How to become a landlord in Wyoming

Every rental agreement must say whether any part of a deposit is nonrefundable, and you must also give written notice of that when you take the deposit. The Safe Homes Act rights cannot be waived or modified in the lease (W.S. 1-21-1207; W.S. 1-21-1304).

• Hot and cold running water and working electrical, heating and plumbing are required unless both parties agree otherwise in writing (W.S. 1-21-1202(a)).See Repairs and habitability on the Wyoming page
• Other duties in the residential rental property article may be shifted or changed only by an explicit written agreement signed by both parties (W.S. 1-21-1202(d)).
• Owners, managers and agents are treated alike for notices unless the agent or manager says otherwise in writing in the rental agreement (W.S. 1-21-1201(a)(i)).See Owner and manager identity on the Wyoming page

No section of Wyoming's residential rental property article requires you to disclose the owner or manager to the tenant. For notices under the article, the owner includes a managing agent, leasing agent or resident manager unless the agent or manager says otherwise in writing in the rental agreement (W.S. 1-21-1201(a)(i); W.S. 1-21-1201 to 1-21-1211).

• Whoever holds the owner's interest when the agreement ends is bound by the deposit rules (W.S. 1-21-1209).See Returning the deposit on the Wyoming page

No section of Wyoming's residential rental property article requires a flood disclosure to tenants (W.S. 1-21-1201 to 1-21-1211).

No section of Wyoming's residential rental property article mentions smoke alarms. Building and fire codes, which may, were not read for this page (W.S. 1-21-1201 to 1-21-1211).

• The general duty to rent and keep a unit reasonably safe still applies (W.S. 1-21-1203(a)).See Repairs and habitability on the Wyoming page

No section of Wyoming's residential rental property article requires particular locks or rekeying between tenants (W.S. 1-21-1201 to 1-21-1211).

• Locks are part of keeping a unit reasonably safe only as the general safety duty requires (W.S. 1-21-1203(a)(i)).See Repairs and habitability on the Wyoming page

Wyoming does not cap the amount of a security deposit. The residential rental property article controls how a deposit is described and returned, not how large it may be (W.S. 1-21-1201 to 1-21-1211).

• The lease must say whether any part of the deposit is nonrefundable, and you must also give the tenant written notice of that when you take the deposit (W.S. 1-21-1207).
• A deposit held separately for utilities follows its own refund rules (W.S. 1-21-1208(b)).See Returning the deposit on the Wyoming page

Wyoming does not require you to pay interest on a deposit: the balance is returned without interest. No section of the residential rental property article requires a separate or trust account for deposits (W.S. 1-21-1208(a); W.S. 1-21-1201 to 1-21-1211).

• A utilities deposit must be separately identified to get its own refund timeline (W.S. 1-21-1208(b)).See Returning the deposit on the Wyoming page

No section of Wyoming's residential rental property article requires a move-in checklist, inspection report or photographs. The condition at the start of the agreement still matters: the tenant must leave the unit clean to that condition, and you may deduct the cost of cleaning to it (W.S. 1-21-1201 to 1-21-1211).

• At the end of the agreement the tenant must remove all property and garbage and clean the unit to its condition at the beginning of the agreement (W.S. 1-21-1204(a)(viii)).
• Deductions may cover cleaning to the starting condition and damage beyond reasonable wear and tear (W.S. 1-21-1208(a)).See Returning the deposit on the Wyoming page

No section of Wyoming's residential rental property article limits application or screening fees or says who pays for a background check (W.S. 1-21-1201 to 1-21-1211).

• Screening decisions must still follow the Wyoming Fair Housing Act (W.S. 40-26-103).See Fair housing on the Wyoming page