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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

§ 6201

Citation
§ 6201
Parent Document
Sweet v. Roy, 801 A.2d 694 (2002)
Jurisdiction
Vermont (state)
Effective Date
2002-04-26

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§ 6201(6). We can find no support for defendants’ position in this definition. The definition turns on the fact of occupancy rather than its legality. Even if plaintiff were unlawfully occupying her mobile home and lot, an issue that was hotly disputed between the parties, there is nothing in the words of the definition to suggest that she did not have the protection of the Act. Indeed, the broad coverage of temporary and permanent occupancies suggests that the occupant need not have a particular status to be a resident for purposes of the Act. Normally, we must apply a statute in accordance with the plain meaning of its language. See McMurphy v. State, 171 Vt. 9, 12, 757 A.2d 1043, 1046 (2000).