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2019 Utah Code
Title 57 - Real Estate
Chapter 27 - Disclosure of Methamphetamine Contaminated Property Act
Part 2 - Disclosure of Contaminated Property
Section 201 - Disclosure of contaminated property required.
Universal Citation: UT Code § 57-27-201 (2019)
57-27-201. Disclosure of contaminated property required.
Enacted by Chapter 194, 2009 General Session
- (1) Subject to Section 57-1-37, if an owner or lessor of real property has actual knowledge that the property is currently contaminated from the use, storage, or manufacture of methamphetamines, the owner or lessor shall, in a real property lease, conveyance, or other transaction related to the contaminated property, disclose that the property is contaminated.
- (2)
- (a) If an owner's or lessor's real property is contaminated from the use, storage, or manufacture of methamphetamines, the owner or lessor may report the contaminated property to a government agency responsible for monitoring the decontamination process and documenting that the test results meet decontamination standards.
- (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a), an owner or lessor whose contaminated property is reported in a police action related to the manufacturing of methamphetamines shall be subject to the provisions of Title 19, Chapter 6, Part 9, Illegal Drug Operations Site Reporting and Decontamination Act.
- (3)
- (a) A person may file a civil action to enforce this chapter.
- (b) A court may award a prevailing party damages, court costs, and reasonable attorney fees for an action filed under this chapter.
Enacted by Chapter 194, 2009 General Session
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