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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 5 - Execution and Stay Thereof › Section 1-21-516 - Giving of Further Bond.

1-21-516. Giving of further bond.
If within ten (10) days after levying the execution the judgment debtor enters into a further bond for stay of execution during the unexpired term of the first stay, and pays costs of the execution issued against him, the judge shall accept the further bond and recall the execution. The latest bond shall first be proceeded against until it appears by the return of the sheriff that there are no goods on which to levy, then proceedings shall be instituted on the first bond given.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 5 - Execution and Stay Thereof › Section 1-21-517 - Discovery in Aid of Execution.

1-21-517. Discovery in aid of execution.
(a) At any time after entry of judgment, the judgment creditor may obtain discovery by interrogatories, depositions or otherwise, from any person, including the judgment debtor, in accordance with the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure.
(b) A person served with notice of discovery under this section shall hold for the benefit of the judgment creditor from the time of service all property, money and credits in his hands belonging to the judgment debtor or due to him.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 6 - Sales on Execution › Section 1-21-601 - Notice of Sale.

1-21-601. Notice of sale.
The officer having levied upon goods and chattels by virtue of an execution shall without delay give public notice by advertisement in a newspaper published or widely circulated in the county where the property is to be sold. The notice shall state the time and place of sale, describe the goods and chattels, and shall be published at least ten (10) days before the day of sale.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 6 - Sales on Execution › Section 1-21-602 - Manner of Conducting Sale; Return.

1-21-602. Manner of conducting sale; return.
At the time appointed, the officer shall expose the goods and chattels to public sale and sell them to the highest bidder. If there are no bidders or only a single bid is given, the sale shall be adjourned from time to time until a fair sale is had. The officer shall return the execution together with the money to the judge at the time of making the return.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 7 - Trial of Property Rights in Property Seized on Execution or Attachment › Section 1-21-701 - Notice and Time of Trial.

1-21-701. Notice and time of trial.
When an officer levies on property claimed by any person other than the party against whom the execution issued, the claimant shall give three (3) days notice of objection in writing to the plaintiff or his agent. If the plaintiff or his agent cannot be found within the county, the notice shall be served by leaving a copy at his usual place of abode in the county, or if no place of abode exists then by leaving notice at the court, stating the time and place of trial to determine the right to the property. The trial shall be held before a circuit court in the county at least one (1) day prior to the time appointed for sale of the property.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 7 - Trial of Property Rights in Property Seized on Execution or Attachment › Section 1-21-702 - Judgment for Claimant; Restoration of Property.

1-21-702. Judgment for claimant; restoration of property.
If on trial the court or jury is satisfied that the property or any part belongs to the claimant the court shall render judgment against the party in whose favor the execution issued, including costs. The court shall give a written order to the officer who levied on or is charged with selling the property, directing him to restore the property found to belong to the claimant.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 7 - Trial of Property Rights in Property Seized on Execution or Attachment › Section 1-21-703 - Judgment Against Claimant.

1-21-703. Judgment against claimant.
If the claimant fails to establish his right to the property or any part thereof, the judge shall render judgment against the claimant for costs accrued on account of the trial and issue execution therefor. The officer is not liable to the claimant for the property so taken.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 8 - Arbitration › Section 1-21-801 - Procedure Generally.

1-21-801. Procedure generally.
Any civil cause pending before a judge may be submitted to the arbitration of three (3) men by agreement of the parties. Each party shall select one (1) arbitrator and the two (2) so selected shall choose the third. They shall be sworn by the judge and proceed in a summary manner to hear the cause. Any of the arbitrators may administer oaths, issue subpoenas for witnesses and compel their attendance, and punish for contempt. They shall make their awards in writing, any two (2) concurring being the award of all. The award shall be reported to the judge who shall enter judgment accordingly. The judgment is final unless it is made to appear to the judge within ten (10) days after the entry of judgment that the award was obtained by fraud, corruption or any undue means, in which case the judge shall set aside the award and the case shall stand for trial as though no award had been made.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 8 - Arbitration › Section 1-21-802 - Appeal of Setting Aside Award; Grounds.

1-21-802. Appeal of setting aside award; grounds.
An aggrieved party may appeal the decision of the judge to set aside the award upon grounds of fraud, corruption or undue means as in other cases.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 8 - Arbitration › Section 1-21-803 - Appeal of Setting Aside Award; Proceedings in District Court.

