It is unlawful for an owner to willfully exclude a tenant from the tenant's premises in any manner except by judicial process, provided, an owner or his agent shall not be prevented from removing the contents of the leased premises under Subsection 78B-6-816(2) and retaking the premises and attempting to rent them at a fair rental value when the tenant has abandoned the premises.
Utah Code § 78B-6-814
Exclusion of tenant without judicial process prohibited -- Abandoned premises excepted
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 2013 UT App 153 - Bonnie & Hyde, Inc. v. Lynch (2013)
Most recently applied in 2013 UT App 153 - Bonnie & Hyde, Inc. v. Lynch (June 2013)
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.