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
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2320677/houle-v-quenneville/ ↗

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The court concluded that the September 24, 1999 notice of nonrenewal was sufficient because the VSHA requirement that it receive a copy of landlords' notice to tenants is triggered only when landlords have initiated a complaint for eviction or other court action that would terminate a tenancy before the expiration of the lease. The court also concluded that to the extent VSHA required a contemporaneous notice of a court action, in the instant case, the requirement was satisfied by the presence of a VSHA representative at the December 15, 1999 hearing. The court further determined that landlords, although originally seeking to evict tenants in retaliation for tenants' threat to withhold rent and notify authorities about problems with the premises, did not have a retaliatory motive in deciding not to renew tenants' lease. The court emphasized the fact that most of the repairs had been completed and landlords had elected not to proceed with their eviction case, seeking instead possession based on tenants holding over after the expiration of the lease term. I. Notice of nonrenewal

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