Program Chairs:
Jessica J. Shrestha
Fredrikson & Byron PA
Madison
Mark C. Young
Attorney at Law
Milwaukee
Presenters:
Carousel Andrea Bayrd
Community Justice Inc.
Madison
Cheryl A. Hipenbecker
Knight Barry Title Inc.
Milwaukee
Jessica M. Kramer
Kramer, Elkins & Watt LLC
Madison
Cori M. Lamont
Wisconsin Realtors Association
Madison
Mary Beth Peranteau
Fredrikson & Byron PA
Madison
Francis X. Sullivan
Office of Lawyer Regulation
Madison
Liz Tobolt
Liz Tobolt Law LLC
Hartland
8:30 a.m. Wisconsin Case Law Update
Mark C. Young
9:20 a.m. Updates in Tenant / Landlord Law
- Court of Appeals Decision in Koble Investments -- the Penalty for A Void and Unenforceable Lease
- The (Not Really) New Wisconsin Supreme Court Rule on Eviction Cases
- Motions to Redact in Eviction Cases-- Why it Matters and What you Need
- Mold Cases-- Flooding, Global Warming, and A Lot of Mold
Carousel Andrea Bayrd
10:10 a.m. Break
10:25 a.m. The NAR Proposed Settlement
- What the settlement addresses
- How this impacts (or doesn’t) transactions in Wisconsin
- The current status and timeline of the settlement
Cori M. Lamont
11:15 a.m. Short-Term Rentals (aka Vacation Homes)
- Considerations for clients getting in on this increasingly popular side hustle, including contract drafting, insurance, and liability protections
- A survey of the deeply local regulation of this industry: municipal ordinances addressing short-term rentals and how they vary
- When and how landlord-tenant laws apply to short-term rentals
Jessica M. Kramer
12:05 p.m. Lunch
1:05 p.m. Current Issues in Closings
- Recent changes for remote online notarizations
- What to expect for closings utilizing RON
- FinCEN and Money Laundering basics and proposed rule
Cheryl A. Hipenbecker
1:55 p.m. Riparian Rights
- Pier access issues
- Waterfront and access considerations
Mary Beth Peranteau
2:45 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m. Ag Land Development
Liz Tobolt
3:50 p.m. A Grievance Was Filed. Now What?
- How grievances are processed through the OLR
- What to expect if you receive a notice
Francis X. Sullivan
4:40 p.m. Program Concludes
- Review recent Wisconsin case law shaping the issues in residential real estate
- Examine key updates to landlord-tenant law
- Hear the latest insights on the proposed NAR settlement
- Learn what clients need to know about turning a property into a short-term rental
- Know what to expect when using remote online notarization (RON) for a closing
- Understand what happens when an Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) grievance is filed against you
- Real estate lawyers
- Title and closing lawyers
- Landlord-tenant lawyers
- General practitioners
- Real estate agents and brokers
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