Wyoming Tenant Law: Security Deposits, Late Fees & Landlord Entry (2026)

What Wyoming law says about the clauses that matter most in a residential lease. Data as of 2026-10-21.

Main statute: Wyoming Statutes, Title 1, Chapter 21, Article 12 (Residential Rental Property); eviction (forcible entry and detainer) in Article 10 (W.S. 1-21-1201 to 1-21-1211; W.S. 1-21-1001 to 1-21-1004)

Security deposits

Max: No statutory cap. A rental agreement must state whether any portion of the deposit is nonrefundable, and written notice of that fact must also be given to the renter when the deposit is taken (§ 1-21-1207).
Return deadline days: 60 days
Itemization required: Yes
Interest required: No. The balance of the deposit and prepaid rent is delivered or mailed "without interest" (§ 1-21-1208(a)).

Source: W.S. 1-21-1207, 1-21-1208

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Late fees

We haven't verified a statewide rule for this yet. Check your lease, your city's rules, or a local tenant organization.

Source: W.S. 1-21-1201 to 1-21-1211 (no late-fee provision found; other titles of the code were not searched)

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Landlord entry

Notice: The statute sets no notice period or hours for landlord entry. It only provides that a renter may not unreasonably deny access, refuse entry or withhold consent to entry by the owner, agent or manager to make repairs, inspect the unit, or show it for rent or sale (§ 1-21-1205(a)(iii)); such a violation can support a forcible entry and detainer action (§ 1-21-1002(a)(vi)). Any notice terms must come from the lease.

Source: W.S. 1-21-1205(a)(iii), 1-21-1002(a)(vi)

Ending a month-to-month tenancy

Landlord: No statutory notice period for ending a month-to-month tenancy was found in Title 1 art. 12 or Title 34. For nonpayment, an eviction action may be brought against a tenant holding over after failing to pay rent three days after it is due (§ 1-21-1002(a)(i)); the landlord must first give the tenant written notice to leave the premises, served at least 3 days before the action is commenced, by leaving a copy with the defendant or at the usual place of abode or business if the defendant cannot be found (§ 1-21-1003). The same procedure applies to renters violating the duties in §§ 1-21-1204 or 1-21-1205 (§ 1-21-1002(a)(vi)).

Source: W.S. 1-21-1002, 1-21-1003

Rent increases

Statewide rent control: No rent-increase notice requirement and no rent control provision found in W.S. 1-21-1201 to 1-21-1211 (other titles not searched).

Source: W.S. 1-21-1201 to 1-21-1211 (no provision found)

Repairs & habitability

Rule: The owner or agent must maintain the unit in a safe, sanitary condition fit for human habitation, with operational electrical, heating and plumbing and hot and cold running water unless both parties agree otherwise in writing (§ 1-21-1202(a)); the owner must not rent a unit unless reasonably safe, sanitary and fit for human occupancy, maintain common areas, maintain electrical, plumbing, heating and hot and cold water, and maintain other appliances and facilities specifically contracted for (§ 1-21-1203(a)). The article does not apply to conditions that do not materially affect the physical health or safety of an ordinary renter (§ 1-21-1202(c)). A renter who is current on the article's standards must give the owner written notice (by certified mail or the § 1-21-1003 method) of the condition and the remedy requested; within a reasonable time the owner must start correcting it or give written notice that the claim is disputed (§ 1-21-1203(b)). If the owner does not respond or correct, the renter may serve a "notice to repair or correct condition" stating that the renter will seek redress in court if the owner does not begin corrective action within 3 days, and may then sue in circuit court; the court may award costs, damages (including rent improperly retained) and affirmative relief such as ending the lease or ordering repairs (§ 1-21-1206). The statute provides no repair-and-deduct or rent-withholding remedy. The owner need not fix conditions caused by the renter, household or guests, and may refuse to repair and terminate the lease if repair costs are unreasonable in light of the rent, property or agreement, giving the renter 10 to 20 days' written notice to find housing and refunding prepaid rent and deposit (§ 1-21-1203(c), (d)). The owner is not liable for mental suffering or anguish (§ 1-21-1203(e)).

