Utah mobile home rights cheat sheet

A quick reference to how Utah law generally treats mobile home park lot tenancies. Utah has a strong dedicated park law — the Mobile Home Park Residency Act, Utah Code Title 57, Chapter 16. This is general information, not legal advice, and the authors are not lawyers — for a specific situation, consider consulting a licensed attorney in Utah. Each line cites the controlling statute; read it at the official source linked in Sources below.

At a glance

Topic	What the law generally provides	Cite
Governing law	Dedicated Mobile Home Park Residency Act (Title 57 Ch. 16).	§57-16-1
Written lease	Required, signed, with full disclosure of owner, fees, utilities, rules.	§57-16-4(2),(3)
Rent / fee increase	Unenforceable until 60 days after mailed notice; no cap.	§57-16-4(4)(a)
Service charges	Park's annual income can't exceed actual cost.	§57-16-4(4)(c)
Eviction — causes	Listed causes only: rule violation, repeat, endangerment/crime, nonpayment, change of use, refusing a lease.	§57-16-5(1)
Eviction — cure	60 days (structures) / 7 days (other rules) / 5 days (nonpayment); endangerment = immediate.	§57-16-5, §57-16-6
Dispute meeting	Written notice + resident-requested resolution meeting before most rule terminations.	§57-16-4.1
Retaliation	Retaliatory eviction / rule changes barred.	§57-16-16(11)
Entrance/exit/install fees	Prohibited; only a reasonable initial deposit allowed.	§57-16-7(3),(4)
Sell in place	Anti-sale rule void; advertise + "for sale" sign ≤144 sq in; no forced park agent.	§57-16-4(6),(8),(9)
Buyer approval	Park may approve buyer but not unreasonably withhold.	§57-16-4(6)(b)
Utilities	Calculation disclosed in lease + annual statement; local utility no greater % return than other customers.	§57-16-4(5), §57-16-10
Tie-down / skirting	Park may set standards but no forced supplier.	§57-16-7(2)
Park closure	9-month change-of-use notice; no rent increase during wind-down; no local closure ordinances.	§57-16-18
Residents' association	Right to organize, meet, and use common facilities; park can't interfere.	§57-16-16
Waiver	Rights under the chapter can't be waived.	§57-16-12
Remedies	Resident may sue + recover attorney fees.	§57-16-19
Title	Motor Vehicle Division certificate of title; personal property by default.	Title 41 Ch. 1a; §70D-2-401(1)
Real property	Affix + record affidavit of affixture + surrender title → real property.	§70D-2-401

How to use this

This sheet summarizes; it does not replace the statute or legal advice. Utah's Act gives residents a private right of action and attorney fees (§57-16-19), and the park must post a copy of the chapter in a common area (§57-16-4(13)). Start with your signed written lease and its required disclosures, then check the controlling section for your issue.

Where to read more

• Utah topic guides on FightMyPark: lot rent, eviction, fees, utilities, buying, selling, title, and storm.
• The official statute text and agency pages, linked in the Sources section below.