(1) An owner may modify the terms of a rental agreement upon giving notice in writing to the occupant:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 38-8-6

  • Email: means an electronic message or an executable program or computer file that contains an image of a message that is transmitted between two or more computers or electronic terminals, including electronic messages that are transmitted within or between computer networks. See Utah Code 38-8-1
  • Last known address: means the postal address provided by an occupant in a rental agreement or, if the occupant provides a subsequent written notice of a change of address, the postal address provided in the written notice of a change of address. See Utah Code 38-8-1
  • Last known email address: means the email address provided by an occupant in a rental agreement or, if the occupant provides a subsequent written notice of a change of address, the email address provided in the written notice of a change of address. See Utah Code 38-8-1
  • Occupant: means a person, or the person's sublessee, successor, or assignee, entitled to the use of a storage space at a self-service storage facility under a rental agreement, to the exclusion of others. See Utah Code 38-8-1
  • Owner: means :
         (7)(a) the owner, operator, lessor, or sublessor of a self-service storage facility;
         (7)(b) an agent of a person described in Subsection (7)(a); or
         (7)(c) any other person authorized by a person described in Subsection (7)(a) to manage the facility or to receive rent from an occupant under a rental agreement. See Utah Code 38-8-1
  • Rental agreement: means any written agreement or lease that establishes or modifies the terms, conditions, rules, or any other provisions relating to the use and occupancy of a unit or space at a self-service storage facility. See Utah Code 38-8-1
  • Self-service storage facility: means real property designed and used for the purpose of renting or leasing individual storage space to occupants who have access to the facility for the purpose of storing personal property. See Utah Code 38-8-1
  • Writing: includes :
         (48)(a) printing;
         (48)(b) handwriting; and
         (48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
     (1)(a) by first-class mail to the occupant’s last known address; or
     (1)(b) by email to the occupant’s last known email address.
(2) An owner shall send written notice to modify the terms of the rental agreement at least 30 days before the day on which the modified terms take effect.
(3) The occupant is bound by the terms of the modified rental agreement if the occupant continues to store personal property at the self-service storage facility beginning on the date the modified rental agreement takes effect if the owner complies with Subsection (1)(a) or (b).