(1)  Whenever there is reason to believe that a nuisance under Sections 78B-6-1107 through 78B-6-1114 is kept, maintained, or exists in any county, the county attorney of the county, the city attorney of any incorporated city, any citizen or citizens of the state residing in the county, or any corporation, partnership or business doing business in the county, in his or their own names, may maintain an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to abate the nuisance and obtain an order for the automatic eviction of the tenant.

Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-6-1108

  • City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • 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.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2)  The court may designate a spokesperson of any group of citizens who would otherwise have the right to maintain an action in their individual names against the defendant under this section.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session

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