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27 V.S.A. § 1614
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 18 - Unclaimed Property|§ 1614. Confidentiality agreement

§ 1614. Confidentiality agreement|A person to be examined under section 1562 of this title may require, as a condition of disclosure of the records of the person to be examined, that each person having access to the records disclosed in the examination execute and deliver to the person to be examined a confidentiality agreement that:  (1) is in a form that is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrator; and (2) requires the person having access to the records to comply with the provisions of this subchapter applicable to the person. (Added 2019, No. 93 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2021.)
27 V.S.A. § 1615
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 18 - Unclaimed Property|§ 1615. No confidential information in notice

§ 1615. No confidential information in notice|Except as otherwise provided in sections 1501 and 1502 of this title, a holder is not required under this chapter to include confidential information in a notice the holder is required to provide to an apparent owner under this chapter. (Added 2019, No. 93 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2021.)
27 V.S.A. § 1616
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 18 - Unclaimed Property|§ 1616. Security of information

§ 1616. Security of information|(a) If a holder is required to include confidential information in a report to the Administrator, the information must be provided by a secure means.(b) If confidential information in a record is provided to and maintained by the Administrator or Administrator's agent as required by this chapter, the Administrator or agent shall:  (1) implement administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of the information required by 9 V.S.A. chapter 62 and federal privacy and data security law whether or not the Administrator or the Administrator's agent is subject to the law; (2) protect against reasonably anticipated threats or hazards to the security, confidentiality, or integrity of the information; and (3) protect against unauthorized access to or use of the information that could result in substantial harm or inconvenience to a holder or the holder's customers, including insureds, annuitants, and policy or contract owners and their beneficiaries.   (c) The Administrator:  (1) after notice and comment, shall adopt and implement a security plan that identifies and assesses reasonably foreseeable internal and external risks to confidential information in the Administrator's possession and seeks to mitigate the risks; and (2) shall ensure that the Administrator's agent adopts and implements a similar plan with respect to confidential information in the agent's possession.   (d) The Administrator and the Administrator's agent shall educate and train their employees regarding the plan adopted under subsection (c) of this section.(e) The Administrator and the Administrator's agent shall in a secure manner return or destroy all confidential information no longer reasonably needed under this chapter. (Added 2019, No. 93 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2021.)
27 V.S.A. § 1617
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 18 - Unclaimed Property|§ 1617. Security breach

§ 1617. Security breach|(a) Except to the extent prohibited by law other than this chapter, the Administrator or Administrator's agent shall notify a holder as soon as practicable of:  (1) a suspected loss, misuse or unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or destruction of confidential information obtained from the holder in the possession of the Administrator or the Administrator's agent; and (2) any interference with operations in any system hosting or housing confidential information that:  (A) compromises the security, confidentiality, or integrity of the information; or (B) creates a substantial risk of identity fraud or theft.    (b) Except as necessary to inform an insurer, attorney, investigator, or others as required by law, the Administrator and the Administrator's agent may not disclose, without the express consent in a record of the holder, an event described in subsection (a) of this section to a person whose confidential information was supplied by the holder.(c) If an event described in subsection (a) of this section occurs, the Administrator and the Administrator's agent shall:  (1) take action necessary for the holder to understand and minimize the effect of the event and determine its scope; and (2) cooperate with the holder with respect to:  (A) any notification required by law concerning a data or other security breach; and (B) a regulatory inquiry, litigation, or similar action. (Added 2019, No. 93 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2021.)
27 V.S.A. § 1618
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 18 - Unclaimed Property|§ 1618. Indemnification for breach