1-21-803. Appeal of setting aside award; proceedings in district court.
If on appeal of any such award, the district court is satisfied the award was obtained by fraud, corruption or other undue means, the court shall set aside the award and proceed to hear and determine the cause on the merits.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 8 - Arbitration › Section 1-21-804 - Appeal of Setting Aside Award; Affirmance.

1-21-804. Appeal of setting aside award; affirmance.
If the court determines the award was not obtained by fraud, corruption or other undue means, it shall render judgment thereon for costs of the suit and award execution as in other cases.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 9 - Contempt › Section 1-21-901 - Grounds.

1-21-901. Grounds.
(a) A circuit court judge may punish for contempt in the following cases and no others:
(i) Persons guilty of disorderly, contemptuous and insolent behavior toward a judge engaged in any judicial proceeding, which tends to interrupt such proceedings or impair the respect due the judge's authority;
(ii) Persons guilty of resistance or disobedience to any lawful order or process made or issued by the judge.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 9 - Contempt › Section 1-21-903 - Hearing Required; Warrant of Attachment.

1-21-903. Hearing required; warrant of attachment.
No person shall be punished for contempt before a circuit court judge until after an opportunity to be heard and for that purpose the judge may issue his warrant of attachment to bring the offender before him.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 9 - Contempt › Section 1-21-904 - Summary Proceedings if Offender Present.

1-21-904. Summary proceedings if offender present.
If the offender is present he may be summarily arraigned by the circuit court judge and proceeded against as if a warrant had been previously issued and the offender arrested thereon.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 9 - Contempt › Section 1-21-906 - Commitment of Witness; Generally.

1-21-906. Commitment of witness; generally.
Any witness attending before a circuit court who refuses to be sworn in some form prescribed by law or to answer any pertinent or proper question, may by order be committed to the jail of the county.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 9 - Contempt › Section 1-21-907 - Commitment of Witness; Order.

1-21-907. Commitment of witness; order.
The order shall specify the cause for which the order was issued. If it is for refusing to answer any question, the question shall be specified. The witness shall be closely confined pursuant to the order until he is sworn or answers.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 9 - Contempt › Section 1-21-908 - Commitment of Witness; Adjournment.

1-21-908. Commitment of witness; adjournment.
The circuit court shall adjourn the case at the request of either party for a reasonable time or until the witness testifies in the case.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 9 - Contempt › Section 1-21-909 - Failure of Witness to Attend.

1-21-909. Failure of witness to attend.
If any person subpoenaed as a witness fails to attend, he is guilty of contempt and shall be fined all the costs for his apprehension unless he shows reasonable cause for his failure to attend, in which case the party requiring the appearance shall pay the costs.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 10 - Forcible Entry and Detainer › Section 1-21-1001 - Jurisdiction of Circuit Courts.

1-21-1001. Jurisdiction of circuit courts.
Any circuit court within the judicial district may inquire against those who make unlawful and forcible entry into lands and tenements and detain the same, or against those who, having a lawful and peaceable entry into lands or tenements, unlawfully or by force hold the same. If it is found that an unlawful and forcible entry was made and the lands or tenements are held by force, or that after a lawful entry the lands are held unlawfully, the judge shall require restitution to the complaining party.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 10 - Forcible Entry and Detainer › Section 1-21-1002 - When Proceedings Allowed.

1-21-1002. When proceedings allowed.
(a) Proceedings for forcible entry and detainer may be had in any of the following cases:
(i) Against tenants holding over their terms or after a failure to pay rent for three (3) days after it is due;
(ii) In sales of real estate on execution, orders or other judicial process, including proceedings for the foreclosure of a mortgage by court action, when the judgment debtor was in possession at the time of rendition of the judgment or decree by virtue of which the sale was made;
(iii) When real estate has been sold under a power of sale contained in any mortgage or trust deed and the purchaser or his assignee has demanded possession;
(iv) Any sale by executors, administrators, guardians or on partition where any of the parties to the petition were in possession at the commencement of the suit, after the sale has been examined by the proper court and adjudged legal;
(v) In cases where the defendant is a settler or occupier of lands or tenements, without color of title, to which the complainant has the right of possession;
(vi) Against renters in violation of any terms imposed under W.S. 1-21-1204 or 1-21-1205.
(b) This section shall not be construed as limiting the provisions of W.S. 1-21-1201 through 1-21-1210.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 10 - Forcible Entry and Detainer › Section 1-21-1003 - Notice to Quit Premises Required.

