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SHORT-TERM PROPERTY RENTAL AMENDMENTS

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2022 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Carol Spackman Moss

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Senate Sponsor: ____________

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill amends provisions related to the regulation of short-term rentals.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This bill:
12          ▸     amends provisions related to short-term rental ordinances and the enforcement of
13     short-term rental ordinances enacted by a municipality or a county; and
14          ▸     makes technical changes.
15     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
16          None
17     Other Special Clauses:
18          None
19     Utah Code Sections Affected:
20     AMENDS:
21          10-8-85.4, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 102
22          17-50-338, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 102
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24     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
25          Section 1. Section 10-8-85.4 is amended to read:
26          10-8-85.4. Ordinances regarding short-term rentals.
27          (1) As used in this section:
28          (a) "Internal accessory dwelling unit" means the same as that term is defined in Section
29     10-9a-511.5.
30          (b) "Residential unit" means a residential structure or any portion of a residential
31     structure that is occupied as a residence.
32          (c) "Short-term rental" means a residential unit or any portion of a residential unit that
33     the owner of record or the lessee of the residential unit offers for occupancy for fewer than 30
34     consecutive days.
35          (d) "Short-term rental website" means a website that:
36          (i) allows a person to offer a short-term rental to one or more prospective renters; and
37          (ii) facilitates the renting of, and payment for, a short-term rental.
38          (2) Except as described in Subsection (3), a legislative body may enact and enforce an
39     ordinance that:
40          (a) prohibits an individual from listing or offering a short-term rental on a short-term
41     rental website; and
42          (b) imposes a civil penalty in accordance with Subsection 10-3-703(2) for the act of
43     listing or offering a short-term rental on a short-term website.
44          [(2)] (3) Notwithstanding Section 10-9a-501 or Subsection 10-9a-503(1), for a
45     short-term rental located in a zoning district that allows short-term rentals, a legislative body
46     may not:
47          (a) enact or enforce an ordinance that prohibits an individual from listing or offering a
48     short-term rental on a short-term rental website; or
49          (b) use an ordinance that prohibits the act of renting a short-term rental to fine, charge,
50     prosecute, or otherwise punish an individual solely for the act of listing or offering a short-term
51     rental on a short-term rental website.
52          [(3)] (4) Subsection [(2)] (3) does not apply to an individual who lists or offers an
53     internal accessory dwelling unit as a short-term rental on a short-term rental website if the
54     municipality records a notice for the internal accessory dwelling unit under Subsection
55     10-9a-530(6).
56          Section 2. Section 17-50-338 is amended to read:
57          17-50-338. Ordinances regarding short-term rentals.
58          (1) As used in this section:
59          (a) "Internal accessory dwelling unit" means the same as that term is defined in Section
60     10-9a-511.5.
61          (b) "Residential unit" means a residential structure or any portion of a residential
62     structure that is occupied as a residence.
63          (c) "Short-term rental" means a residential unit or any portion of a residential unit that
64     the owner of record or the lessee of the residential unit offers for occupancy for fewer than 30
65     consecutive days.
66          (d) "Short-term rental website" means a website that:
67          (i) allows a person to offer a short-term rental to one or more prospective renters; and
68          (ii) facilitates the renting of, and payment for, a short-term rental.
69          (2) Except as described in Subsection (3), a legislative body may enact and enforce an
70     ordinance that:
71          (a) prohibits an individual from listing or offering a short-term rental on a short-term
72     rental website; and
73          (b) imposes a civil penalty in accordance with Section 17-27a-803 for the act of listing
74     or offering a short-term rental on a short-term website.
75          [(2)] (3) Notwithstanding Section 17-27a-501 or Subsection 17-27a-503(1), for a
76     short-term rental located in a zoning district that allows short-term rentals, a legislative body
77     may not:
78          (a) enact or enforce an ordinance that prohibits an individual from listing or offering a
79     short-term rental on a short-term rental website; or
80          (b) use an ordinance that prohibits the act of renting a short-term rental to fine, charge,
81     prosecute, or otherwise punish an individual solely for the act of listing or offering a short-term
82     rental on a short-term rental website.
83          [(3)] (4) Subsection [(2)] (3) does not apply to an individual who lists or offers an
84     internal accessory dwelling unit as a short-term rental on a short-term rental website if the
85     county records a notice for the internal accessory dwelling unit under Subsection
86     17-27a-526(6).