§ 1618. Indemnification for breach|(a) If a claim is made or action commenced arising out of an event described in subsection 1617(a) of this title relating to confidential information possessed by the Administrator's agent, the Administrator's agent shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless a holder and the holder's affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents as to:  (1) any claim or action; and (2) a liability, obligation, loss, damage, cost, fee, penalty, fine, settlement, charge, or other expense, including reasonable attorney's fees and costs, established by the claim or action.   (b) The Administrator shall require an Administrator's agent that will receive confidential information required under this chapter to maintain adequate insurance for indemnification obligations of the Administrator's agent under subsection (a) of this section. The agent required to maintain the insurance shall provide evidence of the insurance to:  (1) the Administrator not less frequently than annually; and (2) the holder on commencement of an examination and annually thereafter until all confidential information is returned or destroyed under subsection 1406(e) of this title. (Added 2019, No. 93 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2021.)
27 V.S.A. § 1621
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 18 - Unclaimed Property|§ 1621. Uniformity of application and construction

§ 1621. Uniformity of application and construction|In applying and construing this uniform chapter, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. (Added 2019, No. 93 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2021.)
27 V.S.A. § 1622
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 18 - Unclaimed Property|§ 1622. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act

§ 1622. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act|This chapter modifies, limits, or supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. § 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. § 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of that act, 15 U.S.C. § 7003(b). (Added 2019, No. 93 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2021.)
27 V.S.A. § 1623
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 18 - Unclaimed Property|§ 1623. Transitional provision

§ 1623. Transitional provision|(a) An initial report filed under this chapter for property that was not required to be reported before the effective date of this chapter, but that is required to be reported under this chapter, must include all items of property that would have been presumed abandoned during the 10-year period preceding the effective date of this chapter as if this chapter had been in effect during that period.(b) This chapter does not relieve a holder of a duty that arose before the effective date of this chapter to report, pay, or deliver property. Subject to subsections 1520(b) and (c) of this title, a holder that did not comply with the law governing unclaimed property before the effective date of this chapter is subject to applicable provisions for enforcement and penalties in effect before the effective date of this chapter. (Added 2019, No. 93 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2021.)
27 V.S.A. § 1-101
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27A - Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act (1994)|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 1-101. Short title

§ 1-101. Short title|This title shall be known and may be cited as the Vermont Common Interest Ownership Act. (Added 1997, No. 104 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.)
27 V.S.A. § 1-104
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27A - Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act (1994)|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 1-104. Variation by agreement

§ 1-104. Variation by agreement|Except as expressly provided in this title, the effect of the provisions of this title may not be varied by agreement, and rights conferred by this title may not be waived. Except as otherwise provided in section 1-207 of this title, a declarant may not act under a power of attorney or use any other device to evade the limitations or prohibitions of this title or the declaration. (Added 1997, No. 104 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1999; amended 2009, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2012.)
27 V.S.A. § 1-105
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27A - Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act (1994)|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 1-105. Separate titles and taxation

§ 1-105. Separate titles and taxation|(a) In a condominium or planned community:  (1) if there is any unit owner other than a declarant, each unit that has been created, together with its interest in the common elements, constitutes for all purposes a separate parcel of real estate; (2) if there is any unit owner other than a declarant, each unit shall be separately taxed and assessed, and no separate tax or assessment may be rendered against any common elements for which a declarant has reserved no development rights; provided, however, that if a portion of the common elements is located in a town other than the town in which the unit is located, the town in which the common elements are located may designate that portion of the common elements within its boundaries as a parcel for property tax assessment purposes and may tax each unit owner at an appraisal value pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 3481.   (b) Any portion of the common elements for which the declarant has reserved any development right shall be separately taxed and assessed against the declarant, and the declarant alone is liable for payment of those taxes.(c) If there is no unit owner other than a declarant, the real estate comprising a common interest community may be taxed and assessed in any manner provided by law. (Added 1997, No. 104 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1999; amended 2011, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 33, eff. May 15, 2012.)
27 V.S.A. § 1-106
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27A - Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act (1994)|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 1-106. Local ordinances, regulations, and building codes

§ 1-106. Local ordinances, regulations, and building codes|(a) A building code may not impose any requirement upon any structure in a common interest community which it would not impose upon a physically identical development under a different form of ownership.(b) No zoning, building codes, subdivision ordinance, or other real property use law, ordinance, or regulation may prohibit the conversion of any building to the common interest community form of ownership.(c) Except as provided in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, no provision of this title invalidates or modifies any provision of any zoning, subdivision, building code, or other real estate use law, ordinance, or regulation. (Added 1997, No. 104 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.)
27 V.S.A. § 1-107
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27A - Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act (1994)|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 1-107. Eminent domain

