A county or municipality may not adopt an ordinance, resolution, or regulation that is inconsistent with this chapter.
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Terms Used In Utah Code 57-22-7
Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
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)
(a)
Subsection (1) may not be construed to limit the ability of a county or municipality to enforce an applicable administrative remedy with respect to a residential rental unit for a violation of a county or municipal ordinance, subject to Subsection (2)(b).
(b)
A county or municipality’s enforcement of an administrative remedy may not have the effect of:
(i)
modifying the time requirements of a corrective period, as defined in Section 57-22-6;
(ii)
limiting or otherwise affecting a tenant’s remedies under Section 57-22-6; or
(iii)
modifying an owner‘s obligation under this chapter to a tenant relating to the habitability of a residential rental unit.
(3)
A municipality with a good landlord program under Section 10-1-203.5 may not limit an owner’s participation in the program or reduce program benefits to the owner because of renter or crime victim action that the owner is prohibited under Subsection 57-22-5.1(10) from restricting or penalizing.
