Vermont Statutes Title 9 Sec. 2389
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 9 Sec. 2389
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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
§ 2389. Limitation on power to choose applicable law and judicial forum
(a) If the parties to an agricultural finance lease choose the law of a jurisdiction other than that in which the goods are to be used, or that in which the lessee resides or has his or her principal place of business, when the lease agreement becomes enforceable or within 30 days thereafter, the choice is not enforceable.
(b) If the parties to an agricultural finance lease choose a judicial forum that would not otherwise have jurisdiction over the lessee, the choice is not enforceable. (Added 1989, No. 284 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2011, No. 136 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 18, 2012.)