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STATE OF WYOMING
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0216
Residential rental properties-applicability.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Zwonitzer, Dn and Andrew and Senator(s) Case
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to residential rental property; clarifying
2 applicability of provisions providing duties and
3 requirements of owners and renters of residential rental
4 property; prohibiting certain actions by cities, towns and
5 counties; and providing for an effective date.
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7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
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9 Section 1. W.S. 1-21-1201(a)(iv) and by creating new
10 subsections (b) and (c) is amended to read:
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12 1-21-1201. Definitions; preemption; applicability.
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14 (a) As used in this article:
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1 (iv) "Residential rental unit" means a renter's
2 principal place of residence that is rented or leased to
3 the renter for a period of at least six (6) months and
4 includes the appurtenances, grounds, common areas and
5 facilities held out for the occupancy of the residential
6 renter generally and any other area or facility provided to
7 the renter in the rental agreement, excluding a mobile home
8 lot or recreational property rented on an occasional basis;
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10 (b) The state of Wyoming does hereby preempt for
11 itself the field of regulating owners and renters of
12 residential rental property. This article is intended to
13 apply to all owners and renters of residential rental
14 property and to be the exclusive remedy for disputes
15 between owners and renters of residential rental property.
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17 (c) No city, town, county or other political
18 subdivision shall authorize, regulate or otherwise govern
19 the ownership or leasing of residential rental property. No
20 city, town, county or other political subdivision shall
21 require owners of residential rental property to register
22 rental units or pay any registration fee. Nothing in this
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1 subsection shall be construed to affect land use plans and
2 zoning ordinances.
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4 Section 2. This act is effective July 1, 2023.
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6 (END)
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Statutes affected:
Introduced: 1-21-1201