H.B. 310

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UTAH FAIR HOUSING ACT AMENDMENTS
2 2014 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Gage Froerer
5 Senate Sponsor: ____________
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill modifies the Utah Fair Housing Act.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 . addresses a property owner's or a manager's right to not enter into certain
13 agreements or participate in certain government programs; and
14 . makes technical amendments.
15 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
16 None
17 Other Special Clauses:
18 None
19 Utah Code Sections Affected:
20 AMENDS:
21 57-21-4 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 114
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23 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
24 Section 1. Section 57-21-4 is amended to read:
25 57-21-4. Conduct and requirements excluded -- Defenses.
26 (1) Except as provided in Subsection 57-21-5 (4), this chapter does not:
27 (a) require [any] a person to exercise a higher degree of care toward a person who has a

28 disability than toward a person who does not have a disability;
29 (b) relieve [any] a person of obligations generally imposed on all persons regardless of
30 disability in a written lease, rental agreement, contract of purchase or sale, mortgage, trust
31 deed, or other financing agreement; or
32 (c) prohibit [any] a program, service, facility, or privilege intended to habilitate,
33 rehabilitate, or accommodate a person with a disability.
34 (2) It is a defense to a complaint or action brought under this chapter that the
35 complainant has a disability that, in the circumstances and even with reasonable
36 accommodation, poses a serious threat to the health or safety of the complainant or others. The
37 burden of proving this defense is upon the respondent.
38 (3) Nothing in this chapter requires a property owner or manager to:
39 (a) sign an agreement with a third party entity;
40 (b) participate in a government program; or
41 (c) work with a specific housing authority.




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