West Jordan, UT Rental Property Rules: Rental Registration (2026)

5. Every residential landlord must obtain and maintain a current general business license in addition to a special rental license, and must provide contact information plus a current, complete list of every rental unit owned and operated in the city. A per-rental-unit fee is due at application and at each renewal under the consolidated fee schedule; where a unit has more than one owner, including purchasers under a contract for deed, each owner is jointly and severally liable for the business license fee and the per-unit fee.

Landlords who are not enrolled in the Good Landlord Program or the Short-Term Rental Program must instead hold the standalone rental property license created by section 4-2R-2 and pay the fees set in the consolidated fee schedule. Enrolling in the Good Landlord Program, which requires four hours of landlord training every four years, a written agreement with the city, and tenant-screening steps such as a rental application and signed lease, earns a reduced per-unit fee instead of the standard rental property license fee. The requirement was adopted by Ordinance 12-13 on June 13, 2012, and most recently amended by Ordinance 25-16 on April 22, 2025, which restructured the per-unit fee schedule and the Good Landlord discount.