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Utah 3-Day Notice
Download the Utah 3-Day Notice to Pay or Vacate for ordinary residential nonpayment under Utah Code § 78B-6-802(1)(c). Utah’s traps are practical: the deadline is three business days after proper service, and § 78B-6-805 service includes direct registered/certified-or-equivalent mail and required mailing after suitable-person delivery. Four editable Word files help you complete the tenant notice, instructions, service/payment record, and #10 envelope companion.
This Utah nonpayment packet helps document the tenant and premises, amounts owed, three-business-day deadline, § 78B-6-805 service method, mailing details where used, payment records, and prefiling records a landlord should keep before deciding whether an eviction filing is the next step.
Built around Utah Code § 78B-6-802(1)(c), with fields for tenant and property details, amounts owed, service date, and the three-business-day deadline.
All four files are editable Microsoft Word documents. Complete and serve only the tenant notice; keep the instructions and service/payment record for landlord records and proof, and use the #10 envelope for addressing and mailing.
Use the instructions and service record to document § 78B-6-805 delivery, avoid posting-alone mistakes, calculate three business days, and preserve records for any later court filing.
This product includes four editable Microsoft Word files: the 3-Day Notice to Pay or Vacate, Utah Notice Instructions, Notice Service Record, and #10 Mailing Envelope. Serve the completed tenant notice; keep the other files as landlord guidance and records.
Self-help notice overview
A written Utah 3-Day Notice to Pay or Vacate helps document ordinary residential nonpayment under Utah Code § 78B-6-802(1)(c), including the landlord, tenant, premises, amounts owed, service date, three-business-day deadline, and records to keep before any eviction filing.
Utah’s nonpayment period is three business days after service. Do not count calendar days, and do not count from drafting or mailing alone. The detailed Utah notes below explain service under § 78B-6-805, including direct registered/certified-or-equivalent mail, required mailing after suitable-person delivery, and posting records when posting is the fallback method.
A notice is not a completed eviction judgment. If the tenant does not pay or vacate after proper service and the full three-business-day period, a landlord may still need to file a Utah eviction case and obtain a court order before possession can change.
This page highlights the current downloadable Utah 3-Day Notice to Pay or Vacate package, including the four editable Word files included with this product. The state-specific guidance below explains business-day counting, § 78B-6-805 service, mailing records, amount separation, court-stage limits, overlay exclusions, and no-self-help considerations before checkout.
The complete Utah 3-Day Notice package is available immediately after checkout. Use the state-specific guidance below to calculate the three-business-day deadline, document § 78B-6-805 service, keep direct-mail and required suitable-person mailing records where used, and preserve companion records before serving or filing.
Utah statutes, the Utah court form, and self-help sources are linked below.
Primary sources are linked for self-help research. Confirm the current Utah notice form, lease or rental agreement, rent ledger, Utah Code § 78B-6-805 service proof, business-day calculation, federal or subsidized-housing overlays, SCRA status, mobile-home/park facts, tribal or trust-land issues, and local district-court practice before serving or filing.
Quick answer
Use this Utah 3-Day Notice to Pay or Vacate for ordinary residential nonpayment under Utah Code § 78B-6-802(1)(c). The period is three business days after proper service, not calendar days and not three days from drafting. Serve under § 78B-6-805, keep proof of service, and do not treat the notice as an eviction order or court filing packet.
Utah Code § 78B-6-802(1)(c) uses a three-business-day nonpayment notice. The Utah Courts form language says the tenant must pay everything owed or move out within three business days, with business days excluding weekends and legal holidays.
The packet includes a deadline worksheet because this is the conversion-critical trap: count from proper service, treat the service date as Day 0, and begin with the next business day.
Utah’s prefiling notice service statute allows personal delivery to the tenant; registered or certified mail, or equivalent means, to the tenant’s residence, leased property, or usual place of business; delivery to a person of suitable age and discretion at those locations if the tenant is absent; or conspicuous posting when no suitable person can be found.
The statutory mailing requirement attaches to the suitable-person method: if the notice is left with a suitable person because the tenant is absent, mail a copy to the tenant at the leased premises. The envelope companion supports direct mail service, that required mailing, and conservative follow-up mailing after posting when local practice calls for it.
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People sometimes call it a pay-or-quit notice, but Utah’s statutory label is a three-day notice to pay or to vacate for nonpayment under Utah Code § 78B-6-802(1)(c). The notice gives the tenant three business days after service to pay everything owed under the notice or move out.
Utah’s nonpayment notice uses three business days. Start counting with the first business day after the tenant receives the notice. Weekends and legal holidays are not business days. The packet includes a service record and deadline worksheet so the service date and earliest filing date are documented.
Use Utah Code § 78B-6-805: personal delivery to the tenant; registered or certified mail, or equivalent means, to the tenant’s residence, leased property, or usual place of business; if the tenant is absent, delivery to a suitable person at those locations plus mailing a copy to the tenant at the leased premises; or, if no suitable person can be found, conspicuous posting. The packet also helps document conservative follow-up mailing after posting when local practice calls for it.
The notice should list rent and other amounts that are actually due under the rental agreement and permitted for this nonpayment notice. Separate rent, late fees, utilities, and other charges clearly; do not add future rent, deposits, damages, court costs, attorney fees, or collection charges unless Utah counsel confirms they belong in the notice.
No. A notice is not an eviction order. If the tenant does not pay or vacate after proper service and the full three-business-day period, the landlord still needs a Utah eviction case and court order before possession changes.
Complete the notice for every tenant named in the rental agreement or tenancy record, consider serving each adult tenant separately, and keep proof of service for each tenant.
No. This packet is for the prefiling three-day nonpayment notice and landlord companion records. Eviction complaint materials, summons, occupancy hearing papers, judgment, order of restitution, and constable or sheriff enforcement are court-stage materials and are not included.
Generic templates often miss the three-business-day calculation, the § 78B-6-805 service methods, direct registered/certified-or-equivalent mail, the required mailing after suitable-person delivery, and the recordkeeping needed if a later eviction filing is required. This packet gives you the notice plus instructions, service/payment records, and a #10 envelope companion in one serve-only workflow.