Source: W.S. 1-21-1202, 1-21-1203, 1-21-1206

Retaliation

We haven't verified a statewide rule for this yet. Check your lease, your city's rules, or a local tenant organization.

Source: W.S. 1-21-1201 to 1-21-1211 (no retaliation provision found; the Wyoming Safe Homes Act, § 1-21-1303(c), bars terminating a tenancy based solely on victim status)

Clauses often unenforceable in Wyoming

A lease or separate agreement that waives or modifies the Wyoming Safe Homes Act: a tenant who vacates because of a credible imminent threat of domestic abuse or sexual violence, on 7 days' written notice with medical, court or police evidence, has an affirmative defense to a rent claim for the period after vacating, and a landlord may not terminate a tenancy solely because the tenant is a victim (§§ 1-21-1303, 1-21-1304)

Notes

Deposit timing (§ 1-21-1208(a)): the owner must deliver or mail the balance of the deposit and prepaid rent, with a written itemization of deductions and reasons, within 30 days after termination of the rental agreement or within 15 days after receiving the renter's new mailing address, whichever is later. If there is damage to the unit, the period is extended by 30 days (so 60 days after termination in the ordinary damage case, longer if the renter's new address arrives late). The renter must tell the owner within 30 days after termination where payment and notice may be sent. The 60-day figure is the outer limit used for the deadline field. Deductions may cover accrued rent, damage beyond reasonable wear and tear, cleaning to the condition at the start of the tenancy, and other costs provided by contract. If the owner unreasonably fails to comply, the renter may recover the full deposit and court costs; if the renter loses and the court finds the renter acted unreasonably in suing, the owner may recover court costs (§ 1-21-1208(c)). A separately identified utilities deposit is refunded within 10 days of a showing that utility charges are paid; absent that showing within 45 days after termination, the owner has 15 more days to apply it to the renter's utility debt, and any refund is due within 7 days after that or 15 days after receipt of the renter's new address, whichever is later (§ 1-21-1208(b)). The holder of the owner's interest at termination is bound (§ 1-21-1209). Duties in the article may be assigned or modified by explicit written agreement signed by the parties (§ 1-21-1202(d)), so few lease clauses are void under it. The article covers a renter's principal place of residence and excludes mobile home lots and occasionally rented recreational property (§ 1-21-1201(a)(iv)). Property left by a renter after termination: trash may be disposed of at once; other property is presumed valueless and abandoned, but valuable property requires 7 days' written notice before disposal, with an extra period if the renter responds, and the owner may charge storage costs (§ 1-21-1210). A renter who damages the property stays liable for damages beyond the deposit plus 10% annual interest on unpaid amounts (§ 1-21-1211(b)). Sheriff may remove a renter who does not leave after a court order (§ 1-21-1211(a)). Checked against the Title 1 PDF dated 2026-05-08; 2025 HB0213 (utilities exception) died at introduction; no 2025 or 2026 bill amending W.S. 1-21-1201 to 1-21-1211 or 1-21-1001 to 1-21-1004 was passed according to wyoleg.gov bill titles.

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Wyoming Tenant Law: Security Deposits, Late Fees & Landlord Entry (2026)

What Wyoming law says about the clauses that matter most in a residential lease. Data as of 2026-10-21.

Security deposits

Max: No statutory cap. A rental agreement must state whether any portion of the deposit is nonrefundable, and written notice of that fact must also be given to the renter when the deposit is taken (§ 1-21-1207).
Return deadline days: 60 days
Itemization required: Yes
Interest required: No. The balance of the deposit and prepaid rent is delivered or mailed "without interest" (§ 1-21-1208(a)).

Source: W.S. 1-21-1207, 1-21-1208

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Late fees

We haven't verified a statewide rule for this yet. Check your lease, your city's rules, or a local tenant organization.

