Salt Lake City, UT Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)
Key Facts
- Strike threshold
- 3 verified violations in 12 months
- Consequence
- License suspended for rest of period
- Revocation trigger
- 3 consecutive suspensions
- Post-revocation ban
- 3 years, dwelling and licensee
- Violation types counted
- Noise, nuisance, parking, operational standards
Summary
Salt Lake City suspends a short-term rental license after three verified nuisance, noise, or parking violations in twelve months, and revokes it after three suspensions.
C. Three-Strike Suspension - Nuisance Violations: If a short-term rental is the subject of three (3) verified violations of applicable noise, nuisance, parking, or other operational standards within any twelve (12) month period, the city may suspend the short-term rental business license for the remainder of the license period... D. Escalation - Permanent Revocation: 1. If a short-term rental business license is suspended pursuant to Subsection C of this section for three (3) consecutive license periods, or portions thereof, the city may revoke the license.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-21: Code current through: Ord. 40-26, passed June 16, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Salt Lake City Code § 5.13.100(C) triggers a three-strike suspension when a short-term rental racks up three verified violations of noise, nuisance, parking, or other operational standards within any 12-month period: the city can suspend the license for the rest of that license period. A verified violation means one confirmed by the city through investigation, citation, or other enforcement action. Get suspended three license periods in a row and the city can revoke the license outright, barring that dwelling and licensee from a new short-term rental license for at least three years.
Violations & Fines
Operating during suspension or revocation is a separate violation for each day of noncompliance; unresolved license violations trigger civil penalties of $1,000 every seven days under Chapter 5.88.
Frequently Asked Questions
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