2005 Vermont Code - § 6263. — Habitability; tenant remedies

§ 6263. Habitability; tenant remedies

(a) If the park owner fails to comply with the obligation of habitability, the park owner shall be deemed to have notice of the noncompliance if the park owner receives actual notice of the noncompliance from the resident, a governmental entity or a qualified independent inspector. If the owner has received notice from any of those sources and fails to make repairs within a reasonable time and the noncompliance materially affects health and safety, the resident may pursue any of the following remedies:

(1) Withhold payment of lot rent during the period of the noncompliance.

(2) Obtain injunctive relief.

(3) Recover damages, costs and reasonable attorney fees.

(4) Terminate the rental agreement on reasonable notice.

(b) The remedies under this section are not available to a resident if the noncompliance was caused by the negligent or deliberate act or omission of the resident or of a person on the premises with the resident's consent. (Added 1993, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. May 6, 1994.)