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B4 The Sheboygan Press, Friday, December 13, 2002 Buy, sell, trade: Call Classified Toll Free at 1-888-774-7744 Real Estate Landlord must provide the heat you've been paying for You're Renting Arva Adams i chance to find out what all the terms and conditions are before deciding whether to rent from that landlord. If the landlord forgets to put the "no heat" condition in next year's lease and turns it off for the summer, you could get the other tenants together and measure the temperature in all the rooms of their apartments to see if they are 67 degrees Fahrenheit in the middle of the rooms and if not, you could all figure out how much you are paying for and not getting. Send questions to Arva Adams at P.O. Box 341, Neenah, Wl 54957- 0341. A stamped, self-addressed envelope must be enclosed for a reply.

Questions of the broadest interest will by published. what it includes) cannot be changed during the period unless both parties agrees." (Chapter 13.02 (A). Leases and Landlord-Tenant Law) In regard to turning off the heat at the end of May, the following law applies: 704.07 (4) "If the premise becomes untenantable because of any condition affecting the health or safety of the tenant and if the tenant remains in possession, rent abates to the extent the tenant is deprived of the full normal use of the premises. This section does not authorize rent to be withheld in full if the tenant remains in possession." The landlord must give the tenant a chance to read the rules and regulations for the use of the premises before the tenant signs the lease. This gives the tenant a that turning off the fireplace gas could at times make it impossible to keep the room temperature at the required 67 degrees.

But what about the available heat for the other rooms of the apartment in such a circumstance if the gas or electricity has been turned off to the apartment? If unusual weather does happen, the law requires that the unit heat be available to a tenant who is occupying the apartment. That includes all of the rooms in the event that a tenant is sick or disabled and needs warmth. What is a lease? 704.01(1) "A lease is for a definite period of time if it has a fixed commencement date and a fixed expiration date. It is understood that the terms and conditions of a lease, on such matters the rent (and does not know about the law governing them. Here is the answer The state statute ATCP 134.04 (2) "Before entering into a rental agreement or accepting any earnest money or security deposit from the prospective tenant, the landlord shall disclose to the prospective tenant (b) the following conditions affecting habitabUity, the existence of which the landlord knows: 2.

Heating facilities serving the dwelling unit must be able to maintain a temperature of at least 67 degrees Fahrenheit 19 degrees Celsius) during all seasons of the year in which the dwelling unit may be occupied. Temperatures in living areas shall be measured at the approximate center of the room, mid- r-way between floor and ceiling." From this law you can see Finding home's worth has advantages By Thomas A. Fogarty Gannett News Service Even if you're not thinking about a sale, it's important to develop a sense of your home's value. Track it, and you could spot when your mortgage drops to less than 80 percent of market value. That will let you drop the extra monthly payment for mortgage insurance.

It's also good to have a sense of your home's worth if you're thinking of borrowing against equity. Even if you're not moving, it's worth keeping tabs on' value, just for peace of mind. Gains in home value have offset stock investment losses for many homeowners. There are plenty of places to go for help in getting a reason I rented an apartment for four years prior to being a homeowner for 38 years. Things are a lot different now.

When we signed our first lease on June 2001, it said that our heat and fireplace were included in our rent. Because we moved in on June 23, 2001, it was warm and I was not aware that the heat had been turned off but we did have our fireplace to keep us warm if we needed it. We signed a new lease at the end of May 2002 and the rent was raised 10 a month from last year. Now in June they turned off the heat in the whole building without telling anyone they were doing it, and have also turned off our gas to our fireplace so we couldn't use it if we needed it. By Sept.

19, 2002, we asked PROPERTY As recorded by Darlene J. Navis Register of Deeds Week ending Nov. 13, 2002 Gordon J. Veldboom to Robert G. Doris M.

DeSmidt, Parkview Court Condominium, Village of Cedar Grove Lee Realty of Sheboygan to David K. Ill Susan J. Weiler, South Hills Addition No. 2, City of Plymouth Robert M. Donna L.

Keyes to Teek K. Tricia Brost, Section 19, Town of Herman Cheryl L. Scott T. Allen to Kathy L. Breitbach, William Dassow Addition, City of Sheboygan Falls Rautmann Custom Homes to Todd M.

Hueppchen Jody R. Hennen, First Addition to Deer View Subdivision, Town of Wilson Janis M. Wierzbach to John R. Lisa E. Houfek, Schwaller's Second Plat of Little Elkhart Lake, Town of Rhine Dorothy L.

John Jr. Rami to Vi-raphanh One Inphachack, Section 12, Town of Sheboygan Falls Scott P. Sherri D. Hilbelink to Hildegard Hilgenberg, Original Plat, City of Sheboygan Kenneth J. Sandra J.

De-Shambo to Norman A. Bondoc and Jean M. Leisen-Bondoc, Deer Mound Subdivision, Town of Wilson Robert H. Houghtaling to Sheridan J. Gina L.

