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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

mtc vt v warner, No. 25-cv-1707 (Vt. Super. Ct. 2025)

Citation
mtc vt v warner, No. 25-cv-1707 (Vt. Super. Ct. 2025)
Parent Document
mtc vt v warner, No. 25-cv-1707 (Vt. Super. Ct. 2025)
Jurisdiction
Vermont (state)
Effective Date
2025-07-16

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A document titled “Landlord Tenant Checklist” was introduced into evidence, and this
document reflects the condition of each of the rooms at move-in and at move-out. The document
was signed by Landlord and by Tenants. The checklist identified a broken screen and a few
items that needed to be repaired in the kitchen, which Tenant does not dispute. The parties’
dispute centers around the amounts Landlord withheld for repairing and painting the walls. Each
room was included on the checklist, and the condition of the walls at the time of move-in was
listed as “freshly painted.” At move-out, the condition of the walls was described as “same” or
some variant of “sheetrock spot repairs/touchup paint needed,” “screw/nail hole repair,” “scuff
marks,” or “needs cleaning.” Tenant did not deny that some repairs to the walls and touch-up
painting were warranted and agreed to be responsible for a quarter of the amount withheld for
these purposes, but he objected to the amount of paint purchased and the labor costs Landlord
withheld for sheetrock repair and painting, which amount exceeded $2,000.