Notificación de 10 días de incumplimiento sustancial del contrato de arrendamiento o alquiler de vivienda del inquilino al propietario
The Statute below sets forth the requirements whereby the Tenant
of a residential unit may terminate a lease or rental agreement due to
unsafe or unsanitary conditons which exist due to no fault of the Tenant.
The Tenant must provide the owner with notice of the unsatisfactory conditions
and permit the owner a reasonable time to make the necessary repairs.
1-21-1203: Owner's duties; notice by renter
of noncompliance; duty to correct; exceptions; termination of rental agreement;
liability limited:
(a) To protect the physical health and safety of the renter,
each owner shall:
(i) Not rent the residential rental unit unless it
is reasonably safe, sanitary and fit for human occupancy;
(ii) Maintain common areas of the residential rental unit
in a sanitary and reasonably safe condition;
(iii) Maintain electrical systems, plumbing, heating and hot
and cold water; and
(b) If the renter is current on all payments required by the
rental agreement and has reasonable cause supported by evidence to believe
the residential rental unit does not comply with the standards for health
and safety required under this article, the renter shall advise the owner
in writing of the condition and specify the remedial action the renter
requests be taken by the owner. Within a reasonable time after receipt
of this notice, the owner shall either commence action to correct the condition
of the residential rental unit or notify the renter in writing that the
owner disputes the renter's claim. The notices required by this subsection
shall be served by certified mail or in the manner specified by W.S. 1-21-1003.
(c) The owner shall not be required to correct or remedy any
condition caused by the renter, the renter's family or the renter's guests
or invitees by inappropriate use or misuse of the property during the rental
term or any extension of it.
(d) The owner may refuse to correct the condition of the residential
rental unit and terminate the rental agreement if the costs of repairs
exceeds an amount which would be reasonable in light of the rent charged,
the nature of the rental property or rental agreement. If the owner refuses
to correct the condition and intends to terminate the rental agreement,
he shall notify the renter in writing within a reasonable time after receipt
of the notice of noncompliance and shall provide the renter with sufficient
time to find substitute housing, which shall be no less than ten (10) days
nor more than twenty (20) days from the date of the notice. If the
rental agreement is terminated, the rent paid shall be prorated to the
date the renter vacates the unit and any balance shall be refunded to the
renter along with any deposit due in accordance with W.S. 1-21-1208.
(e) The owner is not liable under this article for claims
for mental suffering or anguish.