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House approves bill limiting local ordinances that restrict rental application and background-check fees
Summary
House Bill 250 passed after a lengthy floor debate over local control and impacts on low-income renters; sponsor said the bill prevents municipalities from restricting property owners' ability to charge application/processing fees while opponents warned of adverse effects on vulnerable tenants and local prerogatives.
The Utah House approved House Bill 250, Local Government Restrictions on Limiting Certain Fees, in a 35–27 recorded vote after extended floor debate. The bill would bar counties, cities or towns from enacting ordinances or resolutions that control rents or certain fees charged by property owners, with floor discussion emphasizing application fees and third-party…
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