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When the Lease Runs Out

W.S. 34-2-128 — staying on after the term is only a tenancy by sufferance

When a lease, spoken or written, ends, it does not renew by implication for any period. A tenant staying on, and a landlord taking rent for that time, make only a tenancy by sufferance.

  • W.S. 34-2-128
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A tenant holding over after the term can face an eviction case.

Sources for this section (2)
  1. W.S. 34-2-128 — No implied tenancy except by sufferance
  2. W.S. 1-21-1002 — When proceedings allowed

Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Wyoming attorney.

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