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Eviction papers in Utah: free help

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Your deadline

File a written answer with the court AND send a copy to the landlord (or the landlord's lawyer or paralegal practitioner) within 3 business days after the day you were served. The day you were served is day zero. Count only weekdays that are not court holidays. Use the court's form 2100EV, Defendant's Answer to Unlawful Detainer (Eviction), or file it online through MyCourtCase. You can email, mail or hand deliver the copy to the landlord at the address at the top left of page 1 of your summons.

Your court date or answer date, as printed on the summons or notice of hearing.
The day they were handed to you, left at your home, posted, or arrived in the mail.
The rule: within three business days after the day of service; the day of service is day zero

The rule's own words: “The summons shall include the number of days within which the defendant is required to appear and defend the action, which shall be three business days from the date of service, unless the defendant objects to the number of days, and the court determines that the facts of the case should allow more time.”

Source: Utah Code 78B-6-807(3)(a); Summons (Eviction Cases) form 1105EV; Utah R. Civ. P. 6(a)(1)(A)

If you do not answer or appear

If you do not file and serve your answer by the deadline, the landlord can ask the court for a default judgment. The landlord can get what they asked for, and you do not get to tell your side. If you do not come to a hearing after getting notice, the court must order you out and enter a default judgment, unless it finds a reason not to.

Source: Summons (Eviction Cases) form 1105EV; Utah Code 78B-6-810(4)(a)

Cost to answer

No fee for filing an answer is listed in the Utah fee statute or on the courts' fee page. A counterclaim (asking the landlord to pay you) has a fee of $55, $165 or $170 depending on the amount, and you can ask for a fee waiver.

Source: Utah Code 78A-2-301(1)(d) (version effective 5/6/2026, and the version effective 1/1/2027); Utah Courts Answer page

What your papers are called

Summons (Eviction Cases), form 1105EV, served with the landlord's Complaint for Unlawful Detainer (Eviction), form 1100EV. The summons is printed in English and Spanish ('Citatorio'). District court (the case is called unlawful detainer, also eviction).

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Are you the landlord?

A company landlord, such as an LLC or corporation, generally needs a lawyer to file an eviction in this state.

A company landlord (LLC, corporation, partnership or other entity) needs a licensed lawyer to file an eviction. The courts' landlord page says that if the business is anything other than a DBA, it needs someone to represent it. Under the Supreme Court's practice rule, only licensed lawyers may practice law. A Licensed Paralegal Practitioner may handle evictions but may represent only a natural person, so a paralegal practitioner cannot represent a company. A DBA is a person using a business name, not a separate company. The small claims exception does not apply, because an eviction is not a small claims case.

Source: Utah Supreme Court Rules of Professional Practice 4-802(a), (b)(3), (c)(1), (d)(5) (effective 1/5/2023); Utah State Courts landlord eviction page; Utah Code 78A-8-102(1)

The court's landlord form: Complaint for Unlawful Detainer (Eviction) (the PDF's footer reads 'Complaint for Unlawful Detention (Eviction)') (1100EV)

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Sources read on 2026-10-05.