Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB126: Unauthorized Use of Residential Real Property Modifications
Status: Chaptered, March 17, 2026
This bill addresses the consequences of unauthorized use of residential real property by providing a limited alternative remedy to remove a trespasser from a residential dwelling and providing a criminal penalty for the fraudulent sale or rental of residential real property.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
Unauthorized Use of Residential Real Property Modifications 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Karianne Lisonbee LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses the consequences of unauthorized use of residential real property by providing a limited alternative remedy to remove a trespasser from a residential dwelling and providing a criminal penalty for the fraudulent sale or rental of residential real property. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - authorizes property owners or their agents to request assistance from the sheriff for the immediate removal of a trespasser from a residential dwelling under certain conditions; - requires an owner seeking removal of a trespasser, or the owner's authorized agent, to submit a complaint; - specifies requirements for the complaint; - provides requirements for the sheriff; - authorizes a sheriff to arrest a trespasser for legal cause; - provides that a sheriff is entitled to a specified fee for service of notice to vacate; - authorizes the owner or agent to request that the sheriff stand by while the owner or agent takes possession of the property; - authorizes the sheriff to charge a reasonable hourly rate; - provides that the sheriff is not liable to any party for loss, destruction, or damage; - provides that the property owner or agent is not liable to any party for the loss or destruction of, …
Sponsors
- Karianne Lisonbee (R, 14) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : House/ to Governor
- : House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- : House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
Subjects: Business, Courts, Dispute Resolution, Real Property, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
Common questions
- What is HB126?
- HB126 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Unauthorized Use of Residential Real Property Modifications.
- What does HB126 do?
- This bill addresses the consequences of unauthorized use of residential real property by providing a limited alternative remedy to remove a trespasser from a residential dwelling and providing a criminal penalty for the fraudulent sale or rental of residential real property.
- What is the status of HB126?
- Chaptered as of March 17, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB126?
- Karianne Lisonbee (R, 14).
- Where is the official record for HB126?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0126.html
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