Utah rent late fee law
What your landlord is allowed to charge when rent is late, how soon they can charge it, and what to do about a fee the law doesn't allow.
Maximum late fee
Greater of 10% or $75
Grace period
None
The cap
Under Utah Code § 57-22-4(5), Since 2021, Utah caps late fees at the greater of 10% of the agreed rent or $75 — though many websites still say Utah has no cap. Other fees may not exceed what the rental agreement states (with a 15-day-notice exception for month-to-month tenancies).
When the fee can start
Utah law sets no mandatory grace period — when a late fee kicks in is governed by the lease. Fees must be in the rental agreement (or properly noticed on a month-to-month tenancy), and fixed non-rent costs must be disclosed in writing before signing.
If you've been charged an illegal fee
One honest caveat: the statute expressly bars tenants from suing over a violation of the cap — so the cap is the legal limit and amounts above it are not lawfully chargeable, but your leverage is refusal, refund demands, and the cap's use as a defense, not a statutory damages claim.
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Demand my deposit backCommon questions
- Is there a limit on late fees for rent in Utah?
- Yes. Under Utah Code § 57-22-4(5), Since 2021, Utah caps late fees at the greater of 10% of the agreed rent or $75 — though many websites still say Utah has no cap. Other fees may not exceed what the rental agreement states (with a 15-day-notice exception for month-to-month tenancies).
- Can my landlord charge a late fee the day rent is due in Utah?
- Utah law imposes no mandatory grace period, so the lease controls when a late fee may be charged. Fees must be in the rental agreement (or properly noticed on a month-to-month tenancy), and fixed non-rent costs must be disclosed in writing before signing.
- What can I do if my landlord charged an illegal late fee in Utah?
- One honest caveat: the statute expressly bars tenants from suing over a violation of the cap — so the cap is the legal limit and amounts above it are not lawfully chargeable, but your leverage is refusal, refund demands, and the cap's use as a defense, not a statutory damages claim.
Other Utah tenant rights
Landlords who get one of these wrong often get another wrong too.
Late fee laws in other states
These rules change at the state line. Every page is checked against that state's own published statute.
How this page was checked
- Read from the source. Every deadline, cap and penalty here was taken from the legislature's published text — the statute, session law or administrative code itself.
- No legal-information websites. Commercial summaries were used only to find a provision, never as authority for it. An automated check fails our build if any state we serve cites a secondary source.
- Locked against drift. The verified figures are pinned by regression tests, so a later edit cannot quietly change a deadline or a penalty.
- Last verified August 14, 2026. Laws change — confirm the current text before relying on it.
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