Wisconsin § 704.19 - Notice necessary to terminate periodic tenancies and tenancies at will.

§ 704.19. Notice necessary to terminate periodic tenancies and tenancies at will.

704.19(1) (1) Scope of section. The following types of tenancies, however created, are subject to this section: 704.19(1)(a) (a) A periodic tenancy, whether a tenancy from year-to-year, from month-to-month, or for any other periodic basis according to which rent is regularly payable; and 704.19(1)(b) (b) A tenancy at will. 704.19(2) (2) Requirement of notice. 704.19(2)(a) (a) A periodic tenancy or a tenancy at will can be terminated by either the landlord or the tenant only by giving to the other party written notice complying with this section, unless any of the following conditions is met: 704.19(2)(a)1. 1. The parties have agreed expressly upon another method of termination and the parties’ agreement is established by clear and convincing proof. 704.19(2)(a)2. 2. Termination has been effected by a surrender of the premises. 704.19(2)(a)3. 3. Subsection (6) applies. 704.19(2)(b) (b) 704.19(2)(b)1. 1. A periodic tenancy can be terminated by notice under this section only at the end of a rental period. In the case of a tenancy from year-to-year the end of the rental period is the end of the rental year even though rent is payable on a more frequent basis. 704.19(2)(b)2. 2. Notwithstanding subd. 1. , nothing in this section prevents termination of a tenancy before the end of a rental period because of an imminent threat of serious physical harm, as provided in s.