If the owner has given you a Three-day Notice to Pay or Vacate, the owner is asking that you pay the amount you owe or move out within three days. The landlord can use a Three-day pay or vacate notice if you owe rent and/or any other amount as a result of your oral or written agreement with the landlord.
To calculate the three days, you don't count the day you receive the notice. You count the next three business days, do not count weekends and holidays. The day after you receive the notice is day one.
If you pay the amount the landlord says you owe within the three days, you can stay.
If you think the amount the landlord is asking you to pay is more than you really owe, you can refuse to pay. However, because in Utah the court can require you to move out before it decides whether you or your landlord should win the case, it is safer to pay everything the landlord is asking within the three days if you want to avoid being evicted. If after paying everything and discussing your position with your landlord you still feel you have paid too much, you may want to contact a mediator to help you resolve the issue, or file a small claims case against your landlord.
If you DO NOT pay the amount asked for within three days, and you DO NOT move out, the landlord can go on to the second step of eviction which is to file a lawsuit in court.