Source: W.S. 1-21-1201 to 1-21-1211 (no late-fee provision found; other titles of the code were not searched)

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Landlord entry

Notice: The statute sets no notice period or hours for landlord entry. It only provides that a renter may not unreasonably deny access, refuse entry or withhold consent to entry by the owner, agent or manager to make repairs, inspect the unit, or show it for rent or sale (§ 1-21-1205(a)(iii)); such a violation can support a forcible entry and detainer action (§ 1-21-1002(a)(vi)). Any notice terms must come from the lease.

Source: W.S. 1-21-1205(a)(iii), 1-21-1002(a)(vi)

Ending a month-to-month tenancy

Landlord: No statutory notice period for ending a month-to-month tenancy was found in Title 1 art. 12 or Title 34. For nonpayment, an eviction action may be brought against a tenant holding over after failing to pay rent three days after it is due (§ 1-21-1002(a)(i)); the landlord must first give the tenant written notice to leave the premises, served at least 3 days before the action is commenced, by leaving a copy with the defendant or at the usual place of abode or business if the defendant cannot be found (§ 1-21-1003). The same procedure applies to renters violating the duties in §§ 1-21-1204 or 1-21-1205 (§ 1-21-1002(a)(vi)).

Source: W.S. 1-21-1002, 1-21-1003

Rent increases

Statewide rent control: No rent-increase notice requirement and no rent control provision found in W.S. 1-21-1201 to 1-21-1211 (other titles not searched).

Source: W.S. 1-21-1201 to 1-21-1211 (no provision found)

Repairs & habitability

Rule: The owner or agent must maintain the unit in a safe, sanitary condition fit for human habitation, with operational electrical, heating and plumbing and hot and cold running water unless both parties agree otherwise in writing (§ 1-21-1202(a)); the owner must not rent a unit unless reasonably safe, sanitary and fit for human occupancy, maintain common areas, maintain electrical, plumbing, heating and hot and cold water, and maintain other appliances and facilities specifically contracted for (§ 1-21-1203(a)). The article does not apply to conditions that do not materially affect the physical health or safety of an ordinary renter (§ 1-21-1202(c)). A renter who is current on the article's standards must give the owner written notice (by certified mail or the § 1-21-1003 method) of the condition and the remedy requested; within a reasonable time the owner must start correcting it or give written notice that the claim is disputed (§ 1-21-1203(b)). If the owner does not respond or correct, the renter may serve a "notice to repair or correct condition" stating that the renter will seek redress in court if the owner does not begin corrective action within 3 days, and may then sue in circuit court; the court may award costs, damages (including rent improperly retained) and affirmative relief such as ending the lease or ordering repairs (§ 1-21-1206). The statute provides no repair-and-deduct or rent-withholding remedy. The owner need not fix conditions caused by the renter, household or guests, and may refuse to repair and terminate the lease if repair costs are unreasonable in light of the rent, property or agreement, giving the renter 10 to 20 days' written notice to find housing and refunding prepaid rent and deposit (§ 1-21-1203(c), (d)). The owner is not liable for mental suffering or anguish (§ 1-21-1203(e)).

Source: W.S. 1-21-1202, 1-21-1203, 1-21-1206

Retaliation

We haven't verified a statewide rule for this yet. Check your lease, your city's rules, or a local tenant organization.

Source: W.S. 1-21-1201 to 1-21-1211 (no retaliation provision found; the Wyoming Safe Homes Act, § 1-21-1303(c), bars terminating a tenancy based solely on victim status)

Clauses often unenforceable in Wyoming

A lease or separate agreement that waives or modifies the Wyoming Safe Homes Act: a tenant who vacates because of a credible imminent threat of domestic abuse or sexual violence, on 7 days' written notice with medical, court or police evidence, has an affirmative defense to a rent claim for the period after vacating, and a landlord may not terminate a tenancy solely because the tenant is a victim (§§ 1-21-1303, 1-21-1304)

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