Ripplinger, Section 7, Town of Holland Robert W. Buhler to Land LLC Section 15, City of Sheboygan Patrick H. Leslie A. Leighton to Joseph M. Alison E.

Johnson, Original Plat, City of Sheboygan Falls Edna E. Kiel to James E. Kelly E. Lackey, Sunnyside Subdivision, City of Sheboygan Henry J. Rooker to Brent E.

De-Hart, First Addition to Mueller Subdivision, Village of Howards Grove David W. Daniels to American Pride Service Center Blocki's Subd. lots A in Bates, City of Sheboygan David H. Elaine Forbes (trustees) AJan Nemeth James Langemak, dba Greenview Estates to Steven R. Monica L.

Gosse Greenview Estates, Town of Sheboygan William G. June Froh to Windstrom LLC, Section 9, Town of Wilson Anthony M. Bonnilyn J. Mas-cipinto to Mary A Kelly, Kohler West Two, Blocks 1-4, Village of Kohler Frederick W. Janice Zimmerer to James T.

Kimberly P. Oreck, Kohler West 2, Blocks 4 and 5, Village of Kohler Jack R. Spettel Deborah A. Spettel to Dustin W. Groh, Assessment Subdivision No.

18, City of Sheboygan. Kevin A. Andrea L. Haen to John Ker L. Chang, Graceland Subdivision No.

2, City of Sheoby-gan. Bradley R. Lisa A. Teetzen to Stephanie A. Huenink, Original Plat, City of Sheboygan.

Theodore R. Susan L. Brunette to Leah M. Wagaman, repeatedly when it would be turned on again. They said it would be Oct.

1. We read over the new lease we signed in May and it said nothing about doing this. Can they do this without letting us know? If heat was included in our rent and the rent was raised they said because of the fireplace and we can only use it when they say it's okay, I don't feel that is right. What do you say about this? It is always surprising that the owner of large rental housing buildings or housing complexes TRANSFERS Braun Dorst Subdivision No. 3, City of Sheboygan Regency Hills Development Corp to Deborah A.

Deleon, Woodland Meadows Addition No. 1, Town of Sheboygan Joseph A. Sue C. See to Neil C. Linda K.

Rentmeester, Woodland Estates Subdivision, Town of Plymouth Walter A. Judith A. Daum to Janet W. Meyer, Section 9, Town of Rhine Daniel R. Nicki S.

Martin to Paula Hueppchen, Lake View Park Subdivision, City of Sheboygan Sophia E. William Simenz to Mario Rosa Maria Castro, Lake View Park Subdivision, City of Sheboygan Julie A. Sargent to Todd H. Kristine M. Pamperin, Wedemeyer's Division, City of Sheboygan David A.

Mary E. Fieber to David J. Katherine M. Pinnow, Section 24, Town of Mitchell Wayland E. Carole J.

Schulz to Neal R. Patricia Verfuerth, Section 30 31 Town of Lyndon Byron F. Markwardt to Aran J. Nicole K. Pankow, Section 31, Town of Plymouth Byron F.

Markwardt (Estate) to James W. Pankow, Section 31, Town of Plymouth Randall A. Sara J. Lorenz to Darren J. Jamie L.

Michmer-huizen, West II Plats of Blocks 8,9,10,11, Village of Kohler Lakeshore Residential Programs LLC aka Hendrikse Holdings LLC to Terry's Terrace LLC, Section 6, Village of Oostburg Osthoff Corp. to David Karen K. Smith, Osthoff Greens Condominium, Village of Elkhart Lake William E. Nancy E. Eiseman to Dr.

Charles Carton Jr. S.C., The Osthoff, A Condominium Resort, Village of Elkhart Lake Lloyd Delores Hoitink to Lee R. Sandra L. Tenpas, Water Town Condominium, Village of Oostburg Teek K. Phippen Tricia A.

Brost to Jerod J. Voskuil, Bloedel Pfis-ters Subdivision 112, City of Sheboygan Bob A. Diane C. Daane to James L. Bailey Amy L.

Koepsel Original Plat Hingham, Town of Lima Marguerite Ebenreiter to Marguerite C. Ebenreiter (Trust), North Park Subdivision, City of Sheboygan and Lake Lawn Addition, City of Sheboygan James B. Nancy A. Van Treeck to Sheboygan County, Section 18, Town of Wilson Sheboygan County to Alvin Marie Vanfreeck, Section 7, Town of Wilson 1 Richard D.T. Nicole M.

Hawtrey to Alfred Martin Milligan, Zimbal's Subdivison, City of Sheboygan Robert K. Joyce M. Schmitt (Trust) to Joshua Re-bekah S. Andersen, West one Kohler, Resubdivision of Blocks 10, 11, Village of Kohler Vyleta Roehrborn to Mardel Fischer (Trustee) Vyleta A. Roehrborn (Trust), Section 8, Town of Lima ysis a CMA is the price recommendation a realty agent makes for a house that's about to be listed for sale.

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