By Atty Heiner Giese

I was told today by a staff member of the DNS Milwaukee's Rental Property Registration office that the form DNS-8, which is used to register a change in ownership of rental property, no longer needs to be notarized.

This is due to a change in state law eliminating the need for a notary on most court and government forms.

The form has not yet been updated but the staffer said the box for notarization of the owner's signature could simply be left blank.