Salt Lake County itself does not run a county-wide rental registry, but every major city in the county requires a rental dwelling business license under authority of Utah Code §10-1-203.5 and §10-8-85.5. Salt Lake City Code Chapter 5.14 ($342/unit, discounted to $35/unit with Landlord/Tenant Initiative enrollment), West Valley City Code §17-2-802, West Jordan City Code 4-2R-2 (Good Landlord Program), Sandy, Murray, South Salt Lake (Title 5 §5.15), and Cottonwood Heights all require a license per rental unit. Most cities offer a 'Good Landlord' discount of 80–95% for landlords who complete an approved training class and adopt a standardized lease addendum with criminal-conduct provisions.
Utah Code §10-1-203.5 authorizes municipalities to require a 'regulatory business license' on rental dwellings as a condition of operation, and §10-8-85.5 authorizes good-landlord/disproportionate-rental-fee programs in which the city charges a higher 'base' fee per unit that is then discounted for landlords who participate in voluntary training. The state cap is that the difference between the disproportionate fee and the discounted fee cannot exceed the city's documented cost of additional public services (police, code enforcement) attributable to non-participating rentals. Each Salt Lake County city sets its own fee schedule: Salt Lake City charges $342/unit (discounted to $35); West Valley City charges variable fees per Consolidated Fee Schedule; West Jordan charges per Article R of Chapter 4-2; South Salt Lake's program is in Title 5 Chapter 5.15. All programs require: (1) annual license renewal, (2) submission of a current rental roll, (3) attendance at a Good Landlord training course (typically 4 hours) at least once and a refresher every 3 years, (4) enforcement of a lease addendum providing for eviction for serious criminal activity. Operating without a license is a Class B or Class C misdemeanor under most city codes and triggers per-day fines (typically $25–$100/day per unit).
Operating a rental dwelling without the required business license is a code-enforcement violation in every Salt Lake County city. Salt Lake City Code §5.14.020 makes it 'unlawful' to operate a rental dwelling without a license and authorizes daily fines plus license-fee back-billing. West Valley City §17-2-802 imposes both a base fee and per-day penalty. Three substantiated 'disorderly house' calls within 12 months can trigger loss of Good Landlord status, reverting the licensee to the full disproportionate fee ($342 in Salt Lake City). Repeat offenders may have their business license revoked under the city's general business-licensing chapter (Salt Lake City §5.02; West Valley §17-1).
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