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Related Utah rules

Lockouts and utility shutoffs

Under Utah Code § 78B-6-814, an owner may not willfully exclude a tenant except by judicial process. The exception is removing contents and retaking an abandoned unit under § 78B-6-816.

Verified Source: Utah Code § 78B-6-814 · last checked 2026-10-15 · Full Utah lockouts and utility shutoffs page

Retaliation protections

Utah's Fit Premises Act (ch. 57-22, full-text search 2026-10-15) contains no general anti-retaliation provision. This fact is limited to that chapter; other Utah titles were not full-text search. An owner also may not restrict a renter's ability to request help from a public safety agency, or penalize or evict a renter for making reasonable requests for that help (57-22-5.1(10)).

Verified Source: Utah Code ch. 57-22; Utah Code § 57-22-5.1(10) · last checked 2026-10-23 · Full Utah retaliation protections page

Repairs and habitability remedies

The renter gives written notice of the deficient condition. The owner then has 3 calendar days to correct a habitability problem, or 10 days for a lease requirement. If the owner takes no substantial action, the renter can use the remedy named in the notice: rent abatement (which ends the lease) or repair and deduct. For dangerous conditions, the owner must begin repairs within 24 hours.

Verified Source: Utah Code § 57-22-6 · last checked 2026-10-15 · Full Utah repairs and habitability remedies page

Rental inspections

Utah cities may not require a landlord to submit to a random building inspection without cause and notice, and may not require landlords to deny tenancy based on criminal history (with a narrow exception). Statute text: "(3) A municipality may not: (a) impose a disproportionate rental fee on an exempt business; (b) require a residential landlord to deny tenancy to an individual based on the individual's criminal history, unless a facility that houses parolees upon release from prison or houses probationers who have violated the terms of their probation is located within the municipality; (c) without cause and notice, require a residential landlord to submit to a random building inspection; (d) unless agreed to by a residential landlord and in compliance with state and federal law, collect from a residential landlord or retain: (i) a tenant's consumer report, as defined in 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1681a, in violation of 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1681b as amended; (ii) a tenant's criminal history record information in violation of Section 53-10-108 ; or (iii) a copy of an agreement between the residential landlord and a tenant regarding the tenant's term of occupancy, rent, or any other condition of occupancy; (e) require that any documents required from the landlord be notarized; or (f) prohibit a residential landlord from passing on to the tenant the license or disproportionate fee." (Utah Code § 10-1-203.5(3)(c)).

Verified Source: Utah Code § 10-1-203.5(3)(c) · last checked 2026-10-16 · Full Utah rental inspections page