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27 V.S.A. § 1316
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 15 - Condominium Ownership Act|§ 1316. Termination, dissolution

§ 1316. Termination, dissolution|(a) All of the apartment or site owners may remove a property from the provisions of this chapter by an instrument to that effect, duly recorded, if the holders of all liens affecting any of the apartments or sites consent thereto or agree, in either case by instruments duly recorded, that their liens be transferred to the percentage of the undivided interest of the apartment or site owner in the property as herein provided.(b) Upon removal of the property from the provisions of this chapter, the property shall be considered to be owned in common by the apartment or site owners. The undivided interest in the property owned in common which shall appertain to each apartment or site owner shall be the percentage of undivided interest previously owned by the owner in the common areas and facilities. (Added 1967, No. 228 (Adj. Sess.), § 16, eff. Jan. 23, 1968; amended 1993, No. 97, § 2.)
27 V.S.A. § 1317
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 15 - Condominium Ownership Act|§ 1317. Resubmission

§ 1317. Resubmission|The removal provided for in section 1316 of this title shall in no way bar the subsequent resubmission of the property to the provisions of this chapter. (Added 1967, No. 228 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. Jan. 23. 1968; amended 1993, No. 97, § 2.)
27 V.S.A. § 1318
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 15 - Condominium Ownership Act|§ 1318. Bylaws

§ 1318. Bylaws|The administration of every property shall be governed by bylaws, a true copy of which shall be annexed to the declaration and made a part thereof. No modification of or amendment to the bylaws shall be valid unless set forth in an amendment to the declaration and such amendment is duly recorded. (Added 1967, No. 228 (Adj. Sess.), § 18, eff. Jan. 23, 1968; amended 1993, No. 97, § 2.)
27 V.S.A. § 1319
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 15 - Condominium Ownership Act|§ 1319. Contents of bylaws

§ 1319. Contents of bylaws|(a) The bylaws may provide for the following:  (1) The election from among the apartment or site owners of a board of directors, the number of persons constituting it, and that the terms of at least one-third of the directors shall expire annually; the powers and duties of the board; the compensation, if any, of the directors; the method of removal from office of directors; and whether or not the board may engage the services of a manager or managing agent. (2) Method of calling meetings of the apartment or site owners; what percentage, if other than a majority, of apartment or site owners shall constitute a quorum. (3) Election of a president from among the board of directors who shall preside over the meetings of the board of directors and of the association of owners. (4) Election of a secretary who shall keep the minute book wherein resolutions shall be recorded. (5) Election of a treasurer who shall keep the financial records and books of account, and shall report annually to owners. (6) Maintenance, repair, and replacement of the common areas and facilities and payments therefor, including the method of approving payment vouchers. (7) Manner of collecting from the apartment or site owners their share of the common expenses. (8) Authority over personnel necessary for the maintenance, repair and replacement of the common areas and facilities. (9) Method of adopting and of amending administrative rules and regulations governing the details of the operation and use of the common areas and facilities. (10) Such restrictions on and requirements respecting the use and maintenance of the apartments or sites and the use of the common areas and facilities, not set forth in the declaration, as are designed to prevent unreasonable interference with the use of their respective apartments or sites and of the common areas and facilities by the several apartment or site owners. (11) The percentage of votes required to amend the bylaws. (12) Other provisions considered necessary for the administration of the property consistent with this chapter.   (b) In the case of a mobile home park condominium of more than three units, the bylaws shall provide that no member or site owner shall have more than 30 percent of the aggregate association vote. (Added 1967, No. 228 (Adj. Sess.), § 19, eff. Jan. 23, 1968; amended 1993, No. 97, § 2; 1993, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 19, eff. May 6, 1994.)
27 V.S.A. § 1320
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 15 - Condominium Ownership Act|§ 1320. Books of receipts and expenditures; availability for examination

