If you registered a complaint with the state last year, it was more than likely an issue you had with your landlord.
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection released the top ten consumer complaints in 2024, and landlord-tenant was the leader by far. In 2024, DATCP responded to over 11,300 written complaints and returned over $23 million to people who filed grievances.
Nearly one-fourth of all complaints filed were about landlord-tenant issues. The DATCP received 2,525 complaints in 2024 for landlord-tenant issues, compared to 1513 complaints on telemarketing and 664 complaints on home improvements, which ranked second and third respectively.
The other seven complaints in the top ten were for identity theft, telecommunications, medical services, automobile repair, motor vehicle service, travel, and automobile accessories.
For more information and consumer protection resources or to lodge a complaint, visit DATCP’s Consumer Protection webpage at ConsumerProtection.wi.gov.
