Wisconsin Primary Consumer Complaints of 2022

As Wisconsin’s primary consumer protection agency, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection or DATCP receives tens of thousands of requests for assistance and resources each year. In 2022, DATCP worked to resolve more than 11,000 consumer complaints, successfully reached settlements in several investigations, and returned millions of dollars to Wisconsin consumers. The top complaint was landlord and tenant issues with almost 2,000 complaints that could not be resolved between parties. The other top complaints covered telemarketing and home improvement with more than 1,000 complaints each.