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Wis JI-Civil 3095
Landlord - Tenant: Constructive Eviction
Constructive eviction consists of any disturbance of the tenant’s possession of property
by the landlord (or someone acting under the landlord’s authority) which renders the
premises unfit for occupancy for the purposes for which they were leased or which deprives
the tenant of the beneficial enjoyment of the premises if:
• the landlord is given notice of the disturbance of possession and fails to remedy
the disturbance within a reasonable time;
• the tenant abandons the premises within a reasonable time of the disturbance of
possession; and
• the disturbance of possession caused the tenant to abandon the premises.
The disturbance must be substantial and of such duration that is can be said that the
tenant has been deprived of the full use and enjoyment of the leased property for a material
period of time.
SPECIAL VERDICT
Was (plaintiff) constructively evicted?
Answer: ____________
Yes or No
History
Wis JI-Civil 3095 (11/2025). Release No. 59. Wisconsin Court System, 11/2025. Prepared by the Wisconsin Civil Jury Instructions Committee of the Wisconsin Judicial Conference with the University of Wisconsin Law School; posted by the Wisconsin State Law Library with the University's permission.
Provenance
- Source
- wilawlibrary.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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