§ 1320. Books of receipts and expenditures; availability for examination|The manager or board of directors, as the case may be, shall keep or see to keeping of detailed, accurate records in chronological order, of the receipts and expenditures affecting the common areas and facilities, specifying and itemizing the maintenance and repair expenses of the common areas and facilities and any other expenses incurred. Those records and the vouchers authorizing the payments shall be available for examination by the apartment or site owners at convenient hours of week days. (Added 1967, No. 228 (Adj. Sess.), § 20, eff. Jan. 23, 1968; amended 1993, No. 97, § 2.)
27 V.S.A. § 1321
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 15 - Condominium Ownership Act|§ 1321. Waiver of use of common areas and facilities; abandonment of apartment or site

§ 1321. Waiver of use of common areas and facilities; abandonment of apartment or site|No apartment or site owner may exempt himself or herself from liability for his or her contribution towards the common expenses by waiver of the use or enjoyment of any of the common areas and facilities or by abandonment of his or her apartment or site. (Added 1967, No. 228 (Adj. Sess.), § 21, eff. Jan. 23, 1968; amended 1993, No. 97, § 2.)
27 V.S.A. § 1322
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 15 - Condominium Ownership Act|§ 1322. Separate taxation

§ 1322. Separate taxation|Each apartment or site and its percentage of undivided interest in the common areas and facilities shall be considered to be a parcel and shall be subject to separate assessment and taxation by each assessing unit and special district for all types of taxes authorized by law including but not limited to special ad valorem levies and special assessments, except that parcels held in identical ownership may be combined and treated as one parcel for purposes of assessment and taxation at the discretion of the listers. Neither the building, the property nor any of the common areas and facilities shall be deemed to be a parcel. (Added 1967, No. 228 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. Jan. 23, 1968; amended 1987, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 3, 1988; 1993, No. 97, § 2.)
27 V.S.A. § 1323
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 15 - Condominium Ownership Act|§ 1323. Priority of lien

§ 1323. Priority of lien|(a) All sums assessed by the association of owners but unpaid for the share of the common expenses chargeable to any apartment or site shall constitute a lien on that apartment or site prior to all other liens except only (i) tax liens on the apartment or site in favor of any assessing unit and special district, (ii) all sums unpaid on a first mortgage of record, and (iii) mechanic's liens. The lien may be foreclosed by suit by the manager or board of directors, acting on behalf of the apartment or site owners, in like manner as a mortgage on real property. In any foreclosure the apartment or site owner shall be required to pay a reasonable rental for the apartment or site, if so provided in the bylaws, and the plaintiff shall be entitled to the appointment of a receiver to collect it. The manager or board of directors, acting on behalf of the apartment or site owners, may, unless prohibited by the declaration, bid on the apartment or site at foreclosure sale, and acquire and hold, lease, mortgage and convey the same. Suit to recover a money judgment for unpaid common expenses shall be maintainable without foreclosing or waiving the lien securing the same.(b) Where the mortgagee of a first mortgage of record or other purchaser of an apartment or site obtains title to the apartment or site as a result of foreclosure of the first mortgage, the acquirer of title, his or her successors and assigns, shall not be liable for the share of the common expenses or assessments by the association of owners chargeable to the mortgagor which became due before the acquisition of title to the apartment or site by the acquirer. The unpaid share of common expenses or assessments shall be considered common expenses collectible from all of the apartment or site owners including the acquirer, his or her successors and assigns. (Added 1967, No. 228 (Adj. Sess.), § 23, eff. Jan. 23, 1968; amended 1993, No. 97, § 2.)
27 V.S.A. § 1324
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 15 - Condominium Ownership Act|§ 1324. Joint and several liability of grantor and grantee for unpaid common expenses

§ 1324. Joint and several liability of grantor and grantee for unpaid common expenses|In a voluntary conveyance the grantee of an apartment or site shall be jointly and severally liable with the grantor for all unpaid assessments against the latter for his or her share of the common expenses up to the time of the grant or conveyance, without prejudice to the grantee's right to recover from the grantor the amounts paid by the grantee therefor. However, any such grantee shall be entitled to a statement from the manager or board of directors, as the case may be, setting forth the amount of the unpaid assessments against the grantor and the grantee shall not be liable for, nor shