Utah Statutes
In Utah, landlord-tenant relationships are governed by the Utah Fit Premises Act, found in Utah Code Title 57, Chapter 22, and additional provisions in Chapters 16 and 17. These laws regulate rental agreements, required disclosures, landlord maintenance duties, security deposits, and eviction procedures. Utah law also includes protections for victims of domestic violence. Each section is outlined and linked below.
- Utah Code Ann §§ 78B-6-802 – Unlawful detainer by tenant for a term less than life
- Utah Code Ann §§ 78B-6-802 – Unlawful detainer by tenant for a term less than life
- Utah Code Ann §§ 57-17-3 – Deductions from deposit – Written itemization – Time for return
- Utah Code Ann §§ 57-17-3 – Deductions from deposit – Written itemization – Time for return
- Utah Code Ann §§ 57-17-2 – Non-refundable deposit – Written notice required
- Utah Code Ann §§ 57-22-4(3) – Owner’s duties
- Utah Code Ann §§ 57-17-5 – Failure to return deposit or prepaid rent or to give required notice – Recovery of deposit, penalty, costs, and attorney fees
- Utah Code Ann §§ 7-15-2 – Notice – Form
- Utah Code Ann §§ 57-22-6 – Tenant Allowed to Withhold Rent or Repair and Deduct Rent
- Utah Code Ann §§ 78B-6-814 – Exclusion of tenant without judicial process prohibited – Abandoned premises excepted
- Utah Code Ann §§ 78B-6-815 – Abandonment
- Utah Code Ann §§ 78B-6-816(2-3) – Abandoned premises – Retaking and rerenting by owner – Liability of tenant – Personal property of tenant left on premises
- Utah Code Ann §§ 57-22-4(2) – Owner’s duties
- Utah Code Ann §§ 57-22-4 – Owner’s duties
- Utah Code Ann §§ 57-22-4(4) – Owner’s duties
- Utah Code Ann §§ 57-22-5(2)(c) – Renter’s duties – Cleanliness and sanitation – Compliance with written agreement – Destruction of property, interference with peaceful enjoyment prohibited
- Utah Code Ann §§ 57-22-5 – Renter’s duties – Cleanliness and sanitation – Compliance with written agreement – Destruction of property, interference with peaceful enjoyment prohibited
- Utah Code Ann §§ 57-22-5.1 – Crime victim’s right to new locks – Domestic violence victim’s right to terminate rental agreement – Limits an owner relating to assistance from public safety agency
- Utah Code Ann §§ 78A-8-102 – Small claims – Defined – Counsel not necessary – Removal from district court – Deferring multiple claims of one plaintiff – Supreme Court to govern procedures