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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is observed every year on June 15th, making it the perfect time to talk about a growing danger: financial scams that target older adults. Scammers are using much trickier tools these days, including fake cryptocurrency deals, automated social media messages, and artificial intelligence to clone people’s voices or faces. Enforcement data from 2024 shows that …
June 12th, 2026 Salt Lake City – The Utah Department of Commerce’s Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL) announced that the Residence Lien Recovery Fund (LRF) is now depleted. History of the LRF Enacted by the Utah State Legislature in 1994, the LRF was designed to protect homeowners from “double payment.” This occurred when a homeowner paid their primary contractor in …
6/24/2026 UPDATE — Updated Criminal Sentencing Date8/27/2026 at 11:00 AM in Room 2B 206 (St George) before District Judge Ann Marie McIff AllenCaution Regarding Recovery ScamsThe Division has received reports concerning fictitious law firms targeting former RentDue Capital investors on social media and various messaging platforms, falsely claiming they have the authorization to investigate cases and recover lost funds. To protect …
Utah Court of Appeals 2013 UT App 28 (Click for Full Text of Opinion) January 31, 2013 In a contract dispute case, the Utah Court of Appeals reiterated the policy that extrajudicial resolution of disputes (aka Alternative Dispute Resolution) is favored. RETURN to Welcome Page
A few 2013 cases from other states are summarized here. These cases are classified as follows: Authority to exercise eminent domain, Damaging property for a public use, Exactions and impact fees, Just compensation, Other damages and compensation, Land use regulation, and Takings. The summaries include a comparison to Utah law. These cases are presented for information only,and they may shed some …
Utah Supreme Court 2012 UT 79 (Click for Full Text of Opinion) November 20, 2012 If more than one owner holds an interest in a parcel being condemned, the condemning agency pays each owner the fair market value of each respective property interest. Those values are determined individually, and may be decided in separate proceedings. RETURN to Welcome Page
As required by § 13-43-203 of the Utah Code, the Office of the Property Rights Ombudsman has prepared the following information for property owners whose land is being acquired. Please feel free to contact the Ombudsman Office for more information. Government agencies are authorized to acquire privately-owned property for public uses, provided the owner of the property is compensated. It …
The November/December issue of the Utah Bar Journal includes an article on Boundary by Acquiescence written by Elliot R. Lawrence, of the Office of the Property Rights Ombudsman. The Article appeared in Volume 27, Number 6 of the Utah Bar Journal. The Article is entitled “Settling Boundary Disputes Using Utah’s Boundary By Acquiescence Doctrine.” Boundary by Acquiescence Article
Summaries of the new bills enacted by the Utah Legislature in the 2015 Session that impact Land Use and Eminent Domain 2015 Bill Summaries
