Yes. All parties must send a Notice of Intent prior to filing a mechanics lien in Wyoming.

This requirement is established by § 29-2-107 of the state’s lien statute.

The notice must be sent at least 20 days prior to filing a Wyoming mechanics lien. This is twice as long as most NOI states, which usually require notice be sent only 10 days before filing a lien.

As discussed recently at the Levelset Expert Center, this deadline seems to run from the time the notice is sent.

Of course, sending a Notice of Intent to Lien a bit on the earlier side of things could be helpful to force payment before coming down to the wire on a lien deadline.

Wyoming NOIs must be sent to the property owner or the property owner’s agent.

Of course, sending the notice to the GC, project manager, lender, or other top-of-chain party could be helpful, too. If they’re fully aware of the payment disputes on the project, they may be able to intervene and force payment.

Notices of Intent must be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested in Wyoming.

Yes. Failure to send a Wyoming Notice of Intent to Lien on time will usually be fatal to a mechanics lien claim.

Wyoming actually has a form for its Notice of Intent built right into the statute, which we’ve reproduced below.

The form includes:

– Name of the owner
– Date of the notice
– Name of the claimant
– Amount of the claim
– Party who failed to make payment

Here’s the form:

Note to lien claimant: This form, if filled out correctly and sent within the time periods specified in W.S. 29-2-107 constitutes prima facie evidence that you have provided the contents of the notice required by W.S. 29-2-107(a). If you have any questions regarding how to fill out this form or whether it has been filled out properly, you should consult an attorney.

CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED

To: __________
Record owner or agent of owner (note: If there is more than one (1) owner, use a form for each owner)
Date: __________, 20___
Re: Notice of Intention to File Lien
You are hereby notified pursuant to W.S. 29-2-107 that __________ (hereinafter the “lien claimant”) intends to file a lien against your property.
The amount of the lien claim is $__________. This amount is due from __________ (person/entity whose actions have caused a lien to be filed) pursuant to a contract with the lien claimant under which the lien claimant performed work or supplied materials for the work.
If we are unable to resolve this matter within twenty (20) days from the date of this notice, the lien claimant intends to file the lien statement asserting a lien against your property.
cc: __________

__________

__________

No.

Wyoming’s Notice of Intent requirements stem from the state’s mechanics lien laws for private projects, and the regulations regarding claims on public jobs don’t have an NOI requirement.

With that being said, sending a Notice of Intent could lead to payment, even if the document isn’t specifically required by statute. More on how NOIs can help on public jobs here: Do I Need to Send a Notice of Intent Before Making a Construction Bond Claim?