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Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1201 (2026)

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(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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 2000–2014 · leading case: Merrill v. Jansma, 86 P.3d 270 (Wyo. 2004).
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Merrill v. Jansma, 86 P.3d 270 (Wyo. 2004). · cites it 8× “The District Court erred when it held, as a matter of law, that the Residential Rental Property Act, Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-21-1201 (LexisNexis 2001), et seq.”
Sorensen v. State Farm Auto. Ins. Co., 2010 WY 101 (Wyo. 2010). · cites it 2× “isNexis 2009) (providing that any person injured by a coal mining operator's violation of state regulations may bring an action for damages including attorney and expert witness fees), or has employed language leaving no room for doubt that the provision modifies the common law…”
Baker v. Pena, 2001 WY 122 (Wyo. 2001). · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 1-21-1201 to -1211 (LEXIS 1999).”
Pavuk v. Rogers, 2001 WY 75 (Wyo. 2001). “§§ 1-21-1201 through 1-21-1211 (LexisNexis 2001).”
Lompe v. Sunridge Partners, LLC, 54 F. Supp. 3d 1252 (D. Wyo. 2014). · cites it 2× “The Wyoming Supreme Court discussed the standard of care established when the Wyoming Residential Property Act, Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1201 et seq., was enacted by the legislature.”
Flores v. Simmons, 999 P.2d 1310 (Wyo. 2000). · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 1-21-1201 to -1211 (LEXIS 1999).”
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