The City of Lake Geneva promulgated an ordinance that allows the city to search the homes of residents who occasionally rent their home for periods of less than 29 days at virtually any time without a warrant or, alternatively, to fine them if they refuse to consent to a warrantless search. These requirements violate the Fourth Amendment rights of Lake Geneva residents, including the Plaintiffs. We filed this suit to vindicate those rights.
The News: A new study from the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) finds that economic policy is a key driver of migration flows; with Wisconsin gaining 65,000 new residents from states that rank low for economic freedom, while losing nearly 38,000 to states that rank high for ...
New regulations would be overly burdensome, unnecessary
The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) submitted comment, Friday, opposing a rule proposal from the Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP) to regulate pools at short-term rental ...
As the cost of an average home in Wisconsin continues to rise to $240,000, the federal eviction moratorium is responsible for more than $3,000 of the increase, and the mortgage forbearance program is responsible for as much as $11,000.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a 5-2 decision in Brown County v. Brown County Taxpayers Association (BCTA) to uphold the Brown County sales tax. The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) challenged the Brown County sales tax because of the decision to use local sales tax revenue ...
WILL successfully appealed licensing fee at Wisconsin Tax Appeals Commission
The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) and the City of Lake Geneva agreed to settle a challenge to Lake Geneva’s short-term rental fee that WILL brought on behalf of short-term-rental property ...
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