Rental Property Rules in Utah (2026)
30 rules on the books across Utah, 12 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Rent Control
Local limits on how much landlords can raise rent each year, including which properties are covered and exemptions for newer buildings.
Utah: statewide
StatewideFew RestrictionsUtah prohibits local rent control. State law bars any county, city, or town from enacting an ordinance or resolution…
Read full rule →Salt Lake County
Few RestrictionsSalt Lake County and every city within it (Salt Lake City, West Valley City, West Jordan, Sandy, Murray, Taylorsville…
Read full rule →Just Cause Eviction
Protections requiring landlords to have a valid reason to evict tenants, such as nonpayment of rent, lease violations, or owner move-in.
Utah: statewide
StatewideFew RestrictionsUtah does not require just-cause for eviction and uses a streamlined unlawful detainer process under Title 78B Chapter…
Read full rule →Salt Lake County
Few RestrictionsUtah is an at-will, no-just-cause eviction state, and Salt Lake County is preempted from imposing just-cause…
Read full rule →Rental Registration
Requirements for landlords to register rental properties with the city, including inspection programs, fees, and occupancy standards.
Logan
Significant RestrictionsAny owner who keeps, conducts, operates or maintains a rental dwelling in Logan City, Utah needs a business license…
Read full rule →Salt Lake City
Significant RestrictionsSalt Lake City requires every owner, lessee, or agent operating a rental dwelling to hold a current, unrevoked business…
Read full rule →South Jordan
Significant RestrictionsSouth Jordan requires a city license to operate residential rental housing of four or more units, with the application…
Read full rule →Ogden
Some RestrictionsEvery rental dwelling in Ogden City, from a single rented house to a large apartment building, needs a business license…
Read full rule →Orem
Some RestrictionsEvery rental dwelling in Orem needs a valid rental dwelling license under Orem City Code 12-9-3 before an owner, lessee…
Read full rule →Provo
Some RestrictionsRenting a dwelling in Provo for a month or longer requires a rental dwelling business license under Provo City Code…
Read full rule →St. George
Some RestrictionsSt. George requires a business license for every rental dwelling unit in the city, with a narrow owner-occupied…
Read full rule →Taylorsville
Some RestrictionsIn Taylorsville City, every rental dwelling unit and accessory dwelling unit needs a business license before it can be…
Read full rule →West Jordan
Some RestrictionsWest Jordan requires every residential landlord to hold a general business license under City Code section 4-2R-1, and…
Read full rule →West Valley City
Some RestrictionsWest Valley City requires every rental dwelling owner to hold a City business license and can strip it after repeated…
Read full rule →Security Deposit Rules
Caps on how much landlords may collect as security deposits, return deadlines, itemized-deduction requirements, and tenant remedies for wrongfully withheld deposits.
Landlord Entry & Notice
How much advance notice a landlord must give before entering an occupied unit, the permitted reasons (repairs, showings, inspections), allowed hours, and the emergency exceptions under state law.
Repairs & Habitability
The implied warranty of habitability, how long a landlord has to fix essential services (heat, water, plumbing, mold), and tenant remedies such as repair-and-deduct, rent withholding, or breaking the lease.
Utah: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsThe Utah Fit Premises Act requires owners to keep rentals fit for human habitation, with working electrical, heating…
Read full rule →Logan
Some RestrictionsLogan's Fit Premises ordinance, chapter 15.25 of the Logan Municipal Code, bars a property owner from renting premises…
Read full rule →Ogden
Some RestrictionsOgden City Code section 16-8A-6 lets the county health department declare a dwelling a public nuisance when inadequate…
Read full rule →Provo
Some RestrictionsEvery licensed rental dwelling in Provo must meet twelve minimum building conditions under Provo City Code 6.26.100…
Read full rule →Salt Lake City
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake City's Existing Residential Housing Ordinance requires every rental dwelling unit's permanent heating system…
Read full rule →Salt Lake County
Some RestrictionsLandlords in unincorporated Salt Lake County must keep rental units safe, sanitary and code-compliant under the…
Read full rule →Sandy
Some RestrictionsSandy City Code requires every foundation, exterior wall, and roof to be built and kept in good repair so interior…
Read full rule →St. George
Some RestrictionsSt. George's Rental Fit Premises chapter lists 36 specific maintenance duties landlords owe tenants, from working smoke…
Read full rule →Taylorsville
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville does not run a separate landlord-tenant habitability code; instead, its nuisance ordinance in Taylorsville…
Read full rule →West Valley City
Some RestrictionsWest Valley City's Fit Premises ordinance lists 26 specific maintenance duties every property owner owes tenants, from…
Read full rule →Late Fees & Grace Periods
Whether late rent fees are capped, any required grace period before a fee can be charged, and limits on bounced-check (NSF) and other add-on charges under state law.
Lease Termination & Notice to Vacate
Notice required to end a month-to-month tenancy, the rules and penalties for breaking a fixed-term lease early, and early-termination protections for active-duty military, domestic-violence survivors, and medical hardships.
Eviction Notice & Process
The notice a landlord must give before filing to evict, pay-or-quit and cure-or-quit periods, no-cause termination notice, how long the court eviction process takes in this state, and the tenant's options to respond or cure.
Squatter's Rights & Adverse Possession
When an occupant without a lease gains legal protections, the line between a trespasser and a squatter, how many years of continuous possession adverse possession requires in this state, and how an owner lawfully removes a squatter.