Source: http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2008/bills/senate/S-372.HTM
Timestamp: 2017-10-18 07:30:12
Document Index: 8798751

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 4461', '§ 4462', '§ 4465', '§ 4467', '§ 4473', '§ 6204', '§ 4854']

AN ACT RELATING TO EVICTIONS, UNPAID RENT, AND ABANDONED PROPERTY IN RENTAL PROPERTY
Sec. 2. 9 V.S.A. § 4461(c) is amended to read:
(c) A landlord shall return the security deposit to a tenant within 14 days from the date on which the landlord discovers that the tenant vacated or abandoned the dwelling unit, or the date the tenant vacated the dwelling unit, provided the landlord received notice from the tenant of that date. The landlord shall return the security deposit along with a written statement itemizing any deductions. In the case of the seasonal occupancy and rental of a dwelling unit not intended as a primary residence, the security deposit and written statement shall be returned within 60 days.
Sec. 3. 9 V.S.A. § 4462(d) is added to read:
Sec. 4. 9 V.S.A. § 4465(c) is added to read:
(c) If a landlord serves notice of termination of tenancy on any grounds other than for nonpayment of rent within 90 days after notice by any municipal or state governmental entity that the premises are not in compliance with applicable health or safety regulations, it may be presumed that any termination by the landlord is in retaliation for the tenant having reported the noncompliance.
Sec. 5. 9 V.S.A. § 4467 is amended to read:
(a) Termination for nonpayment of rent. Termination for nonpayment of rent. The landlord may terminate a tenancy for nonpayment of rent by providing actual notice to the tenant of the date on which the tenancy will terminate which shall be at least 14 days after the date of the actual notice. The rental agreement shall not terminate if the tenant pays or tenders all arrearages prior to the termination date. A rent due through the end of the rental period in which payment is made or tendered. Notwithstanding 12 V.S.A. § 4473, a tenant may not defeat a notice to terminate by payment of arrearages more than three times in 12 months. Acceptance of partial payment of rent shall not constitute a waiver of the landlord’s remedies to commence or continue an ejectment action pursuant to chapter 169 of Title 12 for nonpayment of rent.
(2) When termination is based on criminal activity, illegal drug activity, or acts of violence that threaten the health, safety, or right to peaceful enjoyment of the premises by other residents, the landlord may terminate the tenancy by providing actual notice to the tenant of the date on which the tenancy will terminate which shall be at least 15 days from the date of the actual notice.
(e) Termination by landlord for no cause under terms of written rental agreement. If the landlord terminates a tenancy in accordance with the terms of there is a written rental agreement, the notice to terminate for no cause shall be at least 30 days before the end or expiration of the stated term of the rental agreement, if rent is payable on a monthly basis and the tenancy has continued for two years or less. The and the notice to terminate for no cause shall be at least 60 days the rent is paid on a monthly basis and before the end or expiration of the term of the rental agreement if the tenancy has continued for more than two years. The If there is a written week-to-week rental agreement, the notice to terminate for no cause shall be at least seven days, if rent is payable on a weekly basis; however, a notice to terminate for nonpayment of rent shall be as provided in subsection (a) of this section.
(i) Multiple notices. All notices authorized under this section shall be valid and binding on the tenant and shall be a basis for commencing and maintaining an action for possession pursuant to this chapter, chapter 153 of Title 10, chapter 14 of Title 11, or chapter 169 of Title 12, notwithstanding that the notices may be based on different or unrelated grounds, dates of termination, or that the notices are sent at different times prior to or during an ejectment action. A landlord may maintain an ejectment action and rely on as many grounds for ejectment as is allowed by law at any time during the eviction process.
Sec. 6. 10 V.S.A. § 6204(c) is amended to read:
In actions of ejectment for nonpayment of rent, the plaintiff shall not be required to prove a demand of the rent in arrear or a stipulation for reentry on nonpayment of rent or a reentry on the premises, but shall recover judgment as if the rent in arrear had been demanded and reentry made. Before final judgment a writ of possession is executed, if the defendant in such action pays into court the rent in arrear with all rent due through the end of the current rental period, including interest and the costs of suit, such the action shall be discontinued. A defendant may not defeat an ejectment action based on nonpayment of rent if the landlord has sent a termination notice based on nonpayment of rent more than three times in 12 months, provided the landlord has sent actual notice no earlier than seven calendar days from the date the rent is due for each notice under this section.
Sec. 9. 12 V.S.A. § 4854 is amended to read: