Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 411.104

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
   (1)    A lease, although subject to this chapter, is also subject to any applicable:
      (a)    Certificate of title statute of this state, including ss. 30.531, 101.9203 and 342.05.
      (b)    Certificate of title statute of another jurisdiction.
      (c)    Consumer protection statute of this state or final consumer protection decision of a court of this state existing on July 1, 1992.
   (2)   In case of conflict between this chapter, other than ss. 411.105, 411.304 (3) and 411.305 (3), and a statute or decision referred to in sub. (1), the statute or decision referred to in sub. (1) controls.
   (3)   Failure to comply with an applicable law has only the effect specified therein.