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Utah Breaking Lease Laws: When a Renter Can End a Lease Early

Utah lets a domestic-violence victim end a lease early under Utah Code section 57-22-5.1, protects servicemembers under federal law, gives habitability exits under the Fit Premises Act, and requires the owner to re-rent under section 78B-6-816. Here is how breaking a lease works in 2026.

Breaking a lease early in Utah sits between two rules. A fixed-term lease is a binding contract, so a renter cannot simply leave without consequences – but Utah law carves out grounds to terminate without penalty, and even when none applies, the owner’s statutory duty to re-rent limits what the renter owes. Knowing which rule applies is what decides the bill. This guide covers the statutory grounds under the Utah Fit Premises Act, the servicemember protection, the duty to re-rent, the one-month domestic-violence termination fee, and what a renter owes with no justification. If you are filling a unit a renter left early, our overview of how to screen tenants step by step pairs well with these rules.

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Video: a plain-language walkthrough of Utah early lease-termination rules – the legal grounds to break a lease and the owner’s duty to re-rent.

Key Takeaways: Utah Breaking Lease Laws

• A domestic-violence victim may terminate under Utah Code section 57-22-5.1 with a court order or police report, written notice stating the move-out date, and a termination fee equal to one month of rent.
• The 57-22-5.1 renter must be current and compliant on the lease, must vacate within 15 days of the notice, and cannot use the right after an eviction notice has been served.
• Servicemembers may terminate under the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3955) with active-duty, change-of-station, or 90-day-plus deployment orders – no fee, lease ends 30 days after the next rent due date.
• An uninhabitable unit can supply an exit under the Fit Premises Act: a written notice of deficient condition under section 57-22-6, a three-day habitability corrective period, and the rent-abatement remedy that terminates the lease.
• The owner must re-rent under Utah Code section 78B-6-816 – so with no statutory ground the renter owes the lesser of the remaining rent or the mitigated re-rental gap, not the full term.
• The deposit returns within 30 days under Utah Code section 57-17-3, with an itemized statement; missing it after the renter’s notice exposes the owner to a $100 penalty under section 57-17-5.

Legal Reasons to Break a Lease in Utah

Utah recognizes several distinct legal grounds to end a lease before the term is up. Each one has its own notice clock and documentation requirement, and getting those details right is what separates a penalty-free exit from full contract liability. The grounds below cover domestic-violence victims, military servicemembers, an uninhabitable unit under the Fit Premises Act, and the owner’s own breach of habitability or entry rules. Our companion guide to Utah lease termination laws covers the separate mechanics of ending a month-to-month or fixed-term tenancy at its natural end.

Domestic-Violence Termination – Utah Code Section 57-22-5.1

The clearest early-out for a victim is Utah Code section 57-22-5.1, part of the Utah Fit Premises Act. A renter who is a victim of domestic violence – as defined in section 77-36-1 – may terminate all of the renter’s future obligations under the rental agreement. This is a real statutory release, not a negotiation: once the renter follows the four steps the statute names, the future rent obligation ends even though the fixed term has not run.

The statute sets four requirements, and all four must be met. First, the renter must, except for a narrow domestic-violence-caused exception discussed below, be in compliance with all obligations under the lease, including the renter duties in section 57-22-5. Second, the renter must give the owner either a court order protecting the renter from a domestic-violence perpetrator, or a copy of a police report documenting that the renter is a victim of domestic violence and is not the predominant aggressor under section 77-36-2.2(3). Third, the renter must give written notice of termination that states the date the renter intends to vacate. Fourth, the renter must pay a termination fee.

That termination fee is the detail most often quoted wrong. The current version of section 57-22-5.1 defines the termination fee as “the equivalent of one month of rent under the rental agreement,” due on the later of the day the renter gives notice or the day the renter vacates. An earlier version of the statute set the figure at 45 days’ rent, and many third-party guides and the previous version of this page still repeat that older number – but the one-month termination fee is the figure now in force. After giving notice, the renter must vacate within 15 days and pay rent for any days actually occupied during that window.

