November 2016 - Vol. 8 Issue 11
Rental Housing Journal Utah
2. President’s Message – 2017 UAA Landlord Guide
UPCOMING EVENTS
3. Director’s Message – Assistance Animals Do's and Dont's
Annual UAA Meeting Uaa Offices .............. Thurs, Nov 29th 7pm
4. Ask the Attorney – Filing an Eviction With the Court
Good Landlord Class Washington Terrace ..... Dec 15th 8:30am Salt Lake............................ Dec 17th 8:30am Ogden ............................... Dec 30th 8:30am South Ogden ................... Jan 18th 6:00 pm
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www.GoodLandlordingTraining.com EVENTS UAA Tribute Awards .................... Jan 27th 6:00 pm Little America, Salt Lake City
Landlord Legal Cruise ................. Jan 8th-Jan 15th RC Allure of the Seas, Western Caribbean
www.uaahq.org/cruise
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New Eviction Proceedings
UAA Raises $45,000 at Annual PAC Event By Gavin Gilbert UAA Events Coordinator
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AA members and donors raised $45,000 at our annual PAAC event on October 17th at Top Golf in Midvale, and heard from Utah Speaker of the House Greg Hughes and UAA staff and lobbyists about the issues that affect the rental housing business. “We are so grateful to your support and are well on our way to hitting our $100,000 PAC goal for
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Utah State House Speaker Greg Hughes speaking with UAA Members
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n November 1st a new eviction procedure rule approved by the Utah Courts went into effect. (If you would like to read the full rule it is called Utah Rule of Civil Procedure 26.3). The media quickly trumped that “avoiding frivolous evictions [is] about to get easier for tenants gden City has recentin Utah”. While this might be true, ly changed some of the the impact probably won’t be too procedures for its Good big since there are actually few frivLandlord Program. Historicalolous evictions. ly this program has been one of continued on page 6 the most restrictive in the state in terms of its criminal exclusion requirements. In an effort to be fair without exposing the community to undue risk the city has launched a pilot program where those who would be otherwise excluded can
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