1-21-1003. Notice to quit premises required.
The party desiring to commence an action for forcible entry or detainer must notify the adverse party to leave the premises involved. The notice shall be served at least three (3) days before commencing the action, by leaving a written copy with the defendant or at his usual place of abode or business if he cannot be found.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 10 - Forcible Entry and Detainer › Section 1-21-1004 - Summons; Service and Return.

1-21-1004. Summons; service and return.
The summons shall state the cause of the complaint against the defendant, the time and place of trial and shall be served and returned as in other cases. Such service shall be not less than three (3) nor more than twelve (12) days before the day of trial set by the judge. The defendant shall not be required to file a written answer to the complaint as a condition of being allowed to participate fully in the trial.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 10 - Forcible Entry and Detainer › Section 1-21-1005 - Proceedings When Defendant Fails to Appear.

1-21-1005. Proceedings when defendant fails to appear.
If the defendant does not appear in accordance with a properly served summons the circuit court shall try the action as though he were present. Before proceeding, the plaintiff shall file a complaint in which he relies in order to recover the premises. The complaint must be sustained by proof or the action dismissed.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 10 - Forcible Entry and Detainer › Section 1-21-1006 - Proceedings When Defendant Appears.

1-21-1006. Proceedings when defendant appears.
The defendant may, but is not required to, file a written answer to the plaintiff's complaint. Each party may be allowed to amend any complaint or answer the party files.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 10 - Forcible Entry and Detainer › Section 1-21-1007 - Bond on Granting Continuance.

1-21-1007. Bond on granting continuance.
No continuance shall be granted the defendant for longer than two (2) days unless he gives a bond to the adverse party, with good and sufficient surety approved by the circuit court, conditioned for the payment of the rent that may accrue and costs if judgment is rendered against him.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 10 - Forcible Entry and Detainer › Section 1-21-1008 - Trial by Judge or Jury; Judgment and Costs.

1-21-1008. Trial by judge or jury; judgment and costs.
(a) If the action is not continued, the place of trial changed or if neither party demands a jury, upon the return day of the summons the circuit court shall try the action. If the circuit court concludes that the complaint is not true, the court shall enter judgment against the plaintiff for costs. If the court finds the complaint true, it shall render a general judgment in favor of the plaintiff for restitution of the premises and costs. If the court finds the complaint true in part, it shall render judgment for restitution of that part only and the costs shall be taxed as deemed equitable.
(b) If the case is one based on failure to pay rent, the court shall further find the amount of rent due and payable at the time of the hearing, together with the terms and conditions of the agreement between the parties in relation to the amount and time of payment of rent. If the trial is by jury the verdict shall contain a finding of these facts and the court shall recite such findings in the docket entry of proceedings. The court, upon these findings, in addition to entering judgment for the plaintiff to have restitution, shall render judgment in accordance with the findings for the amount of rent found due, together with costs and attorney's fees as provided by the lease, and shall issue execution separate from the writ of restitution for the rent found due and costs as in other actions.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 10 - Forcible Entry and Detainer › Section 1-21-1009 - Trial by Jury; Verdict.

1-21-1009. Trial by jury; verdict.
If a jury is demanded by either party, the proceedings shall be the same as in other cases until the empaneling thereof. If the jury finds the complaint true they shall render a general verdict against the defendant, and if untrue, a general verdict in favor of the defendant. If true in part, the verdict shall set forth the facts they find true.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 10 - Forcible Entry and Detainer › Section 1-21-1012 - Writ of Restitution; Issuance.

1-21-1012. Writ of restitution; issuance.
When a judgment of restitution is entered by a circuit court, the court shall, at the request of the plaintiff, his agent or attorney, issue a writ of restitution thereon.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 10 - Forcible Entry and Detainer › Section 1-21-1013 - Writ of Restitution; Execution and Return.

1-21-1013. Writ of restitution; execution and return.
Unless the defendant takes an appeal, the officer shall execute the writ of restitution within two (2) days after receiving it, Sundays excepted, by restoring the plaintiff to possession of the premises. He shall levy and collect the execution for rent and costs and make return as upon other executions.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 10 - Forcible Entry and Detainer › Section 1-21-1014 - Proceedings Upon Stay on Appeal; Bond Required.

