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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Houle v. Quenneville, 787 A.2d 1258 (2001)

Citation
Houle v. Quenneville, 787 A.2d 1258 (2001)
Parent Document
Houle v. Quenneville, 787 A.2d 1258 (2001)
Jurisdiction
Vermont (state)
Effective Date
2001-11-09

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In so holding we find unpersuasive the contrary rule adopted by some sister state courts that the defense of retaliatory eviction is not available at the expiration of a fixed term lease, Frenchtown Villa v. Meadors, 324 N.W.2d 133, 135 (Mich. Ct. App. 1982) (landlord’s motivation in seeking repossession or declining to renew its fixed-term lease was not a defense to a summary proceeding instituted at the expiration of the fixed term lease), or to holdovers, Groton *89Townhouse Apartments v. Covington, 448 A.2d 221, 222 (Conn. Super. Ct. 1982) (retaliatory eviction defense does not extend to summary eviction proceedings at the termination of a tenancy where tenants were holding over).