§ 1-107. Eminent domain|(a) If a unit is acquired by eminent domain or if a part of a unit is acquired by eminent domain leaving the unit owner with a remnant that may not practically or lawfully be used for any purpose permitted by the declaration, the award shall include compensation to the unit owner for that unit and its allocated interests, whether or not any common elements are acquired. Upon acquisition, unless the decree provides otherwise, the allocated interests of that unit are automatically reallocated to the remaining units in proportion to the respective allocated interests of those units before the taking, and the association shall promptly prepare, execute and record an amendment to the declaration reflecting the reallocations. Any remnant of a unit remaining after part of a unit is taken under this subsection is thereafter a common element.(b) Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, if part of a unit is acquired by eminent domain, the award shall compensate the unit owner for the reduction in value of the unit and its interest in the common elements, whether or not any common elements are acquired. Unless the decree provides otherwise, upon acquisition:  (1) the allocated interests of that unit shall be reduced in proportion to the reduction in the size of the unit or on any other basis specified in the declaration; and (2) the portion of the allocated interests divested from the partially acquired unit shall be automatically reallocated to that unit and to the remaining units in proportion to the respective allocated interests of those units before the taking, with the partially acquired unit participating in the reallocation on the basis of its reduced allocated interests.   (c) If part of the common elements is acquired by eminent domain, the portion of the award attributable to the common elements taken shall be paid to the association. Unless the declaration provides otherwise, any portion of the award attributable to the acquisition of a limited common element shall be equally divided among the owners of the units to which that limited common element was allocated at the time of acquisition.(d) The court decree shall be recorded in every municipality in which any portion of the common interest community is located. (Added 1997, No. 104 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.)
27 V.S.A. § 1-108
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27A - Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act (1994)|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 1-108. General principles of law applicable

§ 1-108. General principles of law applicable|The principles of law and equity, including the law of corporations, any other form of organization authorized by the law of this state, unincorporated associations, the law of real estate, the law of contracts, principal and agent, and eminent domain, supplement the provisions of this title, except to the extent these principles are inconsistent with the title. (Added 1997, No. 104 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1999; amended 2009, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2012.)
27 V.S.A. § 1-109
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27A - Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act (1994)|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 1-109. Construction against implicit repeal

§ 1-109. Construction against implicit repeal|This chapter is a general act intended to create unified coverage of its subject matter, and no part of it shall be construed to be repealed by subsequent legislation if that construction can be reasonably avoided. (Added 1997, No. 104 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.)
27 V.S.A. § 1-110
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27A - Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act (1994)|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 1-110. Uniformity of application and construction

§ 1-110. Uniformity of application and construction|This title shall be applied and construed to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this title among states which enact it. (Added 1997, No. 104 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.)
27 V.S.A. § 1-111
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27A - Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act (1994)|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 1-111. Severability

§ 1-111. Severability|If any provision of this title or the application of it to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this title which can be given effect without the invalid provision or applications, the provisions of this title are severable. (Added 1997, No. 104 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.)
27 V.S.A. § 1-112
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27A - Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act (1994)|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 1-112. Unconscionable agreement or term of contract

§ 1-112. Unconscionable agreement or term of contract|(a) The court, upon finding as a matter of law that a contract or contract clause was unconscionable at the time the contract was made, may refuse to enforce the contract, enforce the remainder of the contract without the unconscionable clause or limit the application of any unconscionable clause in order to avoid an unconscionable result.(b) Whenever it is claimed or appears to the court that a contract or any clause of the contract is or may be unconscionable, the parties, in order to aid the court in making the determination shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to present evidence regarding:  (1) the commercial setting of the negotiations; (2) whether a party has knowingly taken advantage of the inability of the other party to reasonably protect his or her interests because of physical or mental infirmity, illiteracy, inability to understand the language of the agreement or similar factors; (3) the effect and purpose of the contract or clause; and (4) in the case of a sale, any gross disparity at the time of contracting between the amount charged for the property and the value of the property measured by the price at which similar property was readily obtainable in similar transactions. Such a disparity does not of itself render the contract unconscionable. (Added 1997, No. 104 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.)
27 V.S.A. § 1-113
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27A - Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act (1994)|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 1-113. Good faith

