Moderate Income Housing and Reporting

Because of the passage of H.B. 436, there is a one-year pause to moderate income housing plan progress reporting. However, all reporting municipalities are required to submit the number of residential certificates of occupancy by July 1, 2026. 

We advise communities to continue progressing on their adopted moderate income housing strategies within their plans. 

Recent Legislative Changes - March 2026

These bills passed during the recent 2026 Legislative Session and affect the 2026 MIH Reporting Period: 

H.B. 436 (Moderate Income Housing Infrastructure Amendments) adds a substantial change to the 2026 MIH Reporting Period: 

  • For Municipalities
    • There will be a one-year pause to full MIH reporting. Municipalities that were compliant and/or had priority consideration in 2025 will automatically receive the same determination in 2026. This legislation resumes MIH reporting for municipalities in 2027. 
    • Despite the one-year pause to full MIH reporting, municipalities will still be required to report the following on or before July 1, 2026:
      • The number of residential certificates of occupancy the municipality issued during the previous 12-month period (May 1, 2025 – April 30, 2026).
      • the number of new residential dwelling units the municipality issued certificates of occupancy for in the previous 12-month period (May 1, 2025 - April 30, 2026) (e.g. for a 40-unit building that receives one certificate of occupancy for the entire building, you would report 40)
    • Municipalities will report this through a Qualtrics survey, similar to previous MIH reports. The link to the Qualtrics survey will be published below on May 1, 2026. The link to the Qualtrics survey can be found in the next section.
  • For Counties
    • There will be a one-year pause to MIH reporting. Counties that were compliant and/or had priority consideration in 2025 will automatically receive the same determination in 2026. This legislation resumes MIH reporting for counties in 2027.
    • Counties DO NOT have the residential occupancy reporting requirement that municipalities do in 2026.

H.B. 68 (Housing and Community Development Amendments) restructures housing programs at the state level. The bill moves housing and community development programs, including the MIH program, to the Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED). The mih@utah.gov email address and MIH staff will remain the same throughout the transition period.

H.B. 492 (Transportation, Infrastructure and Housing Amendments) creates the State Housing Infrastructure Partnership Board in the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED). This board will have the authority to make loans to qualifying political subdivisions to finance system improvements that will facilitate the construction of housing. To receive an infrastructure loan, a qualifying political subdivision must demonstrate, in part, that they have adopted an MIH plan that complies with Section 10-21-202 or 17-80-202.

Questions & Support - If you need any assistance or have questions about the 2026 MIH reporting period:

For other assistance, contact Meg Ryan from Utah League of Cities and Towns (ULCT) at mryan@ulct.org.

Certificates of Occupancy Reporting Form for Municipalities - 2026

Municipalities can report residential certificates of occupancy via this form: 
2026 MIH Form

Reporting Due for Municipalities - 2026

Reporting on the number of residential certificates of occupancy is due July 1, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.

Communities Required to Submit - 2026

Cities: All cities over 10,000 population; cities over 5,000 in counties with at least 40,000 in population.
Counties: Not required to submit residential certificates of occupancy for FY2026. Counties that were compliant and/or had priority consideration in 2025 will automatically receive the same determination in 2026. MIH reporting for counties will resume in 2027.

Based on this criteria, the following cities will be required to report on residential certificates of occupancy in 2026:

CITIES

Alpine 

American Fork

Bluffdale 

Bountiful 

Brigham City 

Cedar City 

Cedar Hills 

Centerville 

Clearfield 

Clinton  

Cottonwood Heights 

Draper 

Eagle Mountain 

Elk Ridge

Enoch 

Farmington 

Farr West 

Fruit Heights

Grantsville 

Harrisville 

Heber  

Herriman 

Highland 

Holladay

Hooper 

Hurricane

Hyde Park 

Hyrum 

Ivins 

Kaysville 

Kearns 

Layton 

Lehi 

Lindon 

Logan 

Magna 

Mapleton 

Midvale 

Millcreek 

Murray 

Nibley 

North Logan 

North Ogden 

North Salt Lake 

Ogden 

Orem 

Park City 

Payson 

Perry 

Plain City 

Pleasant Grove

Pleasant View

Providence  

Provo  

Riverdale  

Riverton  

Roy  

Salem  

Salt Lake City 

Sandy  

Santa Clara  

Santaquin  

Saratoga Springs

Smithfield  

South Jordan  

South Ogden  

South Salt Lake 

South Weber  

Spanish Fork

Springville  

St. George

Sunset

Syracuse

Taylorsville

Tooele  

Tremonton  

Vernal  

Vineyard  

Washington

Washington Terrace

West Bountiful  

West Haven  

West Jordan  

West Point  

West Valley City 

White City 

Woods Cross 

Supporting Laws & Policies

Prior Reports

SB 34 Municipal Progress Summaries

2022 Submitted Reports

2023 Submitted Reports

2024 Submitted Reports

2025 Submitted Reports

Other Resources

State

The Utah Housing Affordability Dashboard - In collaboration with the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, a Utah Housing Affordability Dashboard has been created which identifies moderate and affordable housing needs, supply, and a 5-year projection across Utah communities with populations greater than 5,000 people.

‘Utah Housing Strategic Plan’ Dashboard - In May 2025, Utah Governor Spencer Cox unveiled a new housing dashboard to go along with the efforts of the Utah Housing Strategic Plan, which will be released in December 2025.

Land Use Strategies to Bring Housing Back Within Reach - A 2024 report by Envision Utah on best practices to reform zoning and housing regulations, with the ultimate goal of increasing housing attainability and affordability in Utah.

‘How Do We Make Housing Affordable?’ - a 9-minute video produced by Envision Utah describing land use and construction regulation barriers to  affordable housing and recommendations for potential changes to facilitate more affordable housing.

Moderate Income Housing (MIH) Element Model Resolution - a model resolution that communities can use to amend and adopt a moderate-income housing element in their General Plan.

‘A Profile of Affordable Housing Programs and Funding in Utah, FY 2022’ - a report by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, which profiles nearly 30 programs that provided hundreds of millions of dollars in housing assistance to Utah homeowners and renters in FY 2022.

Federal

The American Community Survey (ACS) - an extensive annual household survey produced by the U.S. Census Bureau which provides several tables of demographic and housing data on its website.

Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) – datasets from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) that organize housing needs according to household income and program eligibility limits.