Utah Code Title 78B Chapter 6 Part 8 — Forcible Entry and Detainer
Utah Code Title 78B, Chapter 6, Part 8 — Forcible Entry and Detainer. 18 sections: definitions (§78B-6-801 including "qualifying landlord"), unlawful detainer grounds (§78B-6-802 and §78B-6-802.5), notice requirements (§§78B-6-803 through 78B-6-806), summons, trial, and judgment (§§78B-6-807 through 78B-6-812), expedited proceedings (§§78B-6-813 through 78B-6-817). Utah's eviction statute. Part 8a (Expungement) is a separate compilation. Source: le.utah.gov whole-title XML. Verified 2026-10-15.
Provisions (18)
§ 78B-6-801
Definitions.
§ 78B-6-802
Unlawful detainer by tenant for a term less than life.
§ 78B-6-802.5
Unlawful detainer after foreclosure or forced sale.
§ 78B-6-803
Right of tenant of agricultural lands to hold over.
§ 78B-6-804
Remedies available to tenant against undertenant.
§ 78B-6-805
Notice -- How served.
§ 78B-6-806
Necessary defendant.
§ 78B-6-807
Allegations permitted in complaint -- Time for appearance -- Service.
§ 78B-6-808
Possession bond of plaintiff -- Alternative remedies.
§ 78B-6-809
Proof required of plaintiff -- Defense.
§ 78B-6-810
Court procedures.
§ 78B-6-811
Judgment for restitution, damages, and rent -- Immediate enforcement -- Remedies.
§ 78B-6-812
Order of restitution -- Service -- Enforcement -- Disposition of personal property -- Hearing.
§ 78B-6-813
Time for appeal.
§ 78B-6-814
Exclusion of tenant without judicial process prohibited -- Abandoned premises excepted.
§ 78B-6-815
Abandonment.
§ 78B-6-816
Abandoned premises -- Retaking and rerenting by owner -- Liability of tenant -- Personal property of tenant left on premises.
§ 78B-6-817