I have a question about a SFH I own in Wisconsin, although those from other states may be able to help. I have read the WI statutes and can't find an exact answer to this. I gave a tenant a 14 day notice to vacate for nonpayment of June rent plus other violations (m-t-m agreement). The 14 days will be up tomorrow. He has moved out all furniture and most belongings. Through the window I can see a pile of clothes on the floor and a pan in the sink. According to neighbors, no one has been at the house for about a week. The good news is that he seems to be gone. The bad news is that he hasn't contacted me or returned the key. I left him a phone message yesterday saying that I had people interested in looking at the house so please call me to arrange to return the keys or leave them on the kitchen counter. He has not returned my call. I checked with utilities and he has not contacted them to take his name off the gas and electric. After tomorrow (end of 14 days), do I consider that he has vacated and just left junk behind? Can I enter (with a witness)? Since he still has the keys, doesn't he legally still have possession? I truly don't think this

Go in immediately. Look for the key he left behind which is often in the drawer next to the kitchen sink (thats a big 'ol hint btw); the other thing to look for is the TV.

Without a TV it is a safe ASSumption that they are gone for good.

Change the locks,clean it out, cleean it up, advertise and re-rent ASAP.

Consider yourself lucky that they actually vacated so promptly and peacefully based only on your letter. Maybe 1 in 10 go that smoothly.

ASSuming all my conjecture proves correct... that they left peacefully etc... I'd call the utility companies and tell them to switch the billing (if it went bad I wouldn't be so kind).

Yep, get that key that we all know is in thedrawer by the kitchen sink.

Just in case I would post the notice of entry with the time period required. You might want to store the remaining stuff in case the tenant comes back.