Wyoming Landlord-Tenant Law
Know your rights as a renter in Wyoming. This guide covers security deposits, landlord entry, rent increases, eviction protections, and more under Wyoming law.
Legal basis: Wyoming landlord-tenant law — Wyoming Statutes
30
Days to Return Deposit
No limit
Max Deposit
No state rule
Entry Notice
Not Required
Deposit Escrow
What Wyoming law says about deposits
Maximum Deposit
No limit
Return Deadline
30 daysor 15 days after the landlord receives the tenant's new mailing address, whichever is later; 30 days more if there is damage
Penalties, interest & late-fee rules under Wyoming law
If your deposit is wrongfully or late returned
If the owner unreasonably fails to return the balance or give the written itemization on time (W.S. 1-21-1208(a)), the renter may recover the full deposit and court costs (W.S. 1-21-1208(c)).
Interest on your deposit is not required
Grace period
No mandatory grace period
Must be in the lease
Yes — a late fee is only enforceable if it is written into your lease
Your privacy protections
Required Notice Period
No state rule
No Wyoming statute sets entry notice; your lease's terms apply
No Wyoming statute sets how much notice a landlord must give before entering. Your lease's entry terms apply, so check what it says about notice and entry times.
No notice statute; no caps
Legal basis: No Statute
Reasonable time to start, then 3 days
Legal basis: WS §§ 1-21-1202, 1-21-1203, 1-21-1206
No general state protection
Legal basis: No general statute; WS § 40-26-144(b), § 1-21-1303(c)
Not liable for rent after leaving
Legal basis: Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1303
No statute against a peaceable lockout
Legal basis: Wyo. Stat. §§ 1-21-1001, 6-3-306
Important facts about Wyoming rental law
Wyoming has no limit on security deposits.
Wyoming landlords must return the deposit balance with a written itemization within 30 days after the rental agreement ends or 15 days after getting the renter's new mailing address, whichever is later (30 more days if the unit is damaged).
Wyoming requires landlords to provide itemized deductions in writing.
Wyoming has relatively few tenant-specific protections compared to other states.
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Wyoming does not have a statutory limit on security deposits.
Wyoming landlords must return security deposits within 30 days after you move out (or 15 days after the landlord receives the tenant's new mailing address, whichever is later; 30 days more if there is damage).
No Wyoming statute sets how much notice a landlord must give before entering, so your lease's entry terms apply.
Late fees in Wyoming: No statutory cap. No mandatory grace period.
No notice statute; no caps. No Wyoming statute sets how much notice a landlord must give before raising rent. No statute sets how to end a month-to-month tenancy, so your lease governs. No statewide rent cap. Source: No Statute.
Reasonable time to start, then 3 days. Landlord must keep the home safe, sanitary and fit to live in, with working electrical, heating, plumbing and hot and cold water (WS §§ 1-21-1202, 1-21-1203(a)). If you are current on rent, send written notice by certified mail describing the problem and the repair you want (WS § 1-21-1203(b)). The landlord must start repairs, or dispute your claim in writing, within a reasonable time (WS § 1-21-1203(b)). If not, send a second notice giving 3 days to start repairs, then you may ask a court for repairs, damages or an end to the lease (WS § 1-21-1206). State law has no repair-and-deduct or rent-withholding option (WS §§ 1-21-1201 to 1-21-1211). Source: WS §§ 1-21-1202, 1-21-1203, 1-21-1206.
No general state protection. No general Wyoming statute bars a landlord from retaliating after you complain or use a right; the rental law only requires the owner, within a reasonable time, to start a fix or tell you in writing that the claim is disputed (W.S. 1-21-1203(b)). Narrow protections: it is a discriminatory practice to coerce, intimidate, threaten or interfere with you for using a right under the Wyoming Fair Housing Act (W.S. 40-26-144(b)). A landlord may not end a tenancy solely because you or a household member is a victim of domestic abuse or sexual violence (W.S. 1-21-1303(c)). Keep dated copies of every complaint and of what the landlord did next. Source: No general statute; WS § 40-26-144(b), § 1-21-1303(c).
Not liable for rent after leaving. A tenant who leaves because of a credible imminent threat of domestic abuse or sexual violence at the home, or after it happened there, is not liable for rent after leaving. Give 7 days' written notice before moving out, with medical, court or police evidence (abuse within the past 60 days). Rent before you leave and give notice is still owed. This cannot be waived in a lease. Source: Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1303.
No statute against a peaceable lockout. No Wyoming statute bans a landlord from changing the locks peacefully. Taking possession by force or violence is barred (W.S. 1-21-1001; W.S. 6-3-306, a misdemeanor). Before filing a court eviction case a landlord must serve a 3-day written notice to quit (W.S. 1-21-1003); after a court order the sheriff can remove a renter who stays (W.S. 1-21-1211(a)). A 1945 Wyoming Supreme Court decision let a landlord who had given notice to quit re-enter an apartment peaceably (Welch v. Rice & Faivre); if you are locked out, get legal advice quickly. Source: Wyo. Stat. §§ 1-21-1001, 6-3-306.
Wyoming tenants have rights including security deposit protections, notice requirements for landlord entry, habitability standards, and protections against retaliation. Use Honestkey to analyze your specific lease against Wyoming law.
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