Wyoming · Security deposits · Updated Oct 2026

Wyoming security deposit law

In Wyoming, your landlord has 30 days (60 if damage) to return your deposit.

Checked against official sources: Oct 24, 2026

Short answer

In Wyoming, the deposit limit is: No statewide limit. The landlord must return it as follows: The landlord must deliver or mail the rest of your deposit and any prepaid rent, with a written itemized list of deductions and reasons, within 30 days after the rental agreement ends or within 15 days after getting your new mailing address, whichever is later.

deposit limit: No statewide limit
to return a deposit: 30 days (60 if damage)
deposit penalty: See below

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Get your deposit back, step by step

Before you move out, clean, take dated photos and video of every room, and return all keys.
Give your landlord your new address in writing. In Wyoming: The landlord must deliver or mail the rest of your deposit and any prepaid rent, with a written itemized list of deductions and reasons, within 30 days after the rental agreement ends or within 15 days after getting your new mailing address, whichever is later.
Wait for the deadline: The landlord must deliver or mail the rest of your deposit and any prepaid rent, with a written itemized list of deductions and reasons, within 30 days after the rental agreement ends or within 15 days after getting your new mailing address, whichever is later.
If the money or an itemized list doesn't come, or the deductions are wrong, send a demand letter (below). Keep proof of mailing.
If that doesn't work, sue in small claims court. Limit: $6,000. Small claims court in Wyoming on RobinClaim

Deposit return calculator for Wyoming

Find your state's deadline for returning a security deposit, whether your landlord is late and what you may be owed.

Security deposit demand letter for Wyoming

A short, firm and polite letter asking your landlord to return your deposit by a date. It cites your state's deposit law. Many landlords pay at this step, and the letter is proof that you asked. Fill this in, download the letter as PDF or Word (or copy it), sign it, keep a copy and send it in a way you can prove, such as certified mail with a return receipt.

Your full name (required)

Where should they send your money? (your mailing address) (required)

Phone

Landlord or property manager (required)

The name on your lease or rent receipts.

Landlord's address (required to mail it)

Address of the rental (required)

I will hand it to the landlord or email it (no mailing address needed)

Date of the letter

Usually today. The deadline in the letter counts from this date.

Date you moved in

Date you moved out (required)

Deposit you paid ($) (required)

Amount the landlord returned ($)

Did you get an itemized list of deductions?

Days the landlord has to pay

We suggest 14 days.

Why the deductions are wrong (optional, in English)

One or two sentences. This text goes into the letter as written.

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Other formats

Sign it, keep a copy, and send it by certified mail with a return receipt. The receipt is your proof that the landlord got it.

Security deposit in Wyoming

Limit: No statewide limit. The lease must say whether any part of the deposit is nonrefundable, and you must be told in writing when you pay it (W.S. 1-21-1207).
Deadline to return it: The landlord must deliver or mail the rest of your deposit and any prepaid rent, with a written itemized list of deductions and reasons, within 30 days after the rental agreement ends or within 15 days after getting your new mailing address, whichever is later. If there is damage to the unit, the landlord gets 30 more days. You must tell the landlord, within 30 days after the rental ends, where to send it. A separate utilities deposit must be refunded within 10 days after you show all utility bills are paid.
Itemized list: A written itemization of deductions with the reasons. Receipts are not required by the law.
What may be deducted: Unpaid rent, damage beyond reasonable wear and tear, the cost to clean the unit back to its condition at the start of the lease, and other costs listed in the lease.
Interest: The law says the deposit is returned without interest.
If the landlord keeps it wrongly: If the landlord unreasonably fails to follow the deposit rules, you can recover the full deposit and court costs. There is no double or triple penalty. If you sue unreasonably and lose, the court can make you pay the landlord's court costs.
Law: W.S. 1-21-1207, 1-21-1208

Small claims court in Wyoming

Deposit disputes usually go to small claims court, where you don't need a lawyer. Limit: $6,000.

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Checked against official sources: Oct 24, 2026