Wyoming Residential Rent Increase Notice

Wyoming Residential Rent Increase Notice

Use this form only after completing every legal, rental-agreement, coverage, and program check below.

Wyoming Authority and Notice-Period Gate

Wyoming Statute § 1-21-1201(a)(ii) defines a rental agreement to include agreements establishing or modifying the terms, conditions, rules, or other provisions concerning use and occupancy of a residential rental unit. The cited provision does not establish a numerical statewide notice period for a rent increase. Do not insert a guessed period. Do not change rent during a fixed term unless the signed rental agreement and current law permit it. Identify the controlling agreement, renewal, tenancy, local, subsidy, or other program source and enter the required period below.

• Rental-agreement, renewal, or tenancy basis for the increase identified: ☐ Yes
• Fixed-term increase expressly authorized or deferred until term end: ☐ Yes
• Controlling notice source identified: ☐ Yes
• Controlling notice period: [____] days/month(s)
• Source/agreement/program provision: [________________________________]
• Fair-housing, subsidy, deed-restriction, emergency, and local requirements checked: ☐ Yes

1. Property, Parties, and Tenancy

• Date of notice: [__/__/____]
• Owner/agent: [________________________________]
• Renter(s): [________________________________]
• Property address/unit: [________________________________]
• Tenancy: ☐ Fixed term ending [__/__/____] ☐ Month-to-month ☐ Other: [________]
• Rental-agreement section authorizing change/renewal: [________________________________]
• Rent is normally due on day [____] of each month.

2. Increase Calculation and Effective Date

Calculation: (proposed amount − current amount) ÷ current amount × 100 = [____]%.

3. Notice to Renter

Date: [__/__/____]

To: [RENTER NAME(S)]
At: [PROPERTY ADDRESS AND UNIT]

This is written notice that, beginning [EFFECTIVE DATE], the monthly rent and any disclosed recurring housing charges for the premises will change:

• Current monthly amount: $[________]
• New monthly amount: $[________]
• Change: $[________] ([____]%)

The new amount is due on the regular rent-payment date and must be paid by the method stated in the rental agreement, unless the parties sign a different lawful agreement. All other terms remain unchanged except:

[____________________________________________________________]

Controlling agreement/law/program authority and notice-period calculation:

[____________________________________________________________]

This notice does not waive any renter right or owner duty under controlling federal, state, local, subsidy, or other program law.

Owner/authorized agent: [________________________________]

Signature: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]

Contact/address for lawful communications: [________________________________]

4. Service and Proof

Permitted service method verified under the controlling agreement, law, and program: ☐ Yes

• Method: ☐ Personal delivery ☐ Mail ☐ Other lawful method: [________]
• Person/address served: [________________________________]
• Date/time served or mailed: [__/__/____] [____]
• Receipt, mailing, or additional-time rule applied: ☐ Yes ☐ Not applicable
• Tracking/certificate/witness: [________________________________]

Server name/signature/date: [________________________________]

5. File Record

• Signed rental agreement and amendments retained: ☐ Yes
• Controlling authority and timing analysis retained: ☐ Yes
• Current local and program sources saved or cited: ☐ Yes
• Copy of notice and service proof retained: ☐ Yes
• Effective date independently rechecked after service: ☐ Yes

Sources and References

• 42 U.S.C. § 3604 — https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:42%20section:3604%20edition:prelim)
• Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-21-1201 — Wyoming Legislature — https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title01.pdf