§ 1-113. Good faith|Every contract or duty governed by this title imposes an obligation of good faith on all parties in its performance or enforcement. (Added 1997, No. 104 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.)
27 V.S.A. § 1-114
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27A - Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act (1994)|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 1-114. Remedies to be liberally administered

§ 1-114. Remedies to be liberally administered|(a) The remedies provided by this title shall be liberally administered so that the aggrieved party is placed in the position the aggrieved party would have been if the other party had fully performed. However, consequential, special, or punitive damages shall not be awarded except as specifically provided in this title or pursuant to other laws.(b) [Repealed.]  (Added 1997, No. 104 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1999; amended 2009, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2012.)
27 V.S.A. § 1-115
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27A - Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act (1994)|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 1-115. Adjustment of dollar amounts

§ 1-115. Adjustment of dollar amounts|(a) From time to time the dollar amounts specified in section 1-203 of this title shall change as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section according to and to the extent of changes in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. City Average, All Items 1967 = 100, compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Department of Labor (the "Index"). The Index for December 1990, which was 401, is the Reference Base Index.(b) The dollar amount specified in section 1-203 of this title and any amount stated in the declaration pursuant to that section shall change annually on July 1 if the percentage of change, calculated to the nearest whole percentage point, between the Index at the end of the preceding year and the Reference Base Index is 10 percent or more, but:  (1) the portion of the percentage change in the Index in excess of a multiple of 10 percent shall be disregarded and the dollar amounts shall change only in multiples of 10 percent of the amounts appearing in this title on January 1, 1999; (2) the dollar amounts shall not change if the amounts required by this section are those currently in effect pursuant to this title as a result of earlier application of this section; and (3) in no event shall the dollar amounts be reduced below the amounts appearing in this title on the date of enactment.   (c) If the Index is revised after December 1979, the percentage of change pursuant to this section shall be calculated on the basis of the revised Index. If the revision of the Index changes the Reference Base Index, a revised Reference Base Index shall be determined by multiplying the Reference Base Index then applicable by the rebasing factor furnished by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. If the Index is superseded, the Index referred to in this section is the one represented by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as reflecting most accurately changes in the purchasing power of the dollar for consumers. (Added 1997, No. 104 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.)
27 V.S.A. § 1-116
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27A - Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act (1994)|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 1-116. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act

§ 1-116. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act|This title modifies, limits, and supercedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supercede Section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7003(b). (Added 2009, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2012.)
27 V.S.A. § 1-201
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27A - Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act (1994)|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 1-201. New common interest communities

§ 1-201. New common interest communities|(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section and sections 1-203 and 1-204 of this title, this title applies to all condominiums in this state after the effective date of this title that may be used for residential purposes and to all other common interest communities that contain 12 or more units that may be used for residential purposes and are created within this state after the effective date of this title. The provisions of 27 V.S.A. chapter 15, subchapter 1 shall not apply to common interest communities created after December 31, 1998. Amendments to this title apply to all common interest communities that contain 12 or more units that may be used for residential purposes and are created after January 1, 2011, or are subject to this title by amendment of their declaration, regardless of when the amendment to this title is adopted in this state.(b) A mobile home park, as defined in 10 V.S.A. chapter 153, existing before June 30, 1990, shall not be converted through the use of any device, directly or indirectly, into a common interest community pursuant to this title. Any person who offers for transfer ownership interests in a residential condominium unit in a mobile home park shall be subject to the provisions of 27 V.S.A. chapter 15, subchapter 3 and other applicable laws.(c) Common interest communities created under this title shall be subject to 27 V.S.A. chapter 15, subchapter 2. (Added 1997, No. 104 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1999; amended 2009, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. Jan. 1, 2012.)