Utah Code » Title 78B, Chapter 6 — Particular Proceedings; part 78B-6-8 — Forcible Entry and Detainer
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Utah Code § 78B-6-814 (2026)

Exclusion of tenant without judicial process prohibited -- Abandoned premises excepted

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It is unlawful for an owner to willfully exclude a tenant from the tenant's premises in any manner except by judicial process, provided, an owner or his agent shall not be prevented from removing the contents of the leased premises under Subsection

78B-6-816(2)

and retaking the premises and attempting to rent them at a fair rental value when the tenant has abandoned the premises.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2013–2023 · leading case: Johnson v. Schnabel, 2023 UT App 102, 536 P.3d 1147.
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Johnson v. Schnabel, 2023 UT App 102, 536 P.3d 1147. · cites it 8× “Schnabel detainer under Utah Code section 78B-6-814 because she terminated the Lease without “judicial process,” and second, that Johnson’s new lease with Yoga & Wellness was an intentional interference with Schnabel’s own economic relations with Yoga & Wellness.”
Bonnie & Hyde, Inc. v. Lynch, 2013 UT App 153, 305 P.3d 196. · cites it 2× “See Utah Code Ann. § 78B-6-814 (LexisNexis 2012) (providing that "an owner .”
Conlin v. RU Cliff (D. Utah 2020). · cites it 3× “]” Utah Code Ann. § 78B-6-814 (2020). That process requires a landlord who discovers a lease violation to (a) give “three calendar days’ notice to quit” and (b) obtain a court order giving it the right to force the tenant to leave.”
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