The Compliance Requirement and Its Domestic-Violence Exception

Section 57-22-5.1 ties the early-out to the renter staying compliant with the lease, which protects owners from a renter using the provision to escape an unrelated default. But the statute carves out a humane exception. If the renter has fallen behind on rent or breached a renter duty under section 57-22-5(1)(g) or (2), the renter can still terminate by showing, with the written notice, that the noncompliance happened less than 30 days before the notice and was itself caused by the domestic violence – so a victim who missed rent because an abuser drained the account or forced them to flee is not automatically locked out of the statutory exit.

Two more limits matter. The renter may not invoke section 57-22-5.1 after a notice of eviction has already been served – the exit has to come first. And the termination releases only the victim’s future obligations: it does not end the lease for any co-tenant who remains entitled to occupy the unit, and the renter stays liable for any financial obligation owed before the notice and for rent during the 15-day move-out period.

Military Servicemembers – SCRA, 50 U.S.C. Section 3955

The strongest early-termination right is federal and overrides anything Utah law or the lease says. Under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, codified at 50 U.S.C. section 3955, a renter who enters active duty, or who is already on active duty and receives orders for a permanent change of station or a deployment of 90 days or more, may terminate a residential lease with written notice and a copy of the orders. The mechanics – the effective date and the no-fee rule – are detailed in the dedicated SCRA section below.

Uninhabitable Unit Under the Utah Fit Premises Act

An uninhabitable unit can supply grounds to leave, but Utah ties this to the specific notice-and-cure procedure in Utah Code section 57-22-6 rather than a free walk-away. The owner’s habitability duties come from sections 57-22-3 and 57-22-4: the unit must be safe, sanitary, and fit for human occupancy, with working electrical systems, plumbing, heating, hot and cold water, and an operable air-conditioning system. When the owner fails a standard of habitability, the renter’s remedies – including the rent-abatement remedy that terminates the lease – are detailed in the habitability section below.

Owner Breach – Unlawful Entry and Loss of Peaceful Enjoyment

Owner misconduct is its own ground. Under Utah Code section 57-22-4(2), unless the rental agreement provides otherwise, an owner must give the renter at least 24 hours’ prior notice before entering the unit. Section 57-22-5 in turn requires the renter not to unreasonably deny the owner entry for repairs, so the entry rule runs both ways – but a pattern of unannounced or harassing entries can breach the renter’s right to peaceful enjoyment. For periodic tenancies, Utah Code section 78B-6-802 lets a month-to-month renter end the arrangement on at least 15 calendar days’ written notice; our look at Utah eviction notice laws covers the process if the tenancy instead ends in nonpayment, and our guide to Utah landlord entry laws covers the 24-hour rule in full.

Uninhabitable Units and Repair Remedies in Utah

Utah’s Fit Premises Act gives a renter facing a defect a precise, statute-driven path, and following it exactly is what protects the renter. Under Utah Code section 57-22-6, the trigger is a “deficient condition” – a condition that violates a standard of habitability or a lease requirement and was not caused by the renter, the renter’s family, or a guest. To act on it, the renter serves the owner a written “notice of deficient condition.”

That notice is not casual. Section 57-22-6(2) requires it to describe each deficient condition, state the corrective period in days, state which renter remedy the renter has chosen if the owner does not act, give the owner permission to enter to make the repair, and be served on the owner as the statute or lease provides. The corrective period is short and depends on what was breached: three calendar days for a standard of habitability, and 10 calendar days for a requirement imposed only by the rental agreement.

The renter chooses one of two remedies in the notice, and they are not interchangeable. The first is the rent-abatement remedy, and it is the one that actually breaks the lease. If the owner fails to take substantial corrective action before the corrective period ends, the renter’s rent is abated as of the date of the notice, the rental agreement is terminated, the owner must immediately return the entire security deposit and a prorated refund of any prepaid rent, and the renter must vacate within 10 calendar days after the corrective period expires. The second is the repair-and-deduct remedy: the renter may correct the condition and deduct the cost from future rent, capped at an amount equal to two months’ rent, while keeping all receipts and giving the owner copies within five days of the next rental period.

Two more rules carry real weight. A dangerous condition – one posing a substantial risk of imminent loss of life or significant physical harm – can be reported by any reasonable means, and the owner must begin remedial action within 24 hours. And section 57-22-6(4)(b) bars a renter from any remedy if the renter is not in compliance with the renter duties in section 57-22-5, so a renter who wants the habitability exit must keep their own side of the lease clean.

