Eviction Notice & Unlawful Detainer Complaint

WYOMING FORCIBLE ENTRY & DETAINER (EVICTION) PACKAGE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Package Overview
2. Part A — 3-Day Notice to Quit Premises (Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1003)
3. Part B — Proof / Affidavit of Service of Notice
4. Part C — Complaint for Forcible Entry & Detainer (Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1001 et seq.)
5. Part D — Verification
6. Part E — Servicemember (Military) Affidavit
7. Wyoming Practice Notes
8. Sources and References

1. PACKAGE OVERVIEW

This package contains (a) the pre-suit 3-Day Notice to Quit Premises required by Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1003, and (b) the Complaint for Forcible Entry & Detainer (Eviction) filed in the Circuit Court for the county where the property is located under Wyo. Stat. §§ 1-21-1001 to 1-21-1017.

Wyoming is a minimal-statute landlord-tenant state. The only generally applicable pre-suit landlord notice is the 3-day notice to quit under § 1-21-1003, and it is uniform regardless of cause (nonpayment, holdover, or lease violation). The forcible entry and detainer (F.E.D.) ground for nonpayment arises against tenants "holding over their terms or after a failure to pay rent for three (3) days after it is due" (§ 1-21-1002(a)(i)). Wyoming has no statutory pay-or-quit cure period and no statutory month-to-month / no-cause termination period — the notice to quit directs the tenant to leave; it is not a window to reinstate the tenancy by paying or curing.

Self-help eviction (lockouts, utility shutoffs, removing belongings) is prohibited; only a court judgment and a sheriff-executed Writ of Restitution may remove a tenant.

Notice / timing at a glance:

2. PART A — 3-DAY NOTICE TO QUIT PREMISES (Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1003)

[CHECK ONE — select the ground]

• ☐ 3-DAY NOTICE TO QUIT — NONPAYMENT OF RENT (Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1002(a)(i))
• ☐ 3-DAY NOTICE TO QUIT — HOLDOVER (Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1002(a)(i))
• ☐ 3-DAY NOTICE TO QUIT — LEASE / RENTAL VIOLATION (Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1002(a)(vi); §§ 1-21-1204, 1-21-1205)
• ☐ 3-DAY NOTICE TO QUIT — POSSESSION AFTER SALE / OTHER GROUND (Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1002(a)(ii)–(v))

NOTICE TO QUIT PREMISES

TO: [TENANT(S) FULL LEGAL NAME(S)] AND ALL OCCUPANTS

Premises Address: [________________________________], [CITY], [COUNTY] County, Wyoming [ZIP] (the "Premises")

Date of Notice: [__/__/____]

Landlord / Owner / Agent: [________________________________]

Address for Payment / Notices: [________________________________]

Phone / Email: [________________________________]

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED TO LEAVE AND QUIT the Premises described above and deliver up possession to the landlord. You must vacate within THREE (3) DAYS after service of this notice, on or before [__/__/____]. This notice is given pursuant to Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1003. If you fail to leave the Premises, an action for Forcible Entry & Detainer will be commenced against you in Circuit Court under Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1001 et seq. to recover possession of the Premises, together with rent, damages, and costs.

IF NONPAYMENT OF RENT (§ 1-21-1002(a)(i))

The reason for this notice is your failure to pay rent, which has remained unpaid for more than three (3) days after it became due. The amount of rent now due and owing is $[____].

IF HOLDOVER (§ 1-21-1002(a)(i))

The reason for this notice is that your lease/tenancy terminated or expired on [__/__/____], and you are holding over and unlawfully continuing in possession.

IF LEASE / RENTAL VIOLATION (§ 1-21-1002(a)(vi))

The reason for this notice is your violation of the terms of your rental agreement and/or your obligations under Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1204 or § 1-21-1205, namely: [DESCRIBE THE VIOLATION].

IF POSSESSION AFTER SALE / OTHER GROUND (§ 1-21-1002(a)(ii)–(v))

The reason for this notice is: [DESCRIBE — e.g., continued possession after sale of the real estate on execution/judicial process; after sale under a power of sale in a mortgage or trust deed; after a sale by executor/administrator/guardian or on partition; or that you are a settler or occupier without color of title to which the complainant has the right of possession].

