City of Madison - File #: 15199

• File #: 15199
• Version: 1
• Name: Tenants' rights/notice
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/24/2009
• In control: HOUSING COMMITTEE (ended 6/2012)
• On agenda: 2/2/2010
• Final action: 2/2/2010
• Enactment date: 2/18/2010
• Enactment #: ORD-10-00016
• Title: Amending Section 32.05(1)(e)of the Madison General Ordinances to require landlords to provide tenants with more specific information as to when they will be entering a tenant’s leased premise to show the property for sale or lease.
• Sponsors: Bridget R. Maniaci, Michael Schumacher

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/2/2010	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt With Amendment(s)	Pass
12/2/2009	1	HOUSING COMMITTEE (ended 6/2012)	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL WITH THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
11/4/2009	1	HOUSING COMMITTEE (ended 6/2012)
10/15/2009	1	LANDLORD AND TENANT ISSUES SUBCOMMITTEE (ended 6/2012)	Return to Lead with the Following Recommendation(s)	Pass
10/7/2009	1	HOUSING COMMITTEE (ended 6/2012)	Refer	Pass
9/1/2009	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Re-refer	Pass
8/5/2009	1	HOUSING COMMITTEE (ended 6/2012)	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
7/7/2009	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Referred
6/24/2009	1	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
No appropriation required.
Title
Amending Section 32.05(1)(e)of the Madison General Ordinances to require landlords to provide tenants with more specific information as to when they will be entering a tenant’s leased premise to show the property for sale or lease.
Body
DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This ordinance requires landlords to provide tenants with at least 24-hour notice of the specific date and either the exact time or a four-hour window or at least 24-hour notice of a three-day period with either the exact time or no more than four hours per day when a landlord wishes to show the premises for sale or lease.
*********************************************************************************** The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
Subdivision (e) of Subsection (1) of Section 32.05 entitled “Tenants Rights to Privacy and Exclusive Possession” of the Madison General Ordinances is amended to read as follows:
"(e) Unless the tenant approves a shorter period of notice or a larger window of availability on a case by case basis, eEntering upon a tenant’s leased premises solely to show the property for sale or lease without at least twenty-four (24) hours notice, (a) of the specific date and either the exact time or a four- (4) hour win...