Fiscal Note
There may be a minor increase in General Fund revenues derived from fines, but no significant fiscal impact is anticipated.
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SUBSTITUTE Amending Secs. 32.05(3), 32.07(7)(b), 32.14(1) and 1.08(3)(a) of the Madison General Ordinances to require that tenants be informed in a notice of a specific font of their right to inspect photographic evidence and increasing various penalties.
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DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This ordinance requires that a notice be in a 10-point font that the tenant will be provided a copy of the photographs documenting any damage, waste or neglect of the premises being charged to the tenant if such notice is requested by the tenant. This ordinance also creates a bail deposit for 3rd offenses for a landlord removing or altering locks, removing doors or windows, or confiscating personal property in lieu of rent. It also creates bail deposits for existing ordinance provisions for a landlord entering a tenant’s premises to show property without 24 hour notice, entering a tenant’s premises without announcing presence, failure to provide complete “Tenants Rights and Responsibilities” to tenant, confiscation of a tenant’s personal property, eviction of a tenant without following proper eviction procedure, and failure of a landlord to deliver possession of a dwelling to a tenant. This ordinance also increases the penalty range for violations of Chapter 32.
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