Rental Licenses

Any person, firm, partnership, or corporation operating, maintaining, or offering rental property in Ogden needs to apply for a rental license. A license is required for all rental residential properties. It is unlawful for a person to occupy a residential rental property that is not licensed.

***To submit Rental License Applications via 

EMAIL choose application from related documents, 



  • Fill out required fields
  • Click email link above
  • Attach your filled out application
  • A Business License Technician will review and email/call if they have questions
  • An invoice will then be generated and sent to you via email 

Please note to obtain a license with Ogden City a payment must be made.  The following options to pay for your license are available:



  •  Call Business Licensing at 801-629-8687 to pay via credit card
  •  Mail in your check to 2549 Washington Blvd Suite 240 Ogden UT 84401
  •  Visit the Business Licensing Offices at 2549 Washington Blvd Suite 240 Ogden, UT 84401

The following are the steps to complete before submitting a rental license application.

Planning / Zoning


Contact your local zoning office to ensure that your business location is properly zoned that will allow your business be there. The office is located at:

Zoning Office
2549 Washington Boulevard, Ste 240
Ogden, UT 84401
Phone:801-629-8922 or 801-629-8930

Registration of a Business Name


All entities doing business in Utah under an assumed business name must register with the State of Utah, Department of Commerce. If you are using your own name as your business name it will not need to be registered. A filing fee is charged based upon the type of organization. The Department of Commerce is located at:

State of Utah Department of Commerce
160 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, 84111
Phone: 801-530-4849 Toll free (in state only): 800-721-7233
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