1-21-1014. Proceedings upon stay on appeal; bond required.
(a) If the officer receives notice from the circuit court that the proceedings have been stayed on appeal, he shall immediately delay all further proceedings upon execution and writ of restitution. If the premises have been restored to the plaintiff he shall immediately place the defendant in possession thereof and return the writ and execution with his proceedings and costs taxed thereon.
(b) An appeal by a defendant shall not stay the proceedings on judgment unless within forty-eight (48) hours after judgment, Sundays excepted, the appellant executes and files with the court his bond to plaintiff, with two (2) or more sufficient sureties approved by the court, conditioned that the appellant will pay all costs which have accrued or may thereafter accrue and all damages which plaintiff may have sustained or may thereafter sustain in consequence of the wrongful detention of the premises during the pendency of the appeal. Upon taking the appeal and filing the bond, all further proceedings in the case shall be stayed and the appellate court shall thereafter issue all writs and processes to carry out the judgment of the appellate court. The court in which the appeal is pending may require a new bond in a larger amount, with sureties approved by the appellate court, if deemed necessary to secure the rights of the parties.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 10 - Forcible Entry and Detainer › Section 1-21-1015 - Rents to Be Deposited on Appeal.

1-21-1015. Rents to be deposited on appeal.
(a) In appeals from the judgment of a circuit court for rents due and payable, in addition to the bond required by W.S. 1-21-1014, the appellant shall deposit with the court the amount of rent specified in the judgment. Unless the deposit is made, the appeal is not perfected and proceedings upon the judgment shall be had accordingly. If the appeal is perfected, the court shall transmit the deposit to the clerk of the appellate court with the papers in the case.
(b) Thereafter, when the rents become due, the appellant shall deposit them with the clerk of the appellate court. If at any time during the pendency of the appeal and before final judgment the appellant fails to make any deposit of rent at the time specified in the judgment appealed, the court in which such appeal is pending shall, upon such fact being made to appear, and upon motion and proof of such fact by the appellee, the appellate court shall affirm the judgment appealed from with costs. Proceedings shall thereupon be had as in like cases determined upon the merits and the rent money deposited paid to the plaintiff or his assignee upon order of the court.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 10 - Forcible Entry and Detainer › Section 1-21-1016 - Ejectment Not Barred.

1-21-1016. Ejectment not barred.
The pendency of an action for forcible entry or detainer does not bar an action of ejectment.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 10 - Forcible Entry and Detainer › Section 1-21-1017 - Corporate and Business Representation in Proceedings.

1-21-1017. Corporate and business representation in proceedings.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to subsection (c) of this section, a business entity may represent itself without an attorney in any proceedings under this article that the business entity commences or is required to respond to or participate in, provided that:
(i) The business entity is represented by an owner, shareholder, member or partner;
(ii) The business entity owns a majority interest in the lands or tenements subject to the alleged unlawful and forcible entry;
(iii) The person representing the business entity may litigate actions on behalf of the business entity without an attorney, provided that if an attorney appears on behalf of the business entity, the opposing party is entitled to a continuance for the purpose of obtaining an attorney of its own; and
(iv) The business entity provides notice in writing to the court and all parties to the proceedings that it is being represented by an owner, shareholder, member or partner. The notice shall be signed by every owner, shareholder, member or partner of the business entity.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule, any person who represents a business entity in an action or proceeding under this article in accordance with the provisions of this section shall not be deemed to have engaged in the unauthorized practice of law, provided that the person complies with the provisions of W.S. 33-5-117.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any business entity that is seeking a judgment exceeding the amount specified in W.S. 1-21-201 in any action under this article.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 12 - Residential Rental Property › Section 1-21-1201 - Definitions.

1-21-1201. Definitions.
(a) As used in this article:
(i) "Owner" means the owner, lessor or sublessor of a residential rental unit and for purposes of notice and other communication required or allowed under this article, "owner" includes a managing agent, leasing agent or resident manager unless the agent or manager specifies otherwise in writing in the rental agreement;
(ii) "Rental agreement" means any agreement, written or oral, which establishes or modifies the terms, conditions, rules or any other provisions regarding the use and occupancy of a residential rental unit;
(iii) "Renter" means any renter, lessee, tenant or other person entitled under a rental agreement to occupy a residential rental unit to the exclusion of others;
(iv) "Residential rental unit" means a renter's principal place of residence and includes the appurtenances, grounds, common areas and facilities held out for the occupancy of the residential renter generally and any other area or facility provided to the renter in the rental agreement, excluding a mobile home lot or recreational property rented on an occasional basis;
(v) "Termination" means the lawful ending or cessation of a rental agreement for any reason including expiration of the rental period, voluntary termination by mutual agreement of the parties, termination in accordance with W.S. 1-21-1203(d), abandonment of the leased premises by the renter prior to expiration of the rental period or termination resulting from court order.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 12 - Residential Rental Property › Section 1-21-1202 - Duties of Owners and Renters; Generally.

