreclosure Resources Appendix for more information.

A notice terminating tenancy for failure to pay rent that meets the minimum requirements of Sections 704.17 Wis. Stats. The type and contents of the notice may differ depending on the type and length of rental lease, but for the purposes of EA, this means the notice must:

1.             Be in writing and be dated; and

2.             Indicate that the “tenancy is terminated” and the eviction is due to failure to pay rent. The eviction notice may also list additional grounds for eviction. As long as the eviction notice lists failure to pay rent as one of the grounds, it meets the EA eligibility requirements

A summons and complaint for an eviction action based on failure to pay rent

Financial Crisis and Notice to Terminate Tenancy – Nonpayment of Mortgage or Property Taxes

See 4.2.8 for verification of the financial crisis.

See the Eviction and Foreclosure Resources Appendix for more information.

A notice of foreclosure for failure to pay property taxes or a mortgage

A summons and complaint for a foreclosure action based on failure to pay property taxes or a mortgage

A writ of assistance, notice of sale, or other verifiable documentation that a foreclosure judgement has been entered against a member of the EA Group and the Group will be required to vacate the premises imminently