Mobile home utilities in Wyoming

Wyoming has no dedicated mobile home park utility law. The Residential Rental Property Act sets the owner's maintenance duty, the forcible-entry-and-detainer law bars self-help, and the Public Service Commission regulates utility service. The information below describes how the law generally works; anyone disputing a specific charge or outage should consider consulting a licensed attorney in Wyoming.

What the statute says

Under Wyo. Stat. §1-21-1203(a), each owner shall "not rent the residential rental unit unless it is reasonably safe, sanitary and fit for human occupancy," "maintain common areas ... in a sanitary and reasonably safe condition," and "maintain electrical systems, plumbing, heating and hot and cold water." A renter who is current on payments and has reasonable cause may give the owner written notice of a defect, and the owner must commence corrective action within a reasonable time (§1-21-1203(b)). Eviction must run through a court order carried out by the sheriff (§1-21-1211), so a landlord can't use self-help — including cutting utilities — to force a tenant out. The Act has no provision capping a utility markup or prescribing a submetering method.

How it works in general

In Wyoming, the owner has to keep the electrical, plumbing, heating, and hot and cold water systems working and the unit reasonably safe, sanitary, and fit — and a renter who is current on rent can put a defect in writing and require the owner to act within a reasonable time. But Wyoming doesn't cap what a park can charge for utilities or require a particular metering method, so where a park bills for utilities the written lease sets the terms, and regulated utility service and rates fall to the Wyoming Public Service Commission. A park can't cut a resident's utilities to force them out — eviction has to go through the courts.

Common scenarios

General examples Wyoming park residents commonly encounter:

• The home's utilities fail. The owner must maintain electrical, plumbing, heating, and hot and cold water (§1-21-1203(a)).
• A resident questions a utility markup. No statute caps it; the lease controls, and the PSC regulates utility rates.
• A park threatens to cut utilities over a dispute. Eviction must go through court; self-help is barred (§1-21-1211).

Other authorities that may apply

The Residential Rental Property Act (Wyo. Stat. §1-21-1203) sets the owner's maintenance duty; the forcible-entry-and-detainer law bars self-help; and the Wyoming Public Service Commission regulates jurisdictional utility service and rates. Because Wyoming has no dedicated park act, this guide flags the absence of a markup cap honestly. The written lease sets the billing terms.