SECTION:
15.25.010: Short Title
15.25.020: Exclusions From Application Of Chapter
15.25.030: Identification Of Owner And Agents
15.25.040: Property Owner To Deliver Possession Of Dwelling Unit
15.25.050: Property Owner To Maintain The Premises And Each Dwelling Unit
15.25.060: Tenant To Maintain Dwelling Unit
15.25.070: Rules And Regulations
15.25.080: Access
15.25.090: Property Owner And Tenant Remedies For Abuse Of Access
15.25.100: Failure To Deliver Possession
15.25.110: Repair Of Specified Failures
15.25.120: Tenant Repair And Deduct
15.25.130: Retaliatory Conduct Prohibited
The following arrangements are not governed by this chapter:
A. Residence at a detention, medical, geriatric, educational, counseling, or religious institution;
B. Occupancy under a contract of sale of a dwelling unit if the occupant is the purchaser;
C. Occupancy by a member of a fraternal or social organization in a building operated for the benefit of the organization;
D. Transient occupancy in a hotel or motel 1 , except that single room occupancy units ("SRO") shall be governed by this chapter. "SRO" means an existing housing unit with one combined sleeping and living room of at least seventy (70) square feet, but of not more than two hundred twenty (220) square feet, where the usual tenancy or occupancy of the same unit by the same person or persons is for a period of longer than one week. Such units may include a kitchen and a private bath; and
E. Occupancy by an owner of a condominium unit. (Ord. 98-42, 1998)
Notes
| 1 | 1. Or lodgings subject to UCA § 59-12-301. |
A. A property owner or any person authorized to enter into an oral or written rental agreement on the property owner's behalf shall disclose to the tenant, in writing, at or before the commencement of the tenancy, the name, address, and telephone number of:
1. The owner or person authorized to manage the premises; and
2. A local person authorized to act for and on behalf of the owner for the purpose of receiving notices and demands and performing the property owner's obligations under this chapter and the rental agreement if the owner or manager resides outside Cache County.
B. A person who enters into a rental agreement and fails to comply with the requirements of this section becomes an agent of the property owner for the purposes of:
1. Receipt of notices under this chapter; and
2. Performing the obligations of the property owner under this chapter and under the rental agreement.
C. The information required to be furnished by this section shall be kept current. This section is enforceable against any successor property owner, owner, or manager.
D. Every rental property with more than one unit rented without a written agreement shall have a notice posted in a conspicuous place with the name, address, and telephone number of the owner or manager and local agent as required by subsection A of this section. (Ord. 98-42, 1998)
A. At the commencement of any rental of a unit, the property owner shall provide to the tenant:
1. A written summary of this chapter and the state law dealing with residential renter's deposits 1 . The city shall prepare and make available a written summary of this chapter and the state law that fairly sets forth its material provisions.
2. An inventory of the condition of the premises and all appliances and furnishings.
3. A copy of the lease or rental agreement and rules and regulations, if written.
4. Any current notice by any utility provider to the property owner to terminate water, gas, electrical, or other utility service to the dwelling unit; the proposed date of termination; and any current uncorrected deficiency list or notice from any government entity.
B. By explicit written agreement, a property owner and a tenant may establish a procedure whereby the tenant notifies the property owner of needed repairs, makes those repairs, and defines how the repairs will be paid.
C. A property owner may allocate any duties to the tenant by explicit written agreement. Such agreement must be clear and specific and boxed, in bold type, or underlined. If the property owner fails to deliver possession of the dwelling unit to the tenant as promised in the rental agreement, rent abates until possession is delivered, and the tenant may terminate the rental agreement by written notice to the property owner and recover all prepaid rent and security deposits. (Ord. 98-42, 1998)
Notes
| 1 | 1. UCA § 57-17-1 et seq. |
A property owner shall:
A. Comply with the requirements of applicable building, housing, and health codes and city ordinances and not rent the premises unless they are safe, sanitary, and fit for human occupancy;
B. Maintain the structural integrity of the building;
C. Maintain floors in safe condition;
D. Provide exits, emergency egress, light, and ventilation in compliance with applicable codes;
E. Maintain stairways, porches, walkways, and fire escapes in sound condition;
F. Provide smoke detectors and fire extinguishers as required by Logan City fire department;
G. Provide operable sinks, toilets, tubs, and/or showers;
H. Provide heating facilities as required by code;
I. Provide running water;
J. In common areas provide adequate hall and stairway lighting;
K. Maintain floors, walls, and ceilings in good condition;
L. Supply window screens where required;
M. Maintain the foundation, masonry, chimneys, water heater, and furnace in good working condition;
N. Prevent the accumulation of stagnant water;
O. Maintain in good and safe working order and condition all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, and other facilities and appliances supplied by the property owner as required by applicable codes;
P. Supply electricity and hot water at all times, and heat during at least the months of October through April and as weather conditions might otherwise reasonably warrant, except where the dwelling unit is so constructed that electricity, heat, or hot water is within the exclusive control of the tenant and supplied by a direct public utility connection;
Q. Assist tenant in maintaining premises free of insects and rodents, and assist tenant with pest control measures when necessary;
R. Not unreasonably interrupt or disconnect utility service;
S. Provide standard functioning lock set to exterior doors and furnish keys to tenants as required by applicable codes. Additional security may be provided by tenant with owner's written consent;
T. Maintain the dwelling unit in a reasonably insulated and weathertight condition as required by applicable codes;
U. Provide for and protect each tenant's peaceful enjoyment of the premises;
V. Ensure that repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements or exhibiting the dwelling unit shall not unreasonably interfere with the tenant's right to quiet enjoyment of the premises;
W. Provide a mailbox;
X. Provide separate meters for each tenant for gas and electricity or include charges for utility services in the rent; and
Y. Provide appropriate garbage receptacles for timely garbage removal as provided by the city. (Ord. 98-42, 1998)
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