Security deposit, gift card cash back, and final paycheck law for Wisconsin — each rule with its statute citation and the date it was verified.
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Security deposit
Your landlord had 21 days to return your deposit or list the deductions in writing. If they were late or kept it wrongly, a court can award double your losses, plus costs and fees.
Return deadline21 days
If the landlord is late or keeps it wronglyDouble the amount of losses, plus court costs and attorney fees, under the consumer-protection remedy applied to deposit violations
Trap state: the 21-day deadline lives in administrative code (ATCP 134.06), not in the landlord-tenant statute itself. Withholding grounds are in Wis. Stat. § 704.28.
Gift card cash back
No statute
This state has no law that lets you cash out a small gift card balance. The card keeps working until it is used up or expires under federal rules.
Cash backNo statute
No state cash-back statute · Verified 2026-10-21
No state cash-redemption statute found in the statute survey for this run; federal gift-card rules on expiry and fees still apply.
Final paycheck
Your final pay is due on the next payday or within a month, whichever comes first.
If firedEarlier of the next regular payday or within 31 days after termination
If you quitEarlier of the next regular payday or within 31 days after termination
Late-pay penaltyIncreased damages of up to 100% of the amount due, plus costs and attorney fees (§ 109.11)