West Valley City, UT Rental Inspections: Inspection Programs (2026)
Key Facts
- License required
- every rental dwelling owner
- Nuisance trigger
- 2+ violations in 12 months
- First penalty
- $500
- Third penalty
- $1,000 + 24-mo. ban
Summary
West Valley City ties every rental dwelling's business license to its code-compliance record: an owner with an unresolved notice of violation or a declared rental nuisance cannot get the license issued or renewed.
In addition to all applicable requirements as set forth by the West Valley City Municipal Code, no business license shall be issued or renewed for any rental dwelling unit or owner if the rental dwelling unit or owner has an unresolved notice of violation or unresolved nuisance finding.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 26-30, passed June 23, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Under Municipal Code § 17-2-802, every rental dwelling owner must hold a City business license. Section 17-2-803 blocks issuance or renewal of that license whenever the property carries an unresolved notice of violation or unresolved nuisance finding, and § 17-2-804 defines a 'rental nuisance' as two or more notices of violation, three or more administrative citations, or more than two police-response calls to the unit within any 12-month period. Section 17-2-806 escalates penalties for repeat nuisance declarations from $500 to $1,000, and a third declaration within 24 months bars a new rental license for 24 months and can force the unit vacated.
Violations & Fines
$500 for a first rental-nuisance declaration in 24 months, $1,000 for a second or third; a third declaration blocks re-licensing for 24 months and can force the unit vacated: occupying it afterward is a class B misdemeanor.
Frequently Asked Questions
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