1-21-1202. Duties of owners and renters; generally.
(a) Each owner and his agent renting or leasing a residential rental unit shall maintain that unit in a safe and sanitary condition fit for human habitation. Each residential rental unit shall have operational electrical, heating and plumbing, with hot and cold running water unless otherwise agreed upon in writing by both parties. Provided, however, this section shall not prevent the rental of seasonal rental units such as summer cabins which are not intended to have such amenities.
(b) Each renter shall cooperate in maintaining his residential rental unit in accordance with this article.
(c) This article does not apply to breakage, malfunctions or other conditions which do not materially affect the physical health or safety of the ordinary renter.
(d) Any duty or obligation in this article may be assigned to a different party or modified by explicit written agreement signed by the parties.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 12 - Residential Rental Property › Section 1-21-1203 - Owner's Duties; Notice by Renter of Noncompliance; Duty to Correct; Exceptions; Termination of Rental Agreement; Liability Limited.

1-21-1203. Owner's duties; notice by renter of noncompliance; duty to correct; exceptions; termination of rental agreement; liability limited.
(a) To protect the physical health and safety of the renter, each owner shall:
(i) Not rent the residential rental unit unless it is reasonably safe, sanitary and fit for human occupancy;
(ii) Maintain common areas of the residential rental unit in a sanitary and reasonably safe condition;
(iii) Maintain electrical systems, plumbing, heating and hot and cold water; and
(iv) Maintain other appliances and facilities as specifically contracted in the rental agreement.
(b) If the renter is current on all payments required by the rental agreement and has reasonable cause supported by evidence to believe the residential rental unit does not comply with the standards for health and safety required under this article, the renter shall advise the owner in writing of the condition and specify the remedial action the renter requests be taken by the owner. Within a reasonable time after receipt of this notice, the owner shall either commence action to correct the condition of the residential rental unit or notify the renter in writing that the owner disputes the renter's claim. The notices required by this subsection shall be served by certified mail or in the manner specified by W.S. 1-21-1003.
(c) The owner shall not be required to correct or remedy any condition caused by the renter, the renter's family or the renter's guests or invitees by inappropriate use or misuse of the property during the rental term or any extension of it.
(d) The owner may refuse to correct the condition of the residential rental unit and terminate the rental agreement if the costs of repairs exceeds an amount which would be reasonable in light of the rent charged, the nature of the rental property or rental agreement. If the owner refuses to correct the condition and intends to terminate the rental agreement, he shall notify the renter in writing within a reasonable time after receipt of the notice of noncompliance and shall provide the renter with sufficient time to find substitute housing, which shall be no less than ten (10) days nor more than twenty (20) days from the date of the notice. If the rental agreement is terminated, the rent paid shall be prorated to the date the renter vacates the unit and any balance shall be refunded to the renter along with any deposit due in accordance with W.S. 1-21-1208.
(e) The owner is not liable under this article for claims for mental suffering or anguish.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 12 - Residential Rental Property › Section 1-21-1204 - Renter's Duties.

1-21-1204. Renter's duties.
(a) Each renter shall:
(i) Maintain the residential rental unit occupied in a clean and safe condition and not unreasonably burden any common area;
(ii) Dispose of all garbage and other waste in a clean and safe manner;
(iii) Maintain all plumbing fixtures in a condition as sanitary as the fixtures permit;
(iv) Use all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating and other facilities and appliances in a reasonable manner;
(v) Occupy the residential rental unit in the manner for which it was designed and shall not increase the number of occupants above that specified in the rental agreement without written permission of the owner;
(vi) Be current on all payments required by the rental agreement;
(vii) Comply with all lawful requirements of the rental agreement between the owner and the renter; and
(viii) Remove all property and garbage either owned or placed within the residential rental unit by the renter or his guests prior to termination of the rental agreement and clean the rental unit to the condition at the beginning of the rental agreement.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 12 - Residential Rental Property › Section 1-21-1205 - Prohibited Acts by Renter.

