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Ex. WI-033 Order Primary source read

Emergency Order #15

Temporary Ban on Evictions and Foreclosures

Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services · Wisconsin (State)

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Jurisdiction
Wisconsin
Level
State
Authority
Wis. Stat. 252.02(3) and (6); Executive Order #72
Issued
2020-03-27 Mar. 27, 2020
Effective
2020-03-27
End
2020-05-26 (60 days; the Supreme Court's June 5, 2020 order n.2: 'The moratorium on evictions and foreclosures expired on May 26, 2020') (read as 2020-05-26)
In force
Mar. 27, 2020 to May 26, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Courts and public officesOther
Addressees
  • landlords
  • mortgagees
  • sheriffs
  • courts
Functions reached
  • PM evictions
  • SV foreclosures and collections
  • CT
Collection
Wisconsin WI

Enforcement

Wis. Stat. 252.25 (as the other Executive Order 72 emergency orders)

Notes

Gist: landlords may not serve notices terminating tenancy for failure to pay rent or commence eviction actions for 60 days; mortgagees may not commence foreclosure actions or request sheriff's sales for 60 days.

Retrieval note

Official PDF saved but scanned without a text layer; terms not machine-read in-session. Issue date March 27, 2020 per the Governor's office citation and the Supreme Court's June 5, 2020 order; Husch Blackwell dates it March 30.