South Jordan, UT Rental Property Rules: Rent Control (2026)

Utah Code §57-20-1 (Rent and fee control prohibition) provides that 'a county, city, or town may not enact, maintain, or enforce an ordinance or resolution that would have the effect of controlling the amount of rent charged for leasing private residential property.' This blanket preemption means no Salt Lake County municipality can pass a rent stabilization, rent freeze, vacancy decontrol, or rent registry ordinance — even by initiative. Limited statutory exceptions exist only for housing where the local government has a financial interest (such as housing-authority units or LIHTC properties subject to a regulatory agreement). For market-rate apartments and houses in Salt Lake City, Sandy, West Valley City, Murray, and every other SLCo jurisdiction, landlords may set the initial rent and raise it as the market allows. Required notice for a rent increase on a month-to-month tenancy is 15 calendar days under Utah Code §57-17-7 (some local ordinances and lease provisions extend this — the Salt Lake City Landlord/Tenant Initiative recommends 60 days as best practice but does not require it).