Terms Used In Vermont Statutes > Title 9 > Chapter 137 > Subchapter 1 - General

• Buyer: means a person who buys or contracts to buy goods. See
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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. See
• following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
• Landlord: means the owner, lessor, or where applicable, the sublessor of a residential dwelling unit or the building of which it is a part. See
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
• Premises: means a dwelling unit, its appurtenances and the building, and the grounds, areas, and facilities held out for the use of tenants generally or whose use is promised to the tenant. See
• Rental agreement: means all agreements, written or oral, embodying terms and conditions concerning the use and occupancy of a dwelling unit and premises. See
• Seller: means a person who sells or contracts to sell goods. See
• Tenant: means a person entitled under a rental agreement to occupy a residential dwelling unit to the exclusion of others. See