leasing

Utah Fit Premises Act

The Utah Fit Premises Act governs residential rentals used as a renter's principal residence. Owners must keep units fit for habitation and provide working electrical, heating, plumbing, and water. A renter who is current on rent may serve a written notice of deficient condition; the corrective period is 3 calendar days for habitability problems and 10 for lease requirements. If the owner fails to act, the renter may choose rent abatement (ending the lease) or repair and deduct up to two months' rent.

Exam tip: '3 for heat, 10 for the lease, 24 hours for danger, 2 months to repair.' 'One month's rent' is a distractor from other states.
Example: A furnace fails January 8 and the renter serves notice that day; after the owner does nothing by January 11, he pays $900 for repair and deducts it from rent within the $2,800 cap.

1. Under the Utah Fit Premises Act, the corrective period for a deficient condition involving a standard of habitability, such as no hot water, is:

Answer & explanation

Answer: B. 57-22-6 sets three calendar days for habitability and ten for rental agreement requirements. 24 hours applies to beginning work on dangerous conditions.

Related terms & state variants

habitability lease lessee lessor

Sources

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Last verified: 2026-10-23