Utah Rental Application
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Maintained by the SealForms editorial team · Every state-specific figure on this page is cited to its statute or official agency page · Dataset last verified July 2026 · Not legal advice.
Utah application-fee rule · as of July 2026
No statewide cap
Utah Code 57-22 (HB 182, eff. 5/7/2025) — Written disclosure required before charging a fee.
Source: Utah Legislature ↗. Laws change — confirm the current rule before you rely on it.
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Know your Utah rules
Application-fee rules come from state law, not the form: in Utah, no statewide cap (Utah Code 57-22 (HB 182, eff. 5/7/2025)). Cities can add their own caps. Check the currentUtah screening rules before charging or paying a fee.
Frequently asked questions
How much can a landlord charge for a rental application in Utah?
Utah sets no statewide cap on application fees (Utah Code 57-22 (HB 182, eff. 5/7/2025)), so the amount is up to the landlord — market rates run $25-$75. Written disclosure required before charging a fee. Source: Utah Legislature.
Is the application a lease?
No. The application only collects information for screening. If approved, landlord and tenant then sign a lease — see our Utah lease agreement template, which reflects Utah's deposit and notice rules.
How does Utah compare? See application-fee limits in all 50 states, every rule cited to statute.
How Utah compares
Computed from our 51-jurisdiction dataset (as of July 2026). Source for Utah: Utah Legislature ↗.
- Utah is one of 33 of 51 jurisdictions that set no statutory limit on application fees (8 cap the application fee by statute; 6 limit the fee to the landlord's actual screening cost; 4 ban application fees outright).
The rest of what Utah requires
The figures below are Utah's, not national averages — each one is the value we verified for this state, with the statute it comes from. Follow a row to the full Utah page for that document.
- Security deposit cap· as of 2026
- No statutory limitUtah Code §57-17-3 ↗
- Deposit return deadline· as of 2026
- 30 days after move-outUtah Code §57-17-3 ↗
- Notice to end a month-to-month tenancy· as of 2026
- 15 daysUtah Code §57-17-3 ↗
- Notice for unpaid rent· as of 2026
- 3 days to pay or quitUtah Code § 78B-6-802 ↗
- Notice to cure a lease violation· as of 2026
- 3 daysUtah Code § 78B-6-802 ↗
- Small claims limit· as of 2026
- $20,000Utah Code § 78A-8-102 ↗
- Where you file· as of 2026
- Small Claims Court (a department of the Justice Court; district court where no justice court exists) · filing fee Tiered by claim size (Utah Code §78A-2-301.5): $60 for claims of $2,000 or less; $100 for claims over $2,000 up to $7,500; $185 for claims of $7,500 or more. Defendant counter affidavits carry parallel tiered fees.Utah Code § 78A-8-102 ↗
- Bill of sale notarization· as of 2026
- Not requiredUtah DMV (Form TC-843) ↗
- Power of attorney signing· as of 2026
- Notarization requiredUtah Code §75A-2-105 (form §75A-2-301) ↗
- LLC operating agreement· as of 2026
- Not required by statute, but it controls over the default rulesUtah Code §§ 48-3a-102(16), 48-3a-112 ↗
- Recording a deed· as of 2026
- County Recorder (Utah Code § 57-3-101 — 'the office of the recorder of the county where the real property is located') · no witnessesUtah Code §§ 57-1-13, 57-3-101 ↗
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