My question involves an eviction in the state of: Wisconsin
Effective today I am on a five day notice to pay rent or quit. This landlord has never given me a written rental agreement everything we agreed on was verbal, I asked many times but never got one and life went on.
His maintenance is not satisfactory and for two years I have asked him for many basics to be taken care of, the main one being my front door which is in fact an interior door which can be forced open (even when locked) by a 50lb child if tried.
So I withheld rent and told them the reasons why. They agreed to give me maintenance as soon as a payment towards my debt was made and when that happened they changed their tune saying they will only do it after I pay the debt in full.
I am in no way mistaken that by withholding rent I would be as much on the wrong side as they are, but I did so and voiced my concerns, next thing I know I got this notice.
I have a scheduled visit from the Housing/Zoning inspector of our district to assess the safety issue. My daughter is on the spectrum and on disability through SS.
What is the best way to deal with this now, how should I proceed? I am already looking for a new place and am not sure how to avoid the bad reputation that might come with this situation.
Thanks in advance

