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Executive Order 2020-13

Temporarily Suspending Residential Evictions of Individuals Experiencing Wage or Job Loss as a Result of COVID-19

Governor Gary R. Herbert · Utah (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Utah
Level
State
Authority
Utah Code 53-2a-209(4) (suspension of statutes during a state of emergency)
Issued
2020-04-02 Apr. 2, 2020
Effective
2020-04-02 (immediately); rescinds and supersedes EO 2020-11 of Apr. 1, 2020 (read as 2020-04-02)
End
2020-05-15 11:59 p.m. (read as 2020-05-15)
In force
Apr. 2, 2020 to May 15, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Courts and public officesOther
Addressees
  • residential landlords
  • tenants experiencing COVID-19 wage or job loss
  • courts
Functions reached
  • PM property management (evictions suspended)
  • SV servicing and collections
  • CL courts (eviction filings)
Collection
Utah UT

Operative words

hereby order the suspension of enforcement [of the eviction statutes for a tenant who has experienced wage or job loss as a result of COVID-19 and who provides documentation]... This Order rescinds and supersedes Executive Order 2020-11, issued on April 1, 2020. This Order is effective immediately and expires at 11:59 p.m. on May 15, 2020

Enforcement

Suspension of enforcement of Utah Code eviction provisions under 53-2a-209(4)

Notes

Recital: 'the eviction of residents from their homes for failure to pay rent will increase the risk of spread of COVID-19'.

Retrieval note

Bracketed summary of the suspended provisions; the ordering clause's statutory list was read in the exhibit.

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