Hilder v. St. Peter, 478 A.2d 202 (1984)

Citation: Hilder v. St. Peter, 478 A.2d 202 (1984)
Parent Document: Hilder v. St. Peter, 478 A.2d 202 (1984)
Jurisdiction: Vermont (state)
Effective Date: 1984-02-03
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2315224/hilder-v-st-peter/ ↗

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Plaintiff orally agreed to pay defendant Stuart St. Peter $140 a month and a damage deposit of $50; plaintiff paid defendant the first month’s rent and the damage deposit prior to moving in. Plaintiff has paid all rent due under her tenancy. Because the previous tenants had left behind garbage and items of personal belongings, defendant offered to refund plaintiff’s damage deposit if she would clean the apartment herself prior to taking possession. Plaintiff did clean the apartment, but never received her deposit back because the defendant denied ever receiving it. Upon moving into the apartment, plaintiff discovered a broken kitchen window. Defendant promised to repair it, but after waiting a week and fearing that her two year old child might cut herself on the shards of glass, plaintiff repaired the window at her own expense. Although defendant promised to provide a front door key, he never did. For a period of time, whenever plaintiff left the apartment, a member of her family would remain behind for security reasons. Eventually, plaintiff purchased and in *156

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