Vermont Statutes Title 10 Sec. 6241
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 10 Sec. 6241
- following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
- Mobile home: means :
- Mobile home park: means any parcel of land under single or common ownership or control that contains, or is designed, laid out, or adapted to accommodate, more than two mobile homes. See
- park owner: means the owners, operators, officers, or managing agents of a mobile home park as well as any person acting through any corporate or other device who has the practical authority to establish rules, policies, or other requirements for the operation of the mobile home park. See
- 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
- resident: means an individual, individuals, or family who occupies a mobile home on a permanent or temporary basis in a mobile home park as that term is defined in subdivision (2) of this section. See
§ 6241. Access
(a) A park owner may enter a mobile home lot in the park with the resident‘s consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) A park owner may also enter a mobile home lot in the park between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on no less than 12 hours’ notice for any of the following purposes:
(1) to inspect the premises;
(2) to make necessary or agreed repairs, alterations, or improvements;
(3) to supply agreed services;
(4) to show the lot to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, residents, workers, or contractors.
(c) A park owner may enter a mobile home lot without notice or permission if, in the course of performing repairs in the mobile home park, the owner discovers that it is necessary to enter a lot to complete the repairs, provided that the owner could not reasonably have foreseen the necessity to enter the lot at the time the repairs were commenced. A park owner shall attempt to obtain permission from the resident before entering the lot, at a minimum, by attempting to contact the resident at any telephone number the owner has for the resident and in person at the mobile home.
(d) A park owner may enter a mobile home or a mobile home lot in the park without notice or permission when the park owner reasonably believes that there is a likelihood of imminent injury to any person, damage to property, or interruption of utility services. (Added 1983, No. 235 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; amended 1993, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. May 6, 1994; 2007, No. 176 (Adj. Sess.), § 63.)