The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
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NOTE
Title
9
:
Commerce and Trade
Chapter
137
:
Residential Rental Agreements
Subchapter
001
:
GENERAL
(Cite as: 9 V.S.A. § 4451)
§ 4451. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Actual notice” means receipt of written notice hand-delivered or mailed to the last
known address. A rebuttable presumption that the notice was received three days after
mailing is created if the sending party proves that the notice was sent by first-class
or certified U.S. mail.
(2) “Building, housing, and health regulations” means any law, ordinance, or governmental
regulation concerning health, safety, sanitation, or fitness for habitation or concerning
the construction, maintenance, operation, occupancy, use, or appearance of any premises
or dwelling unit.
(3) “Dwelling unit” means a building or the part of a building that is used as a home,
residence, or sleeping place by one or more persons who maintain a household.
(4) “Landlord” means the owner, lessor, or where applicable, the sublessor of a residential
dwelling unit or the building of which it is a part.
(5) “Normal wear and tear” means the deterioration that occurs, based upon the reasonable
use for which the rental unit is intended, without negligence, carelessness, accident,
or abuse of the premises or equipment or chattels by the tenant or members of his
or her household or their invitees or guests.