Wyoming Limits on HOA Power: Solar Rights Act Targets Neighbors, Not HOAs - No Statute Overrides HOA Solar or Flag Bans

Wyoming has no statute that strips an HOA of authority over solar panels, flags, clotheslines, or EV charging. The Solar Rights Act, Wyo. Stat. § 34-22-101 to 34-22-106, declares 'the beneficial use of solar energy is a property right' (§ 34-22-103(a)) and lets owners record a 'solar right' to an unobstructed line of sight to the sun, with priority in time governing disputes. But the Act targets shading by neighboring property and local-government permitting (§ 34-22-105); it contains no 'void and unenforceable' language directed at HOA covenants and does not override an association's recorded solar restrictions. Wyoming has no HOA-specific flag statute, so flag display is protected only by the federal Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2005. Because no Wyoming statute preempts association restrictions, an HOA's declaration may lawfully limit solar collectors, clotheslines, flags (within federal limits), and EV chargers.

Wyoming provides no statutory override of HOA restrictions on solar panels, flags, clotheslines, or EV charging, so a restrictive covenant on these topics generally remains enforceable through the recorded declaration. The Solar Rights Act creates solar rights against neighbors and local governments, not against an HOA's covenants.