Ordinary rule after the rental agreement ends.
DATCP guidance when a security deposit is required.
ATCP 134.04(3) when water, heat or electricity is outside rent and meters are not separate.
Not a normal-wear deposit withholding.
Wisconsin charge guides
Security Deposit
Wisconsin security deposit return, 21-day timing, itemization, deductions and move-in condition rules.
Open guide →21-Day Rule
How Wisconsin calculates the ordinary 21-day security-deposit return period, including early move-out situations.
Open guide →Itemized Withholding
Wisconsin requires a written statement itemizing security-deposit amounts withheld.
Open guide →Carpet Cleaning
Wisconsin DATCP guidance says routine carpet cleaning may not be withheld from the security deposit as normal wear turnover.
Open guide →Move-In Check-In
Wisconsin DATCP guidance describes a seven-day move-in inspection period when a security deposit is required.
Open guide →Move-Out Charges
Review Wisconsin cleaning, damage, utility and other move-out charges against the 21-day deposit framework.
Open guide →Utility Allocation Disclosure
Wisconsin disclosure rules for renter-paid water, heat or electricity and the allocation basis when rental units/common areas are not separately metered.
Open guide →Two separate source layers
Security-deposit and move-out rules come from Wisconsin statutes and DATCP rental-practice guidance. Utility-allocation disclosure comes from ATCP 134.04(3). The latter tells a renter what must be disclosed about water, heat or electricity and shared-meter allocation; it does not create one universal allocation formula.
Official sources
Official Wisconsin consumer guidance covering the 21-day deposit timeline, permissible withholdings, itemization and routine carpet-cleaning treatment.
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer ProtectionLandlord-Tenant Guide — Security Deposits ↗Official agency guide explaining ATCP 134.06 deposit return and withholding rules.
Wisconsin LegislatureWis. Stat. § 704.28 — Withholding from security deposits ↗Wisconsin statute governing amounts that may be withheld from a residential security deposit.
Wisconsin LegislatureWis. Admin. Code § ATCP 134.04(3) — Utility charges ↗Current Wisconsin administrative rule requiring disclosure before the rental agreement or deposit when water, heat or electricity is not included in rent, and requiring the allocation basis when individual units/common areas are not separately metered.