SIGNATURE BLOCK — NOTICE

Dated: [__/__/____]

[________________________________]

[LANDLORD / OWNER / AGENT NAME], [TITLE]

3. PART B — PROOF / AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE OF NOTICE

I, [SERVER NAME], state that on [__/__/____] at approximately [____] [a.m./p.m.], at least three (3) days before commencement of the action, I served the foregoing Notice to Quit Premises on [TENANT NAME] in the manner indicated below, as authorized by Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1003:

• ☐ Leaving a written copy with the defendant (personal delivery).
• ☐ Leaving a written copy at the defendant's usual place of abode (defendant could not be found).
• ☐ Leaving a written copy at the defendant's usual place of business (defendant could not be found).

[________________________________]

[SERVER NAME]

Address: [________________________________]

4. PART C — COMPLAINT FOR FORCIBLE ENTRY & DETAINER (Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1001 et seq.)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE [________________] JUDICIAL DISTRICT

COUNTY OF [COUNTY], STATE OF WYOMING

Civil Action No.: [________________________________]

COMPLAINT FOR FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER (EVICTION) AND FOR RENT AND DAMAGES

(Wyo. Stat. §§ 1-21-1001 to 1-21-1017)

Plaintiff alleges:

GENERAL ALLEGATIONS

1. Plaintiff is the [owner / landlord / authorized agent] of the residential rental Premises located at [ADDRESS], [CITY], [COUNTY] County, Wyoming [ZIP] (the "Premises"). This Circuit Court has jurisdiction under Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1001, and venue is proper in the county where the Premises are located.

2. Defendant [TENANT NAME] entered into possession of the Premises pursuant to a [written / oral] rental agreement dated [__/__/____] at a rent of $[____] per [month / week], payable in advance on the [____] day of each rental period.

3. The Premises [☐ is / ☐ is not] a "covered dwelling" under the federal CARES Act, 15 U.S.C. § 9058.

COUNT I — POSSESSION (FORCIBLE ENTRY & DETAINER)

4. Plaintiff realleges paragraphs 1 through 3.

5. A proceeding for forcible entry and detainer is allowed under Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1002 because Defendant has [☐ failed to pay rent of $[____] for more than three (3) days after it was due (§ 1-21-1002(a)(i)) / ☐ held over after the term of the lease (§ 1-21-1002(a)(i)) / ☐ violated terms imposed under Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1204 or § 1-21-1205 as follows: ____________ (§ 1-21-1002(a)(vi)) / ☐ continued in possession after sale or other ground under § 1-21-1002(a)(ii)–(v)].

6. On [__/__/____], at least three (3) days before commencing this action, Plaintiff served upon Defendant the 3-Day Notice to Quit Premises required by Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1003, directing Defendant to leave the Premises. A true and correct copy of the Notice is attached as Exhibit A, and the proof of service is Exhibit B.

7. Defendant has failed to leave the Premises and continues in possession without the consent of Plaintiff. Plaintiff is entitled to restitution of the Premises.

WHEREFORE, on Count I, Plaintiff demands judgment for restitution and possession of the Premises, issuance of a Writ of Restitution directing the sheriff to restore possession to Plaintiff, and costs.

COUNT II — RENT AND DAMAGES

8. Plaintiff realleges paragraphs 1 through 7.

9. Defendant owes Plaintiff $[____] in unpaid rent through [__/__/____], plus rent and the reasonable value of use and occupancy continuing to accrue at $[____] per [day / month] until possession is surrendered.

10. Defendant is further liable for $[____] in damages to the Premises and other amounts recoverable under the rental agreement and the Residential Rental Property Act (Wyo. Stat. §§ 1-21-1201 to 1-21-1210).

11. Plaintiff is entitled to costs and, if provided by the rental agreement or statute, reasonable attorney's fees.

WHEREFORE, on Count II, Plaintiff demands judgment against Defendant for unpaid and accruing rent, the reasonable value of use and occupancy, damages, prejudgment interest, costs, and attorney's fees, and for such other relief as the Court deems just.

SIGNATURE — COMPLAINT

Dated: [__/__/____]

[________________________________]

[PLAINTIFF / ATTORNEY NAME]

☐ Plaintiff, pro se ☐ Attorney for Plaintiff, Wyoming Bar No. [________]

Address: [________________________________]

Telephone: [________________________________]

Email: [________________________________]

5. PART D — VERIFICATION

I, [PLAINTIFF / AFFIANT NAME], declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Wyoming that I have read the foregoing Complaint and that the facts stated in it are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Executed on [__/__/____] at [CITY], Wyoming.

