What are squatters’ rights in Wyoming?
In Wyoming, an action to recover the title or possession of land can only be brought within 10 years after the cause of action accrues. An owner of a residential dwelling or the owner’s authorized agent may ask law enforcement in the county to immediately remove a person unlawfully occupying the dwelling by submitting a complaint made under penalty of perjury. Once law enforcement verifies that the complainant is the record owner or the owner’s agent and is entitled to relief, it must without delay give notice to immediately vacate and put the owner in possession. The remedy does not apply to a current or former tenant under a written or oral rental agreement, an immediate family member or cohabitant of the owner, or where litigation over the dwelling is known to be pending between the owner and the occupant. Until that period has run, a person occupying property without permission has no claim to its title. This is Wyo. Stat. § 1-3-103; Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1402.
| What | Wyoming |
|---|---|
| Adverse possession period | 10 years |
| Removing an unauthorized occupant | Law enforcement can remove the occupant without an eviction case |
Source
Wyo. Stat. § 1-3-103; Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1402
Read the statute in the Wyoming Statutes (Wyoming Legislature): wyoleg.gov.
Checked against the statute on November 13, 2026.
This is a summary of the published procedure, not legal advice. Courts, local rules and the facts of a tenancy change what applies, and a defect in a notice or a filing can end a case. Have a lawyer review anything before it is served or filed.
How Seayora uses this rule
Seayora does not file, serve or appear in an eviction, and is not anybody’s lawyer. When a tenant has stopped paying, it lays out these steps for the property’s own state and city with the statute beside each one, holds back any step that would come too early, keeps an append-only record of the case — and shows the resident what would end it, legal-aid links included.
Guides on this rule
- Squatters’ Rights by State: Adverse Possession and Removal — How long adverse possession takes in 51 states, what the statutes require, and which states let law enforcement remove a squatter without an eviction case.
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