Vermont Statutes Title 10 Sec. 6261
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 10 Sec. 6261
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Fees: shall mean earnings due for official services, aside from salaries or per diem compensation. 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
- premises: means a mobile home lot and any part of a mobile home park. 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
§ 6261. Resident obligations; use and maintenance of premises
(a) The resident shall not create or contribute to the noncompliance of the premises with applicable provisions of building, environmental, or housing and health rules. As used in this subchapter, the term “premises” means a mobile home lot and any part of a mobile home park.
(b) The resident shall conduct himself or herself and require other persons on the premises with the resident’s consent to conduct themselves in a manner that will not disturb other residents’ peaceful enjoyment of the premises.
(c) The resident shall not deliberately or negligently destroy, deface, damage, or remove any part of the premises or its fixtures, mechanical or utility systems, or furnishings or deliberately or negligently permit any person to do so.
(d) Unless inconsistent with a written rental agreement or otherwise provided by law, a resident may terminate a tenancy by actual notice given to the park owner at least one rental payment period prior to the termination date specified in the notice.
(e) If a resident acts in violation of this section, the park owner is entitled to recover damages, costs, and reasonable attorney’s fees, and the violation shall be grounds for termination under section 6237 of this title. (Added 1993, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. May 6, 1994; amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 17.)