As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: “Agent” means a person: Authorized to act for and on behalf of the landlord for the acceptance of service of process and for receipt of notices and demands or who becomes an agent pursuant to § 66-28-302; or Authorized to manage the premises; “Landlord” means […]
The state department of health shall establish and distribute to each county and public health department of the state minimum health standards in the rental of any premises; these standards shall establish living and building conditions of a dwelling that render it unfit for human habitation.
Any tenant or third party complainant may file a complaint with the building inspector of the city or county in which the rented premises are located or with the county public health department in which the tenant’s rented premises are located, if the premises are, in the opinion of the tenant or complainant and the […]
The building inspector or the county public health department to whom the complaint is directed shall, within fourteen (14) days of the filing of a complaint, make an inspection of the rented premises. If it is found that the unit is unfit for human habitation, as defined, the building inspector or county public health department […]
No tenant shall be dispossessed of the rented premises or otherwise penalized by the landlord of the premises for prosecuting any complaint under or pursuant to this chapter, or for payment to the county clerk of rental payments where the rented premises are in violation of the standard, as defined pursuant to § 68-111-102. In […]
The county clerk of each county is authorized and directed to accept the rental payment sums as provided in this chapter and shall deposit such sums in a special account and shall account for such sums, as provided by law to account for such other sums in the county clerk’s possession. The county clerk, for […]
The landlord of the premises shall have the right to appeal the findings of the building inspector or of the county public health department to the county board of health of the county in which the premises are located. Where the county has no county board of health, the appeal shall be made to the […]
Sections 68-111-103 and 68-111-104 shall not apply to rental agreements in which the rent is assessed and collected monthly, or assessed and collected for a term greater than monthly.
