mackey v. sheldrake (2023)

Citation: mackey v. sheldrake (2023)
Parent Document: mackey v. sheldrake (2023)
Jurisdiction: Vermont (state)
Effective Date: 2023-12-29
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/9456343/mackey-v-sheldrake/ ↗

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A person aggrieved by housing discrimination may “bring an action for injunctive relief
and compensatory and punitive damages and any other appropriate relief in the superior court of
the county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred.” 9 V.S.A. § 4506 (a). It would be
unjust to deprive the landlords of the rent to which they are entitled, and therefore the Court does
not grant any money remedy to the tenants that would be a setoff to the unpaid rent due the
landlords. The only reasonable remedy available under these circumstances is denial of the
landlords’ request for possession. Therefore, the Court will issue a money judgment for the
unpaid rent, but provide as an enforcement remedy for the discrimination the denial of the nght
to possession based on the unpaid rent at issue in this case.

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