The Owner’s Duty to Re-Rent in Utah

Utah is firmly a duty-to-mitigate state, and unlike many states it puts the rule in statute. Under Utah Code section 78B-6-816, when a renter abandons the unit, the owner may retake it and attempt to rent it at a fair rental value – and the renter who abandoned is liable for the lesser of two figures. The first is the entire rent due for the remainder of the term. The second is the rent that accrues during the period necessary to re-rent at fair value, plus the difference between the fair rental value and the agreed rent, plus a reasonable re-renting commission, plus the costs to restore the unit to its rented condition less normal wear and tear.

The closing line of section 78B-6-816(1) is what gives the rule its teeth: the smaller, mitigated figure applies “notwithstanding that the owner did not rerent the premises.” So an owner who lets the unit sit empty and never tries to re-rent does not get to bill the renter for the whole remaining term – the statute measures liability by what a fair-value re-rental would have recovered, whether or not the owner pursued it. Section 78B-6-814 reinforces this by letting the owner retake an abandoned unit only while “attempting to rent them at a fair rental value,” and section 78B-6-811(1)(d)(ii) confirms that even a lease forfeiture in an eviction “does not change any obligation on either party to mitigate damages.”

The duty is not only statutory. The Utah Supreme Court recognized a landlord’s affirmative duty to mitigate in Reid v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co., 776 P.2d 896 (Utah 1989), holding that a landlord must take commercially reasonable steps to re-let after a tenant wrongfully vacates and cannot passively let the space sit and collect full rent. Reid arose from a commercial lease, but it is the case Utah courts cite for the mitigation principle, and section 78B-6-816 codifies the same logic for residential abandonments.

What a Renter Actually Owes – A Worked Example

Put real numbers on the statute. Suppose the rent is $1,500 a month, the renter leaves with six months left on the term, and the local market is one where a diligent owner would re-rent in about two months. Start with section 78B-6-816(1)(a): the entire remaining rent is six months at $1,500, or $9,000. Now run section 78B-6-816(1)(b): rent accrues for the roughly two months the unit sits before a fair-value re-rental, which is about $3,000; assume the unit re-rents at the same $1,500, so there is no rent-difference shortfall; add a reasonable re-renting commission and restoration costs – say $600 total. The mitigated figure is about $3,600. Because the statute makes the renter liable for the lesser of the two, the renter owes on the order of $3,600, not the full $9,000.

The arithmetic flips against the owner who does nothing. If that same owner never lists the unit and lets it sit all six months, the cap still holds the renter to the roughly $3,600, not the $9,000 – so the documented listing date, asking rent, showings, and applications are the evidence that decides the bill.

Military Servicemembers and the SCRA – 50 U.S.C. Section 3955

The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act is federal law, so it preempts state landlord protections and any lease clause that tries to waive it is void. Section 3955 of Title 50 covers residential leases, and its mechanics are precise.

The right is triggered in two ways. First, a person who signs a lease and then enters military service may terminate it. Second, a servicemember already in service who receives orders for a permanent change of station, or for a deployment of 90 days or more, may terminate. In either case the servicemember delivers written notice with a copy of the orders to the owner – by hand, by private business carrier, or by return-receipt mail.

The effective date is the part most people miss. For a lease that pays rent monthly, termination takes effect 30 days after the first date on which the next rent payment is due after the notice is delivered – not the day the notice landed. Rent is owed only through that prorated effective date; any rent paid in advance beyond it is refunded, and the security deposit is returned under the normal Utah rules in section 57-17-3.

A Utah owner may not charge an early-termination fee, impose a penalty, or hold the servicemember liable for the unpaid balance of the term under SCRA, and may not refuse to return the deposit on that basis. Because SCRA is the federal floor, it sits on top of every Utah ground in this guide: a servicemember never has to fit a Utah-specific category to use it.

