Cheyenne does not operate a citywide mandatory rental registration program for long-term residential rentals, relying instead on complaint-based code enforcement under the building, fire, and property maintenance ordinances.
Unlike many larger municipalities, Cheyenne has not enacted a proactive rental registration or systematic inspection program for long-term residential rentals. Landlords renting single-family homes, duplexes, or small multi-family buildings are not required to register with the city. Code enforcement under the adopted International Property Maintenance Code or building code is reactive, triggered by tenant complaints, neighbor reports, or fire and life-safety inspections. Larger multi-family buildings face periodic fire code inspections by Cheyenne Fire Rescue, but routine habitability inspection programs do not exist. Wyoming landlord-tenant law sets minimal substantive requirements compared to coastal states.
Landlords ignoring complaint-based code enforcement notices for habitability defects face daily fines, court orders to repair, and in extreme cases condemnation of the dwelling unit.
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