Housing

Utah tenants who stay in an apartment after being evicted must pay three times the daily rent. The Legislature voted to keep it that way.

Across rural Utah, hundreds have become homeowners by banding together with future neighbors to put up their own houses.

A transgender Utah State University student is facing harassment after a mother’s social media post criticized her placement as a resident assistant in a women’s dorm.

In other news, Salt Lake City was ranked one of the nation's hottest housing markets. And, a magnitude 3.4 earthquake shook a remote area of southern Utah Tuesday morning.

As temperatures plunge in one of Utah’s coldest counties, a warming center is seeing record numbers of people needing shelter, and is urgently seeking more volunteers to help.

In other news, a new beef processing facility has opened in Juab County. And a Ogden-based development group's has been denied their proposal for a incorporated resort community by the Utah Lieutenant Governor's office.

At an event hosted by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, panelists explained how more innovative housing designs could help lower costs for homebuyers.

Republican candidate Dr. Mike Kennedy called for a hands-off government approach, while Democrat Glenn Wright advocated for multiple levels of government to work together.

The Logan City Council also set new restrictions for short-term rentals like Airbnbs, though unlicensed short-term rentals remain a challenge in the city.

In other news, a new fire in the Uinta Mountains burned 1,500 acres in one day. And, a group of South Jordan residents are petitioning for a bridge over Mountain View Corridor.