57-16-8 - Payment of rent and fees during pendency of eviction proceeding.
57-16-8. Payment of rent and fees during pendency of eviction proceeding.
If a resident elects to contest an eviction proceeding, all rents, fees, and service chargesdue and incurred during the pendency of the action shall be paid into court according to thecurrent mobile home park payment schedule. Failure of the resident to pay such amounts may, inthe discretion of the court, constitute grounds for granting summary judgment in favor of themobile home park. Upon final termination of the issues between the parties, the court shall orderall amounts paid into court paid to the mobile home park. The prevailing party is also entitled tocourt costs and reasonable attorney's fees.
Enacted by Chapter 178, 1981 General Session