Stay Out of Wisconsin
Contacted for Assistance: Gov't, Agencies, NGOs
A. Agencies, NGOs
B. Government Sept 2016 - Please take note of Jack Wotruba's response to my 9/29 email (excerpt shown)
C. Government April/May 2017D. Wood County, Health Department, October 2016E. State of Wisconsin, Department of Health, October 2016
A. Agencies, NGOs
Judicare
provides legal help to low income Northern & Central Wisconsin.
In September, I learned you have to mail a form to Wausau that "takes a couple weeks to process" & they would "get back to me after they verified my citizenship & eligibility.." That didn't work for me given what was happening at that moment in September.
Denied my request for assistance March 2017. Aimee McGinty said they "might"
have been able to help but now they couldn't because they wouldn't have "let that happen" on 11/22. She emailed a couple forms to me: an indigent status application & de novo request.
Move to Wisconsin to expand my business & but find I'm indigent as a result of moving in to Kedrowski's unit.
Modest Means
provides legal help at reduced fees.
They don't help with eviction related situations.
Their recommendation:
Contact charities for help with utilities, etc., e.g., United Way
Tenant Resource Center
(Madison)
Help is provided primarily to residents of Dane County. A telephone # is provided for Wisconsin residents outside Dane, but the calls are returned a few days later, if at all. I learned that my situation in Wood County was outside their skill set; they told me to call Judicare.
Their website did provide a few resources, links, and info.
North Central Community Action Program
They don't provide help with my concerns/situation.
They provide a brochure for Judicare.
Aging & Disability Resource Center
No legal assistance info; no housing assistance available.
Their suggestion: contact Wood Co Department of Health
B. Government Contacts September 2016
Gov Walker"If every landlord in Wisconsin conducts their business in the manner of Five Skies LLC, you should expect a population reduction of 35% when every renter leaves Wisconsin."
Gov Walker
9/26 Attachment re 35% of Wisconsin rent their residence
Walker's office had Michele Reinen, Director/DATCP, contact me (10/06) to provide an expedited complaint.
Follow up letter 04 27 17
Michelle ReinenDirector Bureau of Consumer Protection (DATCP)This one is very important. It is the ONLY way to file a complaint. Nothing is "done" unless there are "enough" other complaints on file. How many people need to be hurt before....what? Their only recommendation: file small claims & go to the hinky (to say the least) Wood County Court.No recourse - sue 'em or just move every couple months if the landlord chooses to violate (again & again) Wisc Chapter 704.Their website said it takes 14-90 days to process a complaint.
After conversation with her on phone re events, she would expedite my complaint re performance of Five Skies LLC
I submitted
95 pages of documentation.
Arendt & Kedrowski submitted a few short paragraphs replete with errors (lies, misstatements, falsehoods) with
NO documentation.
As DATCP merely collects info & has no enforcement ability, their recommendation was to file in Small Claims Court.
Seems that when they have "enough" info about a business, they....not sure, what they do...maybe send a stern letter. That'll work, right?
Jack WotrubaHUD/UDC ConsultantDepartment of Safety and Professional Services
Mr. Wotruba tells me the stairs are "most certainly a violation of Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code." I should file a complaint with bldg inspector.I received a 5 day notice to pay rent that was not due or vacate 4 days after I reported it, 2 days after the stairs were brought to code.Is the water on this site "reasonably adequate" for you and your family - just in your opinion?
My email to Mr. Wotruba & his response here
Excerpt:
Lorelei Fuehrer, Building Inspector
See page titled: Stairs - Not to Code & No Permit; Injured 9/16
Also, no permit for installing plumbing pipes
in unit.
C. Government Contacts April 2017
Senator Tammy Baldwin
5/04: Recommended that I contact Elder Rights Project;
On 5/5, Elder Rights Project sent me an email recommending Judicare.
Senator Ron Johnson
5/03: Can't help: he's Federal; no jurisdiction in Wisconsin
5/04: Complete & submit FOIA so they can "gather more
information about (my) situation." I'm calling it stall and
intimidate. (FOIA myself ??)
Congressman Ron Kind
Congressman Scott Krug
Senator Patrick Testin
Attorney General Schimel
Lt Gov Kleefisch
No response
No response
Golly - we can't open the pdf; could you read it to me? (really)
Handle Gov't/State; not people
No response
D. Wood County, Health Department October 2016
Nancy Eggleston
Environmental Health and
Communicable Disease Supervisor
Wood County Health Department
5/04: Recommended that I contact Elder Rights Project;
On 5/05, Elder Rights Project sent me an email recommending Judicare.
She took the really bad situation & made it really worse - so I contacted Linda Seemeyer, State of Wisconsin Dept of Health and summarized the Wood County fiasco (link in E).
Eviction notice filed 8 days later
Nancy suggested "let your water run for a bit before collecting it for drinking or washing to reduce the amount of visible iron in this water."
Obviously she paid no attention to the 4th bucket that was drawn AFTER 3 clear
looking buckets. While I started my showers in clear 'looking' water, three times the water morphed into orange rust water.
Being able to take a shower w/o worrying that the water has turned bright rust orange falls into the category of "...full normal use of the premises" (WI Statute 704.07(4))
E. State of Wisconsin, Health Department
Linda Seemeyer, Director
Department of Health Services, Madison
I wrote a letter to Ms Seemeyer after the employees of the Wood County Health Department took this bad situation & made it worse.....a lot worse.
F. Wood County Food Pantry
Ineligible for assistance