A new proposed act, known as the Wyoming Safe Homes Act, would protect victims from landlords seeking rent from a victim who suddenly vacates a rented dwelling as well as drafts legislation allowing tenants to request a landlord to change the locks after a domestic or sexual assault.
Senators John Hastert (D-Green River) and Stan Cooper (R-Kemmerer) and Representatives Joseph Barbuto (D-Rock Springs), Bernadine Craft (D-Rock Springs) and Kathy Davison (R-Kemmerer). are all sponsoring the bill.
According to the drafted legislation, it would protect a tenant from a landlord attempting to collect rent after leaving a property. The tenant would have to be “under a credible imminent threat of domestic abuse or sexual violence at the premises.”
The tenant would also have to provide written notice to a landlord before or up to three days after leaving.
If a landlord tries to collect past-due rent, the tenant will have to prove that theyor a member of a family occupying the household was a victim of sexual or domestic violence and that violence was the reason for leaving.
Senators John Hastert (D-Green River) and Stan Cooper (R-Kemmerer) and Representatives Joseph Barbuto (D-Rock Springs), Bernadine Craft (D-Rock Springs) and Kathy Davison (R-Kemmerer). are all sponsoring the bill.
According to the drafted legislation, it would protect a tenant from a landlord attempting to collect rent after leaving a property. The tenant would have to be “under a credible imminent threat of domestic abuse or sexual violence at the premises.”
The tenant would also have to provide written notice to a landlord before or up to three days after leaving.
If a landlord tries to collect past-due rent, the tenant will have to prove that theyor a member of a family occupying the household was a victim of sexual or domestic violence and that violence was the reason for leaving.
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