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Wyoming · W.S.Wyoming real estate closing laws: a checklist for transaction coordinators

Wyoming's rules for a home sale, as a transaction meets them: the county clerk won't record the deed until the statement of consideration, sworn by the buyer or the buyer's agent, is received; it's confidential, not a public record (W.S. 34-1-142). When the home is a rental, whoever holds the owner's interest when a rental agreement ends – after closing, the buyer – is bound by the deposit rules, so the seller's deposits are settled at closing (W.S. 1-21-1209). When the seller is the beneficiary of a transfer on death deed, an affidavit and a Department of Health certificate of clearance are recorded after the death (W.S. 2-18-103(n)).

The Wyoming rules

  1. 1. Recording (W.S. 34-1-142)

    Buyer's sworn statement of consideration with the deed; confidential.

  2. 2. Rentals (W.S. 1-21-1209)

    After closing the buyer is bound by the deposit rules.

  3. 3. Inherited by TOD deed (W.S. 2-18-103(n))

    Affidavit and certificate of clearance recorded after death.

Questions about Wyoming closings

What does Wyoming require to record a deed after a sale?

A statement of consideration sworn by the buyer or the buyer's agent (W.S. 34-1-142).

Who owes a Wyoming tenant's deposit after the rental is sold?

Whoever holds the owner's interest when the rental agreement ends – after closing, the buyer (W.S. 1-21-1209).

The Wyoming guides

ClosingCode links key Wyoming checklist steps to these guides – add a deal and the steps come with owners and due dates.

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Sources: W.S. 34-1-142, 1-21-1207–1-21-1209, 2-18-103 (wyoleg.gov, read for the linked guides).

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