[________________________________]

[PLAINTIFF NAME], Plaintiff

6. PART E — SERVICEMEMBER (MILITARY) AFFIDAVIT

State of Wyoming, County of [________________]

I, [AFFIANT NAME], being first duly sworn, depose and state:

1. I have personal knowledge of the facts stated herein.

2. ☐ Based on a search of the Department of Defense Manpower Data Center, [TENANT NAME] is NOT in active military service within the meaning of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA), 50 U.S.C. § 3901 et seq. A copy of the SCRA single-record response is attached.

3. ☐ [TENANT NAME] IS in active military service; protections under the SCRA apply.

4. ☐ I am unable to determine the military status of Defendant.

[________________________________]

[AFFIANT NAME]

Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me this [____] day of [________________], 20[____].

[________________________________]
Notary Public, State of Wyoming
My Commission Expires: [__/__/____]

7. WYOMING PRACTICE NOTES

• Uniform 3-day notice to quit — § 1-21-1003. The only generally applicable pre-suit notice. It is served at least three days before commencing the F.E.D. action, by leaving a written copy with the tenant or at the tenant's usual place of abode or business if the tenant cannot be found. Written notice is required; oral notice does not satisfy the statute. Mail and door-posting are not the statutory methods.
• No pay-or-quit cure period. The notice to quit directs the tenant to leave; Wyoming law does not give the tenant a statutory right to reinstate the tenancy by paying within the 3 days. To accept payment and reinstate, use a separate written agreement.
• No statutory no-cause/month-to-month period. Wyoming has no statute setting a month-to-month or no-cause termination period. The notice to END a periodic tenancy is governed by the lease and common law (commonly 30 days, but not statutory). The 3-day notice to quit is still required before filing F.E.D.
• Court. Filed in the Circuit Court for the county where the Premises are located (§ 1-21-1001). The Wyoming Judiciary publishes self-help eviction information and F.E.D. forms at wyocourts.gov; the self-help page references a "72-hour notice to quit, leave, and vacate."
• Summons / trial timing — § 1-21-1004. The summons states the cause and the time and place of trial, and is served not less than 3 nor more than 12 days before the trial date set by the judge. The defendant is not required to file a written answer as a condition of participating fully at trial (§ 1-21-1004, § 1-21-1006).
• Continuance bond — § 1-21-1007. No continuance longer than two days is granted the defendant without a bond covering accruing rent and costs.
• Judgment / Writ of Restitution — §§ 1-21-1008, 1-21-1012, 1-21-1013. If the complaint is found true, the court renders judgment for restitution and costs; the writ of restitution is issued and executed by the sheriff.
• Appeal — §§ 1-21-1014, 1-21-1015. On appeal, the defendant must post bond and deposit accruing rents.
• Filing fee. The Wyoming Judicial Branch fee table lists a circuit court civil filing fee of $70.00; sheriff service and writ-of-restitution fees are additional. Confirm current amounts.
• Residential Rental Property Act. Wyo. Stat. §§ 1-21-1201 to 1-21-1210 imposes habitability and tenant-duty provisions; § 1-21-1002(a)(vi) ties F.E.D. to violations of §§ 1-21-1204/1205.
• Mobile-home parks and subsidized housing follow additional rules. CARES Act 30-day notice may apply to federally backed dwellings.

8. SOURCES AND REFERENCES

• Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1001 et seq. (Forcible Entry and Detainer, Article 10) — https://wyoleg.gov/NXT/gateway.dll/2023%20Wyoming%20Statutes/2023%20Titles/1/53/63
• Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1002 (when proceedings allowed) / § 1-21-1003 (3-day notice to quit) / § 1-21-1004 (summons) — Justia: https://law.justia.com/codes/wyoming/title-1/chapter-21/article-10/
• Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1003 (FindLaw) — https://codes.findlaw.com/wy/title-1-code-of-civil-procedure/wy-st-sect-1-21-1003/
• Wyo. Stat. §§ 1-21-1201 to 1-21-1210 (Residential Rental Property Act)
• Wyoming Judicial Branch — Evictions self-help — https://www.wyocourts.gov/legal-help-by-topic/evictions/
• Servicemembers Civil Relief Act — 50 U.S.C. § 3901 et seq.; CARES Act § 4024 — 15 U.S.C. § 9058

Disclaimer: This template is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. A Wyoming-licensed attorney must review and customize this package before service or filing. Wyoming has no statutory pay-or-quit cure period and no statutory month-to-month/no-cause termination period; verify the current notice-to-quit requirement, periodic-tenancy termination under the lease and common law, court filing fees, and any CARES Act requirements before use.

Last Updated: 2026-06-06