Security Deposit at an Early Exit – Utah Code Section 57-17-3

The deposit is handled separately from any rent claim, and its rules are strict. Under Utah Code section 57-17-3, within 30 days after the renter vacates and returns possession – or within 15 days after the owner receives the renter’s new mailing address, whichever is later – the owner must mail or deliver to the renter the balance of any deposit, the balance of any prepaid rent, and – if the owner made deductions – a written notice that itemizes and explains each one. The owner may apply the deposit to unpaid rent, to damage beyond reasonable wear and tear, to other contract costs and fees, and to cleaning. If any part of the deposit is nonrefundable, section 57-17-2 required the owner to say so in writing when the deposit was taken.

The enforcement mechanism is unusual and worth knowing. If the owner blows the deadline, the renter does not sue immediately – section 57-17-3 lets the renter first serve the owner a statutory “Tenant’s Notice to Provide Deposit Disposition,” after which the owner has five business days to comply. Only if the owner still fails does section 57-17-5 let the renter recover the full deposit, the full prepaid rent, and a $100 civil penalty, with court costs and attorney fees if the court finds the owner acted in bad faith. At a lease break, the deposit may be applied to the mitigated rent the renter owes under section 78B-6-816, plus documented damage – but not to the full remaining term. Our overview of Utah security deposit laws covers the deduction rules and the notice procedure in full.

Early-Termination Fees, Buyouts, and Liquidated Damages

Many Utah leases include a flat early-termination or buyout fee – one month’s rent, two months’ rent, or a fixed dollar figure – that the owner treats as the price of leaving early. Utah enforces a genuine, freely negotiated buyout signed at the exit: that is a settlement, and both sides are bound by it. The harder question is a fee written into the lease in advance. Whatever the lease calls it, the owner’s recovery for an abandonment is still measured by Utah Code section 78B-6-816, which caps liability at the lesser of the remaining rent or the mitigated re-rental gap.

The practical consequence runs both ways. A renter who signed a lease with a two-month flat fee is not automatically on the hook for it if the owner re-rents quickly, because the statute measures damages by the mitigated number, not a pre-set figure. Conversely, a renter who wants certainty can offer the owner a buyout at the exit and, once the owner accepts in writing, that agreed sum controls. The line is between a penalty the lease tries to fix in advance, which cannot override the section 78B-6-816 cap, and a freely bargained release signed at the exit, which is enforceable as a contract.

When There Is No Legal Justification in Utah

If no statutory ground and no servicemember protection applies, a Utah renter who breaks the lease is responsible for the rent – but not automatically for the entire remaining term. Because the owner must re-rent under section 78B-6-816, the renter’s liability runs only until a fair-value re-rental would have filled the unit. The renter’s best move here is to manage the mitigation directly: give written notice, present a qualified replacement, and document everything – a renter who hands the owner an approved replacement effectively performs the mitigation and cuts the vacancy to near zero.

It also pays to understand how abandonment is defined, because that is what triggers section 78B-6-816 in the first place. Under Utah Code section 78B-6-815, abandonment is presumed when the renter has not told the owner of an absence and fails to pay rent within 15 days of the due date, with no reasonable evidence of occupancy beyond the renter’s personal property. A renter who instead gives clear written notice of the move-out date keeps the exit orderly and avoids the messier abandonment process, where the owner can serve a declaration of abandonment and retake the unit.

Subletting, Assignment, and the No-Sublet Clause

Subletting or assigning the lease is often the cleanest way to leave early, and it interacts with the duty to re-rent in the renter’s favor. In a sublet, the original renter stays on the hook to the owner but installs a new occupant who pays the rent; in an assignment, the new renter steps fully into the lease. Most Utah leases require the owner’s written consent before either, and that consent requirement is enforceable – subletting against a no-sublet clause is a lease breach, and section 78B-6-802(1)(d) makes subletting contrary to the lease a ground for unlawful detainer after a three-day notice.

But the no-sublet clause does not let the owner ignore mitigation. When a departing renter presents a qualified, creditworthy replacement in writing and the owner unreasonably refuses, that refusal cuts against the owner: the rent that replacement would have paid is exactly the loss the section 78B-6-816 measure of damages says a fair-value re-rental could have avoided. Screening that replacement to a consistent standard is what keeps the swap clean.

Screening the Replacement Renter

When a renter leaves early, filling the unit is itself the way an owner satisfies the duty to re-rent – and screening is what makes the replacement reliable. Screen every applicant to the same standard: get written consent, pull a consumer report for a permissible purpose under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, and send an adverse action notice if the report drives a denial. Our Utah tenant screening laws page and the broader tenant screening laws by state guide cover the screening half of the picture.

