A. A copy of the lease or rental agreement, rules and regulations, an inventory of the condition of the premises, a list of all appliances and furnishings and a summary of this chapter shall be given to each tenant at the time the rental agreement is entered into. The summary shall be prepared by the city for the purpose of fairly setting forth the material provisions of this chapter and shall include information about mediation resources in the Salt Lake City area and shall encourage property owners and tenants to take advantage of mediation services. The property owner shall secure and retain the tenant's signed acknowledgment that the foregoing documents have been provided to the tenant. Such acknowledgment shall be returned to the property owner no later than three (3) days after the tenant takes possession of the dwelling unit.
Before entering into a rental agreement, the property owner shall disclose to the tenant any current notice by a utility provider to terminate water, gas, electrical or other utility service to the dwelling unit or to common areas of the building, the proposed date of termination, and any current uncorrected building or health code violation included in a deficiency list or notice from the Salt Lake City building and housing services or any other 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 deducts the cost of the repairs from the rent due and owing.
C. A property owner may allocate any duties to the tenant by explicit written agreement. Such agreement must be clear and specific, boxed, in bold type or underlined. (Ord. 82-91 § 1, 1991)