HOA Rules in Utah (2026)
24 rules on the books across Utah, 7 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Board Procedures
Rules governing HOA board meetings, elections, transparency requirements, and voting procedures for homeowners.
Utah: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsUtah Code § 57-8a-227 gives a lot owner a records right with hard numbers attached: the association must answer a…
Read full rule →Salt Lake County
Some RestrictionsHOAs in Salt Lake County (Salt Lake City, West Valley City, West Jordan, Sandy, Murray) are governed by the Utah…
Read full rule →Architectural Review
Standards and approval processes for exterior modifications including paint colors, additions, fencing, landscaping changes, and solar panel installation.
Assessment & Dues
Rules about regular assessments, special assessments, collection procedures, late fees, and what happens when homeowners fall behind on dues.
Utah: statewide
StatewideHeavy RestrictionsUtah's Community Association Act gives an HOA a statutory lien on a lot for unpaid assessments, collection costs…
Read full rule →Salt Lake County
Heavy RestrictionsUnder Utah Code §57-8a-301, a Salt Lake County HOA automatically holds a lien on a lot for unpaid assessments, late…
Read full rule →Orem
Some RestrictionsOrem City Code Section 22-16-7 requires any condominium or townhouse conversion project to record a Declaration of…
Read full rule →South Jordan
Some RestrictionsSouth Jordan fines an HOA up to $50 for missing its annual registration, and bars the association from passing that…
Read full rule →Dispute Resolution
Processes for resolving conflicts between homeowners and the HOA board, including mediation requirements, hearing procedures, and state oversight.
CC&R Enforcement
How covenants, conditions, and restrictions are enforced, including violation notices, fines, lien authority, and legal remedies available to HOAs and homeowners.
Utah: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsA Utah HOA board may adopt and amend rules and design criteria under Utah Code § 57-8a-217, but only with 15 days'…
Read full rule →Orem
Some RestrictionsWhen a homeowners association in an Orem clustered subdivision dissolves or stops maintaining required open space, the…
Read full rule →Salt Lake County
Some RestrictionsA Salt Lake County HOA may enforce its CC&Rs by fines, suspension of common-area privileges, or lawsuit, but must…
Read full rule →South Jordan
Some RestrictionsSouth Jordan's zoning code lets private HOA covenants impose stricter rules than the city's own standards. Whichever…
Read full rule →Weber County
Some RestrictionsWeber County will not knowingly license a short-term rental on property bound by private covenants that prohibit…
Read full rule →Davis County
Light RestrictionsDavis County's land use title leaves private covenants alone. Section 15.01.070 says the county's zoning and land use…
Read full rule →West Jordan
Light RestrictionsWest Jordan's land disturbance and land-use titles do not override a subdivision's own CC&Rs, HOA agreements, or…
Read full rule →Washington County
Few RestrictionsWashington County's zoning code says flatly that the county does not enforce private restrictive covenants, and no…
Read full rule →HOA Fines & Enforcement
Statutory caps on HOA fine amounts, notice-and-hearing requirements before fines can be assessed, and how unpaid fines become liens against the property.
Lien & Foreclosure Limits
What an association must clear before it can foreclose on a home for unpaid assessments: minimum debt thresholds, waiting periods, mandatory notice and payment-plan offers, and the states that bar foreclosure where the debt is fines and late fees rather than assessments.
Board Governance
Governance structure of the HOA (board composition, term lengths, election procedures), open-meeting requirements, and member voting rights under state statutes.
Orem
Some RestrictionsOrem does not leave open space maintenance to chance in its ROS and OS5 clustered developments. Before the City…
Read full rule →South Jordan
Some RestrictionsSouth Jordan requires every homeowners' and common interest community association within city limits to register with…
Read full rule →Flag Display Rights
When an association may restrict flags on a lot and when it may not, the federal floor protecting the American flag, and state statutes extending that protection to state, military, and first-responder flags, along with the pole height and placement conditions a board can still impose.
EV Charger Rights
Statutory rights to install an electric vehicle charging station in a deeded or exclusive-use parking space, the approval conditions an association may still attach, and who carries the insurance, electricity cost, maintenance, and removal obligation.
Drought Landscaping Rights
Laws barring an association from requiring live turf or fining a homeowner for a brown lawn during declared drought or water restrictions, and the water-efficient and native landscaping a covenant may not prohibit outright.
Rental Restriction Limits
How far an association may go in banning or capping leasing, grandfathering for owners who already rent, minimum-lease-term and cap-percentage rules, and the member vote thresholds required before a rental amendment binds existing owners.