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Wyoming · Evictions · Updated Oct 2026

Wyoming eviction rules for tenants

In Wyoming, only a judge can order an eviction. See your dates below and get free help today.

Checked against official sources: Oct 24, 2026

Short answer

Notice for unpaid rent
3 days
Time to answer in court
The date on your court papers (see Legal details)
Judge's order
No eviction without a judge's order. Your landlord can't lock you out or remove you on their own.

Free help: Legal Aid of Wyoming · 877-432-9955

I got court papersI got a notice

Official forms and court help: Court self-help: evictions in Wyoming · Wyoming Judicial Branch: Self-Help Forms (eviction/FED forms, including the tenant's optional answer)

If you get an eviction notice

  1. Read it closely: the kind of notice, the amount, the dates and how it was delivered. Use the timeline below.
  2. Don't move out or stop paying because of a notice alone. Only a court can order an eviction; the notice is the first step.
  3. Get free legal help now. Legal aid and the court's self-help center can check whether the notice is valid.
  4. If you are served with court papers, respond by the deadline and go to every hearing. Missing one can mean losing by default.
  5. Keep copies of the notice, your lease, rent receipts, texts and photos.

Eviction notice timeline for Wyoming

Got a notice from your landlord? Enter the kind of notice and the day you got it to see the dates that follow from your state's rule, what your landlord may not do, and where to get free help fast.

This is not legal advice. Eviction deadlines are short and missing one can cost you your home. Read your notice carefully and contact legal aid or your court's self-help center right away.

Enter the date you got the noticeThe timeline appears when you pick a date.

Dates are estimates from the rule in our data. We skip weekends only where the rule counts business or court days, and we don't skip holidays.

Where to get free help in Wyoming

Legal details

Notice for unpaid rent
A written notice to quit at least 3 days before the landlord files, left with you or at your home or business. An eviction may be filed when rent is unpaid 3 days after it is due. W.S. 1-21-1002, 1-21-1003.
Notice for a lease violation
The same 3-day notice to quit applies to lease violations and breaking your duties under the Act. No cure period is required by statute.
Ending a month-to-month tenancy
No statute found. Check your lease; the eviction law covers 'tenants holding over their terms.'
Time to respond to an eviction lawsuit
No written answer is required. You must be served 3 to 12 days before the trial date, and the case is tried on that day even if you don't come. You may file an optional written answer (court form available). Continuances are limited to 2 days unless you post a bond. If you lose, you may have to leave between 5 p.m. that day and 30 days later. To stop the eviction on appeal you must file a bond within 48 hours. W.S. 1-21-1004 to 1-21-1014.
Lockouts and utility shutoffs
No specific lockout or utility shutoff statute was found. Wyoming's statutes describe removal by the sheriff after a court order (W.S. 1-21-1211(a)).
Law
W.S. 1-21-1002 to 1-21-1014, 1-21-1211

Retaliation in Wyoming

No retaliation statute was found in Wyoming law.

Rent increases and rent control in Wyoming

Notice of a rent increase
No statute.
Rent control
No statewide rent control. Ask your city whether any local rule applies.

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Sources

Checked against official sources: Oct 24, 2026