Section 40-26-101 – Short Title.

40-26-101. Short title. This act may be cited as the “Wyoming Fair Housing Act.”

Section 40-26-102 – Definitions.

40-26-102. Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) “Aggrieved person” includes any person who claims to have been injured by a discriminatory housing practice or believes that the person will be injured by a discriminatory housing practice that is about to occur; (ii) “Complainant” means a person, including the enforcing authority that files a […]

Section 40-26-103 – Sale or Rental.

40-26-103. Sale or rental. (a) A person may not refuse to sell or rent, after the making of a bona fide offer, refuse to negotiate for the sale or rental of, or in any other manner make unavailable or deny a dwelling to an individual because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or […]

Section 40-26-104 – Publication.

40-26-104. Publication. A person may not make, print or publish or effect the making, printing or publishing of a notice, statement or advertisement that is about the sale or rental of a dwelling and that indicates any preference, limitation or discrimination or the intention to make a preference, limitation or discrimination because of race, color, […]

Section 40-26-105 – Inspection.

40-26-105. Inspection. A person may not represent to an individual because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status or national origin that a dwelling is not available for inspection for sale or rental when the dwelling is available for inspection.

Section 40-26-106 – Entry Into Neighborhood.

40-26-106. Entry into neighborhood. A person may not, for profit, induce or attempt to induce another to sell or rent a dwelling by representations regarding the entry or prospective entry into a neighborhood of an individual of a particular race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status or national origin.

Section 40-26-107 – Disability.

40-26-107. Disability. (a) A person may not discriminate in the sale or rental of, or make unavailable or deny, a dwelling to any buyer or renter because of a disability of: (i) The buyer or renter; (ii) An individual residing in or intending to reside in that dwelling after it is sold, rented, or made […]

Section 40-26-108 – Residential Real Estate Related Transaction.

40-26-108. Residential real estate related transaction. A person whose business includes engaging in residential real estate related transactions may not discriminate against an individual in making a real estate related transaction available or in the terms or conditions of a real estate related transaction because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status or national […]

Section 40-26-109 – Brokerage Services.

40-26-109. Brokerage services. A person may not deny an individual access to, or membership or participation in, a multiple-listing service, real estate brokers’ organization, or other service, organization or facility relating to the business of selling or renting dwellings, or discriminate against an individual in the terms or conditions of access, membership or participation in […]

Section 40-26-110 – Sales and Rentals Exempted.

40-26-110. Sales and rentals exempted. (a) W.S. 40-26-103 through 40-26-109 do not apply to the sale or rental of a single family house sold or rented by the owner if the owner does not own more than three (3) single family houses at any one (1) time or own any interest in, nor is there […]

Section 40-26-111 – Religious Organization, Private Club, and Appraisal Exemption.

40-26-111. Religious organization, private club, and appraisal exemption. (a) This chapter does not prohibit a religious organization, association or society or a nonprofit institution or organization operated, supervised or controlled by or in conjunction with a religious organization, association or society from limiting the sale, rental or occupancy of dwellings that it owns or operates […]

Section 40-26-112 – Housing for Elderly Exempted.

40-26-112. Housing for elderly exempted. (a) The provisions of this chapter relating to familial status and age do not apply to housing that the secretary of housing and urban development determines is specifically designed and operated to assist elderly individuals under a federal program; the enforcing authority determines is specifically designed and operated to assist […]

Section 40-26-113 – Effect on Other Law.

40-26-113. Effect on other law. (a) This chapter does not affect a reasonable local or state restriction on the maximum number of occupants permitted to occupy a dwelling or a restriction relating to health or safety standards. (b) This chapter does not affect a requirement of nondiscrimination in any other state or federal law.

Section 40-26-114 – Duties and Powers of Enforcing Authority.

40-26-114. Duties and powers of enforcing authority. The enforcing authority shall administer this chapter. The enforcing authority may adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter, but substantive rules adopted by the enforcing authority shall impose obligations, rights and remedies that are the same as are provided in federal fair housing regulations. Within the limits of […]

Section 40-26-115 – Complaints.

40-26-115. Complaints. As provided by W.S. 40-26-118 through 40-26-135, the enforcing authority shall receive, investigate, seek to conciliate and act on complaints alleging violations of this chapter.

Section 40-26-116 – Cooperation With Other Entities.

40-26-116. Cooperation with other entities. The enforcing authority shall cooperate with and may provide technical and other assistance to federal, state, local and other public or private entities that are designing or operating programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices.

Section 40-26-117 – Gifts and Grants; Fair Housing Fund; Continuing Appropriation.

40-26-117. Gifts and grants; fair housing fund; continuing appropriation. The enforcing authority may accept grants from the federal government for administering this chapter. Grants received shall be deposited with the state treasurer in an account created for the fair housing act. Monies deposited into the account are to be appropriated to the enforcing authority on […]

Section 40-26-118 – Complaint.

40-26-118. Complaint. (a) The enforcing authority shall investigate complaints of alleged discriminatory housing practices. An aggrieved person may file a complaint with the enforcing authority alleging the discriminatory housing practice. The enforcing authority may file a complaint. A complaint shall be in writing and shall contain such information and be in such form as prescribed […]

Section 40-26-119 – Answer.

40-26-119. Answer. (a) Not later than the tenth day after the date of receipt of the notice and copy of the complaint under W.S. 40-26-118(b), a respondent may file an answer to the complaint. An answer shall be in writing, under oath, and in the form prescribed by the enforcing authority. (b) An answer may […]

Section 40-26-120 – Investigation.

40-26-120. Investigation. (a) If the federal government has referred a complaint to the enforcing authority or has deferred jurisdiction over the subject matter of the complaint to the enforcing authority, the enforcing authority shall investigate the allegations set forth in the complaint. (b) The enforcing authority shall investigate all complaints and, except as provided by […]