Salt Lake City tenants rely on Utah URLTA and federal fair-housing law for protection against landlord harassment, with the city limited by Utah Code 57-20 from passing a standalone tenant anti-harassment ordinance like those in California cities.
Utah's Fit Premises Act and URLTA (Chapter 57-22) prohibit landlords from cutting off utilities, changing locks, removing tenant property, or otherwise using self-help to force a tenant out. Federal Fair Housing Act and Utah Antidiscrimination Act bar harassment based on protected class. Utah Code 57-20 partially preempts local rent regulation, so Salt Lake City has not enacted a comprehensive anti-harassment ordinance with private right of action. SLC instead refers tenants to Utah Legal Services, the Utah Labor Commission's Antidiscrimination Division, and the Disability Law Center for case-by-case enforcement of the state and federal standards.
Self-help eviction or discriminatory harassment exposes a landlord to actual and punitive damages, attorney fees, and Utah Antidiscrimination Division penalties, but no city-level civil penalty applies.
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