1-21-1205. Prohibited acts by renter.
(a) No renter shall:
(i) Intentionally or negligently destroy, deface, damage, impair or remove any part of the residential rental unit or knowingly permit any person to do so;
(ii) Interfere with another person's peaceful enjoyment of the residential property; or
(iii) Unreasonably deny access to, refuse entry to or withhold consent to enter the residential rental unit to the owner, agent or manager for the purpose of making repairs to or inspecting the unit, and showing the unit for rent or sale.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 12 - Residential Rental Property › Section 1-21-1206 - Renter's Remedies; Notice to Owner or Agent; Judicial Remedy; Rights Under Termination of Rental Agreement.

1-21-1206. Renter's remedies; notice to owner or agent; judicial remedy; rights under termination of rental agreement.
(a) The remedies set forth in this section are available to a renter in compliance with all provisions of W.S. 1-21-1204 and 1-21-1205 when the rental agreement has not been lawfully terminated pursuant to W.S. 1-21-1203(d).
(b) If a reasonable time has elapsed after the renter has served written notice on the owner under W.S. 1-21-1203 and the owner has failed to respond or to correct the condition described in the notice, the renter may cause a "notice to repair or correct condition" to be prepared and served on the owner by certified mail or in the manner specified by W.S. 1-21-1003. This notice shall:
(i) Recite the previous notice served under W.S. 1-21-1203(b);
(ii) State the number of days that have elapsed since the notice was served and that under the circumstances the period of time constitutes the reasonable time allowed under W.S. 1-21-1203(b);
(iii) State the conditions included in the previous notice which have not been corrected;
(iv) Demand that the uncorrected conditions be corrected; and
(v) State that if the owner fails to commence reasonable corrective action within three (3) days he will seek redress in the courts.
(c) If the owner has not corrected or used due diligence to correct the conditions following notice under this section, or if the owner has notified the renter that the claim is disputed, the renter may commence a civil action in circuit court. The court shall endorse on the summons the number of days within which the owner is required to appear and defend the action, which shall not be less than three (3) nor more than twenty (20) days from the date of service. Upon a showing of an unreasonable refusal to correct or the failure to use due diligence to correct a condition described in this article, the renter may be awarded costs, damages and affirmative relief as determined by the court. Damages awarded to the renter may include rent improperly retained or collected. Affirmative relief may include a declaration terminating the rental agreement, or an order directing the owner to make reasonable repairs.
(d) If the court terminates the rental agreement pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, the renter is entitled to receive a refund of the balance of the rent and the deposit on the rental unit within thirty (30) days of the date the agreement is ordered terminated. The renter shall be required to vacate the rental unit no sooner than ten (10) days nor later than twenty (20) days after termination of the rental agreement by a court.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 12 - Residential Rental Property › Section 1-21-1207 - Required Notice of Nonrefundable Deposit.

1-21-1207. Required notice of nonrefundable deposit.
Any rental agreement shall state whether any portion of a deposit is nonrefundable and written notice of this fact shall also be provided to the renter at the time the deposit is taken by the owner or his designated agent.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 12 - Residential Rental Property › Section 1-21-1208 - Deductions From Deposit; Written Itemization; Time Limits; Failure to Give Notice; Recovery by Renter; Utilities Deposit; Penalty.

1-21-1208. Deductions from deposit; written itemization; time limits; failure to give notice; recovery by renter; utilities deposit; penalty.
(a) Upon termination of the rental agreement, property or money held as a deposit may be applied by the owner or his agent to the payment of accrued rent, damages to the residential rental unit beyond reasonable wear and tear, the cost to clean the unit to the condition at the beginning of the rental agreement and to other costs provided by any contract. The balance of any deposit and prepaid rent and a written itemization of any deductions from the deposit together with reasons therefor, shall be delivered or mailed without interest to the renter within thirty (30) days after termination of the rental agreement or within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the renter's new mailing address, whichever is later. If there is damage to the residential rental unit, this period shall be extended by thirty (30) days. The renter shall within thirty (30) days of termination of the rental agreement, notify the owner or designated agent of the location where payment and notice may be made or mailed.
(b) After termination of the rental agreement, property or money held and separately identified as a utilities deposit shall be refunded by the owner to the renter within ten (10) days of a satisfactory showing that all utility charges incurred by the renter have been paid. Absent such showing within forty-five (45) days of termination, the owner shall within fifteen (15) days thereafter, apply the utilities deposit to the outstanding utility debt incurred by the renter. Any refund due to the renter shall be paid within seven (7) days after the utility deposit has been applied to the renter's utility debt, or within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the renter's new mailing address, whichever is later.
(c) If the owner of a residential rental unit or his agent unreasonably fails to comply with subsection (a) or (b) of this section, the renter may recover the full deposit and court costs. In an action by a renter pursuant to this section, if the owner is the prevailing party and the court finds the renter acted unreasonably in bringing the action, the owner may be awarded court costs in addition to any other relief available.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 12 - Residential Rental Property › Section 1-21-1209 - Holder of Owner's Interest Bound by Provisions.

