Vermont Statutes Title 9 Sec. 2384
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 9 Sec. 2384
- 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
- lease: means a lease of property to a farmer under which:
- Lessee: means a person who acquires the right to possession and use of leased property under an agricultural finance lease. See
- Lessor: means a person who transfers the right to possession and use of leased property under an agricultural finance lease, and agents, successors, and assigns of the lessor. 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
- property: means personal property leased by a lessor to a farmer lessee for use in farming, including goods, livestock, equipment and machinery, bulk milk tanks, silos, manure storage systems, tools, fixtures that were personal property at the time the lease was entered into, and accessories. See
§ 2384. Warranties
(a) A lessee may enforce all express or implied warranties available to the lessor directly against the manufacturer, seller, supplier, or dealer of the leased property, during the term of the lease.
(b) A lessor shall impliedly warrant that the leased property is fit for a particular purpose if the lessor, when the lease is executed, has reason to know of any particular purpose for which the goods are required and that the lessee is relying on the lessor’s skill or judgment to select or furnish suitable goods.
(c) A lessor shall impliedly warrant that the leased property is merchantable, if the lessor is a merchant with respect to goods of that kind.
(d) A lessor shall impliedly warrant that no person holds a claim to or interest in the leased property arising from an act or omission of the lessor, for the lease term, that will interfere with the lessee’s enjoyment of the leasehold interest. (Added 1989, No. 284 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2011, No. 136 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 18, 2012.)