Policy Statement
 
Scope of Policy. The Home Builders Association of Utah Policy Statement is intended to address issues the Utah HBA deals with at the Utah State Legislature, Regulatory Agencies and local governments. For more information on the federal issues, please refer to the National Association of Home Builders’ website. A link is provided on our home page under Industry Links.

Mission.  The Utah HBA exists to represent the building and housing industry in Utah. To achieve an overall mission of member satisfaction, the Utah HBA concentrates on the following goals.

• Balanced legislative, regulatory, and judicial policy.
• Public appreciation for the importance of housing and those who provide it.
• The premier resource for industry information, education, research, and technical expertise.
• Improved business performance of its members and affiliates.

Vision. The Utah HBA exists to create an environment in which:

• All Utahans have access to the housing of their choice and the opportunity to realize the American dream of homeownership.
• Builders have the freedom to operate as entrepreneurs in an open and competitive environment.
• Housing and those who provide it are recognized as the strength of the state.

Statement Policy. Housing is one of this country’s most regulated industries. As such, the Utah HBA offers the benefit of our knowledge, our expertise, and our technical resources to the public in general and the government that serves them. The more than 2600 member companies of the Utah HBA present the ongoing statement of policy as provided so the public will better understand the specific positions on current issues.
 
The housing industry continues to play its vital role in the national and state economies by contributing one in every seven dollars of domestic output. Home ownership continues to increase to record levels.
 
The Utah HBA is dedicated to the protection and the preservation of the free enterprise system and the right of the individual to own real property as guaranteed by the Constitution of the United State of America and the State of Utah. We believe in the fee enterprise system, and oppose undue intervention by the government I the affairs of American business. We oppose counterproductive taxation, governmental guidelines, regulations, rules and procedures which unnecessarily increase consumer costs and unnecessarily burden the business community.
 
We believe in and support policies that promote the healthy growth of the American economy. Investment in structures, in equipment, and I the skills of people is necessary to increase the standard of living, jobs and household income. To accomplish these goals, we urge changes in tax policy that will encourage savings, investment and homeownership.
 
We believe that active involvement in political activity is a privilege and the responsibility of every citizen. We urge qualified individuals to make them selves available for public service. We encourage continuing participation in local, state and national political affairs and urge support of those candidates who pledge and by their actions preserve and indeed strengthen America’s free enterprise system which is based upon the underlying principle of private property ownership.