On what grounds can a Utah park evict a mobile home owner?

Only the causes listed in the Act. Under Utah Code §57-16-5(1), a lease may be terminated only for: failure to comply with a park rule (after the required cure period), repeated rule violations, behavior that endangers others or damages property (including illegal drugs or crime), nonpayment of rent/fees/service charges after five days, a change in land use or condemnation, refusal to sign an offered written lease, or materially false criminal-history information on the application. This is general information, not advice about a specific case — consider consulting a licensed attorney in Utah.

How much time does a Utah resident get to cure a violation?

It depends on the violation. Under Utah Code §57-16-5(1), a rule about repairing or maintaining 'awnings, skirting, decks, or sheds' gets a 60-day cure; most other park-rule violations get 7 days (or a 15-day cure-and-bill alternative under §57-16-5(2)); and nonpayment of rent, fees, or service charges gets a 5-day cure (§57-16-5(1)(d), §57-16-6(2)(b)(iv)). Endangerment or crime can support immediate eviction.

Mobile home eviction rules in Utah

Q: Does Utah require anything before a park can evict for a rule violation?

Often a written notice and a meeting. Under Utah Code §57-16-4.1, before terminating for most rule violations the park must give a written notice of noncompliance, and if the resident disputes it in writing within five days, the park must meet with the resident to try to resolve it. This does not apply to endangerment (§57-16-5(1)(c)) or nonpayment.

Utah's Mobile Home Park Residency Act (Utah Code Title 57, Chapter 16) sharply limits when a park can evict: only for listed causes, with cure periods and a dispute-resolution step, and never in retaliation. The information below describes how the law generally works; anyone facing a specific notice should consider consulting a licensed attorney in Utah.

What the statute says

Under Utah Code §57-16-5(1), a lease "may be terminated by mutual agreement or for any one or more of the following causes": a rule violation (with a 60-day cure for awnings/skirting/decks/sheds or a 7-day cure for other rules, §57-16-5(1)(a)); repeated rule violations (subsection (b)); behavior that "threatens or substantially endangers the security, safety, well-being, or health of other persons ... or threatens or damages property," including illegal drugs or crime (subsection (c)); "nonpayment of rent, fees, or service charges for a period of five days after the due date" (subsection (d)); "a change in the land use or condemnation" (subsection (e)); failure to sign an offered written lease (subsection (f)); or materially false criminal-history information (subsection (g)).

Before terminating for most rule violations, §57-16-4.1 requires a written notice of noncompliance, and if the resident gives written notice of dispute within five days, the park must meet with the resident to try to resolve it. The eviction notice procedure (registered or certified mail, with the applicable cure period) is in §57-16-6.

Retaliation is barred by §57-16-16(11): a park "may not ... bring or threaten to bring an eviction action ... or take any other action in retaliation based primarily on a resident" complaining to a government agency or the park, filing a lawsuit, or testifying.

How it works in general

A Utah park can't evict for arbitrary reasons — only the causes the Act lists. For rule violations it must first give a written notice of noncompliance and, if the resident disputes it, meet to try to resolve the issue; structural-rule violations get 60 days to cure, other rules 7 days. Unpaid rent gets a 5-day cure. Endangerment, drugs, or crime can support immediate eviction. The park serves notice by registered or certified mail and then goes to court — and it can't move to evict in retaliation for a resident asserting their rights.

Common scenarios

General examples Utah park residents commonly encounter:

A park cites a rule violation. It must give written notice and, on request, a resolution meeting; cure periods are 60 or 7 days (§§57-16-4.1, 57-16-5).
Rent is late. The notice must give a 5-day cure (§57-16-5(1)(d); §57-16-6).
A park retaliates after a complaint. Retaliatory eviction is barred (§57-16-16(11)).

Other authorities that may apply

The Mobile Home Park Residency Act (§§57-16-4.1, 57-16-5, 57-16-6, 57-16-15) governs the grounds, cure periods, and process; eviction runs through the courts (and, for some causes, Utah's Forcible Entry and Detainer law, Title 78B, Chapter 6, Part 8). A resident may sue for a violation and recover attorney fees (§57-16-19). Federal protections such as the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and the Fair Housing Act can also apply.