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H.B. 290

This document includes House Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Mon, Feb 4, 2008 at 11:03 AM by jeyring. --> This document includes House Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Tue, Feb 12, 2008 at 4:16 PM by jeyring. -->              1     

MUNICIPAL OVERSIGHT OF RENTAL

             2     
DWELLINGS

             3     
2008 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

             5     
Chief Sponsor: Gage Froerer

             6     
Senate Sponsor: Michael G. Waddoups

             7     
             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill modifies a Utah Municipal Code provision relating to rental dwellings.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    eliminates a provision exempting owners of buildings with two or fewer rental
             14      dwellings from regulatory business license or inspection requirements;
             15          .    eliminates a provision authorizing a municipality to impose a reasonable inspection
             16      fee for the inspection of a rental dwelling;
             17          .    prohibits a municipality from:
             18              .    imposing a fee H. on or after September 1, 2008 .H for the inspection of
             18a      a rental dwelling;
             19              .    interfering with the ability of an owner of a rental dwelling to contract with a
             20      tenant concerning the payment of utility and municipal service costs;
             21      H. [         .    regulating the practice of submetering, ratio utility billing, or other utility cost
             22      allocation method;
] .H

             23              .    requiring the owner of a rental dwelling to retrofit a rental dwelling with or
             24      install in a rental dwelling a safety feature not required at the time the rental
             25      dwelling was constructed, H. [ other than a smoke detector; or ] except as required under the
             25a      Utah Uniform Building Standards Act for a structural change to the rental dwelling, or as
             25b      required in an ordinance adopted before January 1, 2008 ; and
             26      [         .    imposing a civil or criminal penalty on the owner of a rental dwelling for a
             27      safety device controlled by a tenant; and
] .H


             28          .    makes technical changes.
             29      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             30          None
             31      Other Special Clauses:
             32          None
             33      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             34      AMENDS:
             35          10-8-4, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 267
             36          10-8-85.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2000, Chapter 172
             37     
             38      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             39          Section 1. Section 10-8-4 is amended to read:
             40           10-8-4. Special taxes and licenses.
             41          (1) Municipal legislative bodies may:
             42          (a) subject to Subsection (2) [and except as provided in Subsection 10-8-85.5 (3)], fix
             43      the amount, terms, and manner of issuing licenses; and
             44          (b) consistent with general law, provide the manner and form in which special taxes are
             45      levied and collected.
             46          (2) (a) Municipal legislative bodies may not discriminate between resident community
             47      businesses and nonresident community businesses in establishing license requirements.
             48          (b) Municipal legislative bodies may not impose motor vehicle delivery license fees on
             49      persons or entities who:
             50          (i) are licensed as dealers in another municipality; or
             51          (ii) do not have a permanent business location in the municipality.
             52          Section 2. Section 10-8-85.5 is amended to read:
             53           10-8-85.5. "Rental dwelling" defined -- Municipality may require a business
             54      license or a regulatory business license and inspections -- Exception.
             55          (1) As used in this section, "rental dwelling" means a building or portion of a building
             56      that is:
             57          (a) used or designated for use as a residence by one or more persons; and
             58          (b) (i) available to be rented, loaned, leased, or hired out for a period of one month or


             59      longer; or
             60          (ii) arranged, designed, or built to be rented, loaned, leased, or hired out for a period of
             61      one month or longer.
             62          (2) (a) The legislative body of a municipality may by ordinance require the owner of a
             63      rental dwelling located within the municipality:
             64          (i) to obtain a business license pursuant to Section 10-1-203 ; or
             65          [(ii) except as provided in Subsection (3):]
             66          (ii) (A) to obtain a regulatory business license to operate and maintain the rental
             67      dwelling; and
             68          (B) to allow inspections of the rental dwelling as a condition of obtaining a regulatory
             69      business license.
             70          (b) A municipality may not require an owner of multiple rental dwellings or multiple
             71      buildings containing rental dwellings to obtain more than one regulatory business license for
             72      the operation and maintenance of those rental dwellings.
             73          (c) H. [ [ ] (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(b), a [ ] ] [ A ] .H municipality
             73a      may H. , until August 31, 2008, [ [ ] impose upon an owner
             74      subject to Subsection (2)(a) a reasonable inspection [ ] ] [ not charge a ] .H
fee for the
             74a      inspection of
             75      H. [ [ ] each [ ] ] [ a ] .H rental dwelling H. [ [ ] owned by that owner [ ] ] .H .
             75a           H. (ii) Beginning September 1,2008, a municipality may not charge a fee for the
             75b      inspection of a rental dwelling. .H
             76          (d) If a municipality's inspection of a rental dwelling, allowed under Subsection
             77      (2)(a)(ii)(B), approves the rental dwelling for purposes of a regulatory business license, a
             78      municipality may not inspect that rental dwelling during the next 36 months, unless the
             79      municipality has reasonable cause to believe that a condition in the rental dwelling is in
             80      violation of an applicable law or ordinance.
             81          (3) A municipality may not [impose the requirements of Subsection (2)(a)(ii) on the
             82      owner of a building containing two or fewer rental dwellings.]:
             83          (a) interfere with the ability of an owner of a rental dwelling to contract with a tenant
             84      concerning the payment of the cost of a utility or municipal service provided to the rental
             85      dwelling; H. or
             86           [ (b) regulate the practice of submetering, ratio utility billing, or other utility cost
             87      allocation method;
             88          (c)
] (b) except as required under Title 58, Chapter 56, Utah Uniform Building


             88a      Standards Act, for a structural change to the rental dwelling, or as required in an ordinance
             88a1      adopted before January 1, 2008, .H require the owner of a rental dwelling to retrofit the rental
             88a2      dwelling
             88b      with or install
             89      in the rental dwelling a safety feature that was not required when the rental dwelling was


             90      constructed H. [ , other than a smoke detector; or ] .
             91           [ (d) impose a civil or criminal penalty on an owner of a rental dwelling for a safety
             92      device controlled by a tenant of the rental dwelling.
] .H

             93          (4) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the rights and duties established
             94      under Title 57, Chapter 22, Utah Fit Premises Act, or to restrict a municipality's ability to
             95      enforce its generally applicable health ordinances or building code, a local health department's
             96      authority under Title 26A, Chapter 1, Local Health Departments, or the Utah Department of
             97      Health's authority under Title 26, Utah Health Code.




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