Landlord Won't Make Repairs in Wyoming: What Can I Do?

1. A Wyoming landlord must keep a rental home safe and sanitary (clean) and fit for people to live in. The home must have working electric, heating and plumbing, with hot and cold running water, unless you and the landlord agree otherwise in writing. Seasonal rentals such as summer cabins, which are not meant to have these, can still be rented.

   Wyoming Legislature § 1-21-1202(a)

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2. A Wyoming landlord must not rent out a home unless it is reasonably safe, sanitary (clean) and fit for people to live in. The landlord must keep common areas reasonably safe and sanitary (clean).

   Wyoming Legislature § 1-21-1203(a)

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3. A Wyoming landlord must maintain (keep up) electric systems, plumbing, heating, and hot and cold water.

   Wyoming Legislature § 1-21-1203(a)

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4. Under Wyoming's rental law, you must tell your landlord about a repair problem in writing. You must be current on all payments the rental agreement requires. You must have reasonable cause, backed by evidence, to believe the home does not meet health and safety standards. Say what the problem is and what action you want.

   Wyoming Legislature § 1-21-1203(b)

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5. After a renter gives a written repair notice under Wyoming's rental law, the landlord must act within a reasonable time. The landlord must either start action to correct the problem or tell the renter in writing that the landlord disputes the claim.

   Wyoming Legislature § 1-21-1203(b)

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6. In Wyoming, a written repair notice from a renter, and the landlord's written reply, must be served by certified mail or in the manner W.S. 1-21-1003 specifies. Save texts and emails as well; they are also a record of what you sent.

   RenterLaw editorial Wyoming Legislature § 1-21-1203(b)

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7. A reasonable time after your written notice, the landlord may not have answered or fixed the problem. You may then serve a "notice to repair or correct condition". The notice must give the landlord 3 days to start reasonable corrective action (action to fix the problem). It must say the renter will seek redress (relief) in the courts if the landlord fails to do so.

   Wyoming Legislature § 1-21-1206(b)

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8. A Wyoming renter may file a case in circuit court after serving a "notice to repair or correct condition". The landlord must not have fixed the problem or used due diligence (careful effort) to fix it since that notice. A renter may also file if the landlord has told the renter the claim is disputed.

   Wyoming Legislature § 1-21-1206(b)

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9. A Wyoming court may award a renter costs and money the landlord must pay. The landlord must have refused to fix a problem for no reasonable cause, or failed to use due diligence (careful effort). The money may include rent the landlord kept or collected improperly. You get this money only if you win your case and your landlord pays.

   RenterLaw editorial Wyoming Legislature § 1-21-1206(c)

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10. A Wyoming court may order a landlord to make reasonable repairs. A court order may end the rental agreement. The landlord must have refused to fix a problem for no reasonable cause, or failed to use due diligence (careful effort).

    Wyoming Legislature § 1-21-1206(c)

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11. A Wyoming landlord may decide not to fix a condition and end the rental agreement if the repairs cost more than is reasonable. The test looks at the rent charged, the rental property or the lease. The landlord must tell the renter in writing, within a reasonable time after getting the repair notice. The landlord must give the renter 10 to 20 days from the date of the landlord's written notice to find another home.

    Wyoming Legislature § 1-21-1203(d)

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12. If a Wyoming court ends a rental agreement in a repair case, the renter gets a refund. The refund is the balance of the rent and the deposit on the rental unit. It is due within 30 days of the date the court orders the agreement ended.

    Wyoming Legislature § 1-21-1206(d)

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