Rent control rules in West Valley City, UT — also known as rent stabilization or rent cap ordinances — limit annual rent increases and protect tenants from displacement.
Utah state law (UCA 10-8-85.5) preempts local rent control; West Valley City cannot limit how much landlords charge for residential rent.
Utah Code Annotated 10-8-85.5 expressly prohibits any city, town, or county in Utah from enacting ordinances that control the amount of rent charged for privately owned residential or commercial property. West Valley City therefore has no rent control and cannot adopt one. Landlords are free to set market rents and to raise them on lease renewal with proper notice (typically 15 days for month-to-month under Utah Code 78B-6-802). Tenants protections focus on habitability and anti-retaliation rather than price controls.
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