Step-by-Step: Breaking a Lease in Utah

Whether you are the renter invoking a ground or the owner responding to a request, the order of operations is the same, and following it is what keeps the exit penalty-free and defensible.

1. Identify the legal ground first. Check whether a statutory exit applies – domestic violence under section 57-22-5.1, a servicemember order under SCRA, or an uninhabitable unit under section 57-22-6. The ground decides the notice procedure, the documentation, and whether any fee is owed.
2. Match the notice procedure to the ground. Section 57-22-5.1 needs written notice with a vacate date plus a court order or police report; section 57-22-6 needs a written notice of deficient condition naming the chosen remedy and the three- or 10-day corrective period; SCRA needs written notice with a copy of the orders.
3. Gather the documentation the statute names. A court order or qualifying police report for a domestic-violence exit; military orders for SCRA; dated photos and written repair notices for a habitability claim. Keep originals and copies.
4. Deliver written notice with proof. Put the ground, the effective or vacate date, and a forwarding address in writing, and deliver it by a method that creates a record – personal delivery with a signed receipt or certified mail.
5. Pay or calculate what is owed. For a 57-22-5.1 exit, pay the one-month termination fee on the later of notice or move-out, plus rent for occupied days in the 15-day window. With no ground, the bill is the mitigated section 78B-6-816 figure.
6. Close out the deposit. Within 30 days under section 57-17-3, the owner delivers an itemized statement and returns the deposit and any prepaid rent, deducting only the mitigated rent owed and damage beyond reasonable wear.

Utah Lease-Break Documentation Checklist

Keep this file from the day the renter first raises an early exit. It is the record that answers a disputed balance.

• The written termination request and the legal ground claimed.
• The supporting documentation – court order or police report, military orders, or repair notices and photos.
• The written notice itself, with its delivery date and proof of service.
• For a habitability exit, the notice of deficient condition, the chosen remedy, and the corrective-period dates.
• Proof of any termination-fee payment under section 57-22-5.1 and rent for occupied days.
• The re-rental record: the listing date, the asking rent, showings, and applications received – the section 78B-6-816 evidence.
• The date the unit was actually re-rented and the new rent.
• The deposit accounting and itemized statement delivered within 30 days under section 57-17-3.

Common Mistakes That Create Liability

The recurring Utah errors are refusing a valid domestic-violence or servicemember termination, billing a departed renter for the full remaining term without trying to re-rent, mishandling the notice of deficient condition on a habitability claim, quoting the outdated 45-day domestic-violence fee instead of the one-month termination fee, mishandling the deposit at an early exit, and failing to document the re-rental effort. Almost every one turns on the statutory grounds and the duty to re-rent – so the records that prove honored grounds and a diligent re-rental are the owner’s strongest rebuttal to a disputed balance.

Utah Breaking Lease Laws: FAQ

Can a Utah tenant break a lease for domestic violence?

Yes. Under Utah Code section 57-22-5.1, a renter who is a victim of domestic violence may terminate the renter’s future obligations by giving the owner a qualifying court order or police report, written notice of termination stating the intended move-out date, and a termination fee equal to one month of rent. The renter must be current and otherwise compliant, must vacate within 15 days, and cannot use the right after an eviction notice is served.

How much does it cost to break a Utah lease for domestic violence?

Under the current section 57-22-5.1, the renter pays a termination fee defined as the equivalent of one month of rent, paid on the later of the day notice is given or the day the renter vacates, plus rent for any days occupied during the 15-day move-out window. An earlier version set the figure at 45 days’ rent, so older guides may still quote that number – use the one-month figure.

What documentation does a Utah domestic-violence termination require?

Either a court order protecting the renter from a domestic-violence perpetrator, or a copy of a police report documenting that the renter is a victim of domestic violence and is not the predominant aggressor under section 77-36-2.2(3). The owner cannot demand more proof than section 57-22-5.1 names.

Does a Utah landlord have to mitigate damages?

Yes. Under Utah Code section 78B-6-816, when a renter abandons, the owner may retake the unit and must attempt to re-rent it at fair value, and the renter owes the lesser of the entire remaining rent or the mitigated re-rental gap. The Utah Supreme Court recognized the same duty in Reid v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co., 776 P.2d 896 (1989).

