Each owner and his agent renting or leasing a residential rental unit shall maintain that unit in a condition fit for human habitation and in accordance with local ordinances and the rules of the board of health having jurisdiction in the area in which the residential rental unit is located. Each residential rental unit shall have electrical systems, heating, plumbing, and hot and cold water.
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Terms Used In Utah Code 57-22-3
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Owner: means the owner, lessor, or sublessor of a residential rental unit. See Utah Code 57-22-2
Renter: means any person entitled under a rental agreement to occupy a residential rental unit to the exclusion of others. See Utah Code 57-22-2
Residential rental unit: means a renter's principal place of residence and includes the appurtenances, grounds, and facilities held out for the use of the residential renter generally, and any other area or facility provided to the renter in the rental agreement. See Utah Code 57-22-2
(2)
Each renter shall cooperate in maintaining his residential rental unit in accordance with this chapter.
(3)
This chapter does not apply to breakage, malfunctions, or other conditions which do not materially affect the physical health or safety of the ordinary renter.
(4)
Any duty in this act may be allocated to a different party by explicit written agreement signed by the parties.
