Ogden, UT Rental Property Rules: Rental Registration (2026)

Section 5-10-2, License Required, makes it unlawful for an owner, lessee or agent to keep, conduct, operate or maintain a rental dwelling in Ogden without first obtaining a valid business license. Multiple-family rental dwellings (three or more units in one building under common ownership, per the section 5-10-1 definitions) must carry a regulatory business license; dwellings with two or fewer units only need a nonregulatory license, which the code says is imposed for revenue purposes only. Only one license of each type is required per owner or entity, no matter how many qualifying buildings they operate.

Applications under section 5-10-3 must list every building address, the number of units in each, and contact information for the applicant, owner, local operating agent and resident manager. A multi-family applicant can submit a signed affidavit of compliance instead of a full inspection, unless the property was cited for a violation in the prior twelve months. Where an inspection is required, section 5-10-5 routes it to the building official, fire marshal and the Weber-Morgan health department, each with ten days to report back; once a multi-family property passes, the city will not re-inspect it for thirty-six months absent reasonable cause. License fees are set in section 5-1B-2's table: $156.00 per unit for a single rental unit, $70.00 per unit for a two-unit building, and $82.00 per unit for buildings of three or more units, with all rental licenses expiring January 31 each year under section 5-1A-13. Owners must amend the license within thirty days of acquiring additional rental units under section 5-10-9.