What does a Utah renter owe for breaking a lease without cause?

Under section 78B-6-816(1), the lesser of the entire rent for the rest of the term, or the rent that accrues until a fair-value re-rental, plus the rent difference, a reasonable commission, and restoration costs less normal wear. The statute caps liability at the smaller figure even if the owner never re-rents.

Can a Utah renter break a lease if the unit is uninhabitable?

Possibly. Under section 57-22-6, a renter who serves a written notice of deficient condition and chooses the rent-abatement remedy may have the lease terminated if the owner fails to take substantial corrective action within the three-day habitability corrective period. The renter must be in compliance with section 57-22-5 and vacate within 10 days after the corrective period ends.

Can a Utah renter break a lease for military service?

Yes. Under the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. section 3955, a renter who enters active duty or receives qualifying change-of-station or 90-day-plus deployment orders may terminate with written notice and a copy of the orders. The lease ends 30 days after the next rent payment is due, with no early-termination fee.

How does a Utah month-to-month renter end the lease?

Under Utah Code section 78B-6-802(1)(b)(i), a month-to-month tenancy ends on at least 15 calendar days’ written notice before the end of the rental period. The same 15-day notice lets the owner end a periodic tenancy at the end of a period.

How much notice must a Utah landlord give before entering?

Under Utah Code section 57-22-4(2), unless the rental agreement provides otherwise, an owner must give at least 24 hours’ prior notice before entering. Repeated unlawful entry can support a renter’s claim that the landlord breached the right to peaceful enjoyment.

When must a Utah landlord return the security deposit after a lease break?

Under Utah Code section 57-17-3, no later than 30 days after the renter vacates and returns possession, the owner must deliver the deposit balance, any prepaid rent, and an itemized notice of deductions. If the owner fails to comply after the renter serves the statutory notice, section 57-17-5 lets the renter recover the full deposit, a $100 penalty, and bad-faith costs and fees.

Is a flat early-termination fee enforceable in Utah?

Utah enforces a freely negotiated buyout signed at the exit, but the owner’s recovery for an abandonment is still governed by section 78B-6-816, which caps liability at the lesser of the remaining rent or the mitigated re-rental gap. A lease fee cannot let an owner collect more than that mitigated figure.

Can a Utah renter sublet to get out of a lease?

Often, but most Utah leases require the owner’s written consent, and subletting against a no-sublet clause breaches the lease and can support an unlawful detainer under section 78B-6-802(1)(d). The upside is mitigation: presenting a qualified replacement helps satisfy the owner’s duty to re-rent under section 78B-6-816 and cuts the vacancy the renter owes for.

When is a Utah renter considered to have abandoned the unit?

Under Utah Code section 78B-6-815, abandonment is presumed when the renter has not told the owner of an absence and fails to pay rent within 15 days of the due date with no reasonable evidence of occupancy beyond personal property. The owner can then serve a declaration of abandonment, retake the unit under section 78B-6-816, and must attempt to re-rent at fair value.

Related Utah Breaking a Lease and Rental Guides

• Breaking lease laws by state – compare Utah to the rest of the country.
• Utah lease termination laws – month-to-month notice, non-renewal, and holdover rules.
• Utah security deposit laws – limits, deductions, and the 30-day return deadline.
• Utah eviction notice laws – notice periods and the unlawful detainer timeline.
• Utah habitability laws – the Fit Premises Act repair standards and remedies.
• Utah landlord entry laws – the 24-hour notice rule under section 57-22-4.
• Utah late fee laws – the statutory cap on late fees under the Fit Premises Act.
• Utah tenant screening laws – what you can check before renting.
• Free Utah lease agreement form – a configurable, fillable Utah lease PDF.
• Tenant screening laws by state – screen the replacement renter.

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Legal Disclaimer

This article is for general informational purposes only and is not legal advice. Utah and federal laws change – the Utah Fit Premises Act in particular has been amended in several recent legislative sessions – and how they apply depends on your specific facts. Before acting on any termination, fee, deposit, or habitability question, consult a licensed attorney in Utah. Reading this page does not create an attorney-client relationship.