Tenant rights when landlord is attempting to sell property...

[Nate Julian]

Hey all,

Quick question. I live in Utah, and some of my friends live in SLC. They are currently renting in Sugarhouse. I'm not positive of the terms on the lease, but something smells fishy to me.

Their current landlord is trying to sell the property. The lease they are on extends well into the summer of 2016. The landlord is making the tenants leave the property, and clean before she shows the property. Whether they should to be respectful is not my question. From what I have been told (which could be complete crap), tenants cannot be required to leave thr property for a owner to show the property. I also assume they can't be required to do anything they don't want to in order for the owner to show the home.

I could be way wrong here, and maybe there are some rules. I'm looking to gain a better personal understanding for Utah on this matter, and also to let my friends know if the owner is in the right or not. 

p.s. Hopefully they are keeping the place clean anyways :) So far, they have been compliant, and even went as far as to take down decorations etc. for the owner.