2025 bills / H.B. 151

H.B. 151 Home Sales Amendments (2025)

Did not passWritten by Rep. Bennion, Gay Lynn

  1. Introduced
  2. House committee (stopped here)
  3. House vote
  4. Senate committee
  5. Senate vote
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

AI summary from the official description

The bill would require a buyer of a single-family home bought within its first 30 days on the market to sign an affidavit promising to live in it, and to record that affidavit with the county recorder. It would also ban selling several foreclosed single-family homes together in one bulk sale.

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Official description
  • defines terms
  • requires a purchaser to sign an affidavit of intent to occupy when buying a single-family home within the first 30 days the single-family home is on the market, unless the seller incurs an exigent circumstance
  • requires that a purchaser record an affidavit of intent to occupy with a county recorder
  • prohibits the bulk sale of foreclosed single-family homes
Full text and history on le.utah.gov →

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