SELLING IN WYOMING

No Statutory Seller Disclosure (Common Law Only)

Wyoming does not have a state law requiring sellers to fill out a property condition disclosure form. It is a caveat emptor state by default. Sellers should not actively conceal defects and must truthfully answer direct questions, but they aren't obligated to volunteer information about the property's condition. In practice, many sellers (through their agents) do complete a generic disclosure form (often one from the Wyoming Association of REALTORS®) as a courtesy and to reduce risk of post-sale disputes. But that’s voluntary. The Wyoming Real Estate Commission does require sellers to disclose knowledge of any known lead-based paint (per federal law) and known asbestos, and a seller's agent must disclose any material facts they know that could adversely affect the property's value or desirability. There's also a rule that if a property is known to have been a methamphetamine lab, that must likely be disclosed under general duty (though no specific WY statute). But broadly, Wyoming leaves it to buyers to do inspections and due diligence. Thus, if a buyer later finds a latent defect the seller knew about and hid, the buyer might claim fraud in extreme cases, but there's no statutory form to point to. Some builders of new homes in WY provide a separate warranty, but that's contractual. Essentially, aside from the federally required lead disclosure, Wyoming sellers are not mandated to preemptively list problems. Nonetheless, the standard Wyoming residential purchase contract often includes an optional contingency for the buyer to receive a seller's disclosure within X days or to rely on an inspection. Many Wyoming agents encourage providing one to avoid legal issues. As a result, it's often done even though not legally compelled, which is why some outside sources might mistakenly think Wyoming 'requires' it (because everyone does it). Officially though, no statute enforces it.

• Barker v. Home Depot, 2001 WY 77 (WY Supreme Ct, on fraudulent concealment):contentReference[oaicite:263]{index=263}