1-21-1209. Holder of owner's interest bound by provisions.
The holder of the interest of the owner or designated agent in the residential rental unit at the time of termination of the rental agreement shall be bound by the provisions of W.S. 1-21-1207 and 1-21-1208.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 12 - Residential Rental Property › Section 1-21-1211 - Owner's Remedies; Eviction; Judicial Remedies; Damages.

1-21-1211. Owner's remedies; eviction; judicial remedies; damages.
(a) If the renter does not vacate the premises as required by a court order issued pursuant to W.S. 1-21-1001 et seq., the sheriff may remove the renter's possessions and prevent the renter from reentering the premises without further action by the court.
(b) If the renter damages the rental property, the owner may apply any property or money held as a deposit to the payment of damages as provided in W.S. 1-21-1208(a) and the renter shall remain liable for any damages beyond the damages paid by the deposit, plus interest at ten percent (10%) per annum on any unpaid amounts. The owner may take any legal action available to recover damages caused to the unit by the renter.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 13 - Wyoming Safe Homes Act › Section 1-21-1302 - Definitions.

1-21-1302. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Domestic abuse" means as defined in W.S. 35-21-102(a)(iii);
(ii) "Landlord" means the owner of a building or the owner's agent with regard to matters concerning the landlord's renting or leasing of a dwelling;
(iii) "Sexual violence" means any act of sexual assault, sexual abuse or stalking of an adult or minor, including any nonconsensual sexual contact or intrusion as those terms are defined in the Wyoming Criminal Code;
(iv) "Tenant" means a person who has entered into an oral or written lease with a landlord whereby the person is the lessee under the lease;
(v) "This act" means W.S. 1-21-1301 through 1-21-1304.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 21 - Procedure and Actions › Article 13 - Wyoming Safe Homes Act › Section 1-21-1304 - Prohibition of Waiver or Modification.

1-21-1304. Prohibition of waiver or modification.
The provisions of this act shall not be waived or modified in any lease or separate agreement between a landlord and tenant.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 22 - Adoption › Article 1 - In General › Section 1-22-101 - Definitions.

1-22-101. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Agency" means any person legally empowered to place children for adoption or a certified private child welfare agency or the department of family services;
(ii) "Child" means the minor person to be adopted;
(iii) "Parent" means the child's father or mother whose parental rights have not been judicially terminated;
(iv) "Putative father" means the alleged or reputed father of a child born out of wedlock, whether or not the paternity rights and obligations of the father have been judicially determined;
(v) "This act" means W.S. 1-22-101 through 1-22-114.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 22 - Adoption › Article 1 - In General › Section 1-22-102 - Persons Subject to Adoption; Applicability of Wyoming Indian Child Welfare Act.

1-22-102. Persons subject to adoption; applicability of Wyoming Indian Child Welfare Act.
(a) Any child may be adopted who is within this state when the petition for adoption is filed.
(b) Any adult may be adopted, regardless of his residence within or outside of this state at the time the petition is filed, provided:
(i) The adopting parent was a stepparent, grandparent or other blood relative, foster parent or legal guardian who participated in the raising of the adult when the adult was a child; and
(ii) The adult files a consent to the adoption with the court.
(c) If the child to be adopted under this act is an Indian child as defined by W.S. 14-6-702(a)(iv), the court, agency and any party to the adoption proceeding under this act shall comply with the Wyoming Indian Child Welfare Act. If any provision of this act conflicts with the Wyoming Indian Child Welfare Act for the adoption of an Indian child, the Wyoming Indian Child Welfare Act shall control.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 22 - Adoption › Article 1 - In General › Section 1-22-103 - Adopting Parties.

1-22-103. Adopting parties.
Any adult person who has resided in this state during the sixty (60) days immediately preceding the filing of the petition for adoption and who is determined by the court to be fit and competent to be a parent may adopt in accordance with this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 22 - Adoption › Article 1 - In General › Section 1-22-105 - Hearings to Be Closed; Attendance of Parties.

1-22-105. Hearings to be closed; attendance of parties.
(a) Unless the court orders a hearing in open court, all hearings in adoption proceedings shall be confidential and held in closed court or court chambers. No person shall be admitted except court officials, parties to the proceeding, counsel, nonconsenting parents, the nonconsenting putative father of the child and witnesses.
(b) The petitioners and the child shall appear at the hearing unless excused by the court.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 22 - Adoption › Article 1 - In General › Section 1-22-106 - When Petition to Be Filed; Order for Hearing.

1-22-106. When petition to be filed; order for hearing.
A petition to adopt a child shall be filed upon the entry of the child in the adoptive home or as soon thereafter as is reasonably convenient. When a petition is filed and presented to the judge, he shall set the petition for hearing. Any person whose consent to adoption is required by W.S. 1-22-109 and whose consent has not been filed shall be ordered to appear on the day set and show cause why the petition to adopt should not be granted and a decree of adoption entered.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 22 - Adoption › Article 1 - In General › Section 1-22-107 - Service of Petition and Order; When Service by Publication Permitted; Exception.

1-22-107. Service of petition and order; when service by publication permitted; exception.
(a) Prior to the hearing a copy of the petition to adopt a child and all orders to show cause shall be served on any persons whose consent to adoption is required by W.S. 1-22-109 and whose consent has not been filed with the petition to adopt. Service shall be made in the same manner as provided for by rule 4 of the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure and shall be accomplished so that a default judgment could be rendered at the hearing against the person served. Service by publication is specifically allowed where the defendant resides out of state, or his residence cannot, with reasonable diligence, be ascertained.
(b) The petition and orders to show cause need not be served upon parents or other persons whose rights to the child have been terminated in a prior judicial proceeding.
(c) Prior to the hearing a copy of the petition to adopt a child and an order to show cause shall be served on any persons awarded visitation rights to the child under W.S. 20-7-101 or 20-7-102. The consent of persons awarded visitation rights to the adoption is not required. However, the court may exercise its discretion to allow those persons an opportunity to be heard if the court finds it to be in the best interest and welfare of the child.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 22 - Adoption › Article 1 - In General › Section 1-22-108 - Hearing on Petition and Objections; Findings by Court; Effect of Default.

1-22-108. Hearing on petition and objections; findings by court; effect of default.
(a) When the persons required to be served as provided in W.S. 1-22-107 have been served personally or by publication and do not appear at the hearing, a default shall be entered against them and they shall be bound by the findings and judgment of the court.
(b) When any person whose consent is required objects to the petition to adopt, he shall at least five (5) days before the hearing file his objections and serve them on all parties to the proceedings, including any person whose consent has been filed.
(c) If the putative father files and serves his objections to the petition to adopt as provided in subsection (b) of this section, and appears at the hearing to acknowledge his paternity of the child, the court shall hear the evidence in support of the petition to adopt and in support of the objection to the petition and shall then determine whether:
(i) The putative father's claim to paternity of the child is established;
(ii) The putative father having knowledge of the birth or pending birth of the child has evidenced an interest in and responsibility for the child within thirty (30) days after receiving notice of the pending birth or birth of the child;
(iii) The putative father's objections to the petition to adopt are valid; and
(iv) The best interests and welfare of the child will be served by granting the putative father's claim to paternity or by allowing the petition to adopt.
(d) The putative father has no right to assert paternity in adoption, dependency or termination of parental rights proceedings unless he is known and identified by the mother or agency, or unless he has lived with or married the mother after the birth of the child and prior to the filing of the petition to adopt, and unless prior to the interlocutory hearing of the adoption proceedings, he has acknowledged the child as his own by affirmatively asserting paternity as provided in this section or registered as a putative father under W.S. 1-22-117.
(e) Based upon its determination and findings after a hearing, the court may enter its order or decree in accordance with W.S. 1-22-111.