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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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Tenants Kevin Quenneville and Louisa Lewis appeal the order granting landlords Charles and Eileen Houle possession at the expiration of the rental term. Tenants contend: (1) landlords' notice of nonrenewal of their lease was insufficient because landlords did not provide the Vermont State Housing Authority (VSHA) with a contemporaneous copy of the notice; (2) the court failed to properly allocate the burden of proof on tenants' retaliatory eviction defense; and (3) the court erred in finding that the evidence was insufficient to support a retaliatory eviction. Because the requirements for notice to the VSHA do not apply to a notice of nonrenewal of a lease and the court properly found that tenants had failed to sustain their burden of proving their affirmative retaliatory eviction defense, we affirm.