Salt Lake City escalates penalties on hosts who accumulate repeated short-term rental code violations within a rolling period, moving from warning letters to license suspension and zoning-court referrals on later strikes.
SLC Civil Enforcement uses a graduated response when an STR address generates multiple complaints for noise, parking, occupancy, or unlicensed operation. A first verified violation typically yields a written warning and corrective deadline; a second violation within twelve months brings monetary fines under Title 5 business licensing; a third triggers license suspension or revocation and a referral to the zoning hearing officer. Because Utah Code 10-9a-401 limits how cities advertise STR data, SLC focuses enforcement on documented complaints rather than scraping listing platforms. Hosts can appeal each step to the city's hearing officer.
Repeat violators face escalating fines, business-license suspension, eventual revocation, and possible civil action seeking abatement of the use as a nuisance.
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