Utah Landlord Compliance
Everything you're responsible for as a landlord in Utah
Rent control, just-cause eviction, deposits, entry, repairs and recordkeeping, written for people who own or manage a few units, checked against the official sources, and kept current when the rules move.
Jurisdiction
key details
Rent cap · Detail
No statewide limit; counties, cities and towns may not control rents or fees on private residential property without express legislative approval.
Deposit cap · Detail
Title 57 ch. 17 governs deposit disposition and nonrefundable-deposit disclosure but sets no maximum amount.
Rent increase notice · Detail
No rent-increase notice statute; guidance relies on the 15-day notice-to-quit rule for periodic tenancies (§78B-6-802(1)(b)), so increases are in practice noticed 15+ days before the period ends. Fixed-term rent set by lease.
City rules · Detail
Counties, cities and towns may not enact ordinances controlling rents or fees on private residential property unless expressly approved by the Legislature.
Just cause · Detail
No just-cause requirement; periodic tenancy may be ended with a 15-calendar-day notice to quit before the end of the period; fixed terms end without notice.
Return deadline · Detail
Balance of deposit, prepaid rent and itemized deduction notice within 30 days after the renter vacates and returns possession; tenant may serve a 5-business-day cure notice, then full refund plus $100 penalty.
Nonpayment notice · Detail
Pay-or-quit notice must remain uncomplied with for 3 business days after service before unlawful detainer (version effective 2026-05-06).
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Essential local guides
If you're new to owning here, these five cover most of what will come up in your first year.
View All GuidesUtah Property Manager License 2027: Paid Property Managers Generally Need a License Starting January 1, 2027
A Utah property manager who built a 2026 compliance calendar around a July 1 start date needs to tear that page out. House Bill 377, signed this year, pushes the state's new property manager licensing requirement back a second time, to January 1, 2027, and tightens several of the rules that will apply once it finally takes effect.
Guide
Utah Deposit Refund Law 2025: Landlords Can Return Deposits and Itemized Deductions Electronically
A Utah landlord mailing a deposit itemization to a tenant who'd already moved out used to count on the slower, more forgiving pace of postal delivery. Since May 7, 2025, House Bill 480 lets landlords send that itemization and deposit balance electronically instead, but it also hands tenants a formal notice tool that starts a hard 5-business-day clock once served.
Guide
Recent changes
Only substantive changes, not copy edits.
7 May 2025
Security-deposit returns may be delivered electronically
HB 480 permits deposit balances, prepaid rent and itemized deduction notices to be delivered electronically by a means the renter provided.
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