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Adverse possession may not be established unless it is shown that the land has been occupied and claimed continuously for seven years, and that the party and the party's predecessors and grantors have paid all taxes which have been levied and assessed upon the land ing to law.

Eight years. An action may be brought within eight years upon a judgment or decree of any court of the United States, or of any state or territory within the United States.

Court procedures. if a court denies an order of restitution submitted by a party, and upon a party's request, the court shall give notice to the parties of the reason for denial and set a hearing within 10 business days of the day on which the order was submitted to the court.

"Unlawful detainer" means unlawfully remaining in possession of property after receiving a notice to quit, served as required by this chapter, and failing to comply with that notice.

Utah Code Section 78B-6-805. The tenant has 24 hours (not counting Saturdays, Sundays, or state or federal holidays) to dispute the declaration of abandonment. The dispute must be in writing and explain why the premises have not been abandoned.

A cause of action which arises in another jurisdiction, and which is not actionable in the other jurisdiction by reason of the lapse of time, may not be pursued in this state, unless the cause of action is held by a citizen of this state who has held the cause of action from the time it accrued.

Abandonment. The tenant has not notified the owner that the tenant will be absent from the premises, and the tenant fails to pay rent within 15 days after the due date, and there is no reasonable evidence other than the presence of the tenant's personal property that the tenant is occupying the premises.