Utah is changing who may manage your rental.

From January 1, 2027, anyone who manages residential rentals for others for pay must be licensed under a principal broker. Owners managing their own property are exempt. Here is what it means for you, and a free session with a principal broker who already meets the rule.

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Five questions to ask whoever manages your rental

1. Who is your principal broker, and what is their license number? 2. Where is my security deposit held, and is it a trust account? 3. Will you be licensed on January 1, or will my agreement need to move? 4. What happens to my lease, my deposit and my records if you stop managing? 5. Can I see a sample owner statement?

If you manage it yourself

Nothing changes legally. The rule exempts owners managing their own property. What changes is the market: your tenants will increasingly compare you with licensed firms that answer in minutes, price to market and report monthly. If you want a second opinion on rent, the analysis is free and there is no obligation.

If a friend, a handyman or an unlicensed company manages it

After January 1 that arrangement needs a license behind it. Moving to a licensed manager with tenants in place takes about thirty days and does not disturb the lease; our switch guide walks through it step by step.

Where Ekot stands

Ekot Group is led by principal broker Esther Jackson-Stowell. Trust accounting, written screening criteria and published pricing are already how we work, so nothing about your agreement would change on January 1. General information, not legal advice; the Division's guidance governs.

Free session for small landlords

January 14, 2027. Sixty minutes, on Zoom and in person.

What the rule requires, what it does not, how to check your manager, and how to price a renewal in a flat market. Questions answered by the principal broker. Save a seat and we will send the details and the recording.