Washington County, UT Short-Term Rentals: Host Presence Rule (2026)

4 requires that, in addition to an owner or owner-occupant, a Short Term Rental may have a local property manager who is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and 365 days a year, and if a property manager is used, that person must be able to be physically present at the STR to respond to emergencies and complaints within two hours of being contacted. The same subsection requires the owner, owner-occupant, or property manager to answer the county's own contact within one hour by phone or within 48 hours by email, and their current contact information must be permanently displayed in large, bold print on the exterior of the dwelling unit next to the front door on a visible weatherproof plaque.

g requires the applicant, if using a local property manager, to submit contact information showing availability 24 hours a day, seven days a week and 365 days a year, and confirming the ability to reach the license address within two hours of a guest, county, or emergency services call. d each make it a violation of this section if the owner, owner-occupant, or local property manager fails to respond to a renter, guest, or county complaint, or fails to be physically present within two hours, whichever contact channel is used.