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L'ESPERANCE v. Benware, 2003 VT 43 (2003)

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L'ESPERANCE v. Benware, 2003 VT 43 (2003)
Parent Document
L'ESPERANCE v. Benware, 2003 VT 43 (2003)
Jurisdiction
Vermont (state)
Effective Date
2003-05-02

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¶ 3. In April, the town health officer sent a water sample taken from the house to the Vermont Department of Health laboratory. The sample was found to contain E. coli bacteria. The town health officer requested the Vermont Department of Labor and Industry to inspect the property. On April 26,1996, a Department inspector did so and ordered that the house be vacated by April 29 due to electrical problems and structural deficiencies, including an unsound foundation, a cracked and unsupported carrier beam, and the potential failure of a support column. Cheryl L’Esperance moved into a motel with her children until they could find other housing. In early May 1996, plaintiffs were treated for giardiasis.