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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Favreau v. Miller, 591 A.2d 68 (1991)

Citation
Favreau v. Miller, 591 A.2d 68 (1991)
Parent Document
Favreau v. Miller, 591 A.2d 68 (1991)
Jurisdiction
Vermont (state)
Effective Date
1991-03-29

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Plaintiff also complains of language in the sixth paragraph of the charge, distinguishing serious conditions from ones "not so serious." We find no error. Here, the court sought to give content to the "reasonable steps" required of the landlord in the previous paragraph. A broken step, for example, should be repaired "promptly"; a design flaw in the stairway such as a low ceiling requires more time and planning to repair. The landlord is merely required, as the court instructed, to "take such reasonable steps as are necessary to take care of the problem within a reasonable time.... What is reasonable will depend upon the circumstances of the particular case."