Free Blank Wisconsin Rental Application (2026)
Download an empty Rental Application template for Wisconsin: the same statute-aware layout our generator uses, with blank lines to fill in by hand. No account, no email, no watermark.
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Wisconsin rules that this document follows
| Application fee limit | $25.00 maximumSource: Wis. Stat. § 704.085(1) (landlord may charge actual cost, up to $25, of obtaining a consumer credit report; no fee if applicant provides a report less than 30 days old); Wis. Admin. Code ATCP 134.05(4) |
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| Refund rule | Limited to actual credit-report cost; landlord must provide the applicant a copy of the reportSource: Wis. Stat. § 704.085(1) (landlord may charge actual cost, up to $25, of obtaining a consumer credit report; no fee if applicant provides a report less than 30 days old); Wis. Admin. Code ATCP 134.05(4) |
| Must give applicant a copy of screening report | Yes |
| Criminal-history questions | No state limit (Madison and Dane County ordinances restrict conviction-record use) |
| Source of income protected | Yes — vouchers and other lawful income must be consideredSource: Wis. Stat. § 106.50(1m)(L) (lawful source of income; courts hold landlords need not accept Section 8 — Knapp v. Eagle Prop. Mgmt., 54 F.3d 1272 (7th Cir. 1995)) |
| Additional protected classes | ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, lawful source of income, status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault or stalking |
| Holding deposit | Earnest money deposit must be returned by the end of the next business day after rejection or after applicant withdrawal (within 3 business days of paying); landlord may withhold actual costs only if the applicant withdraws after approval (Wis. Admin. Code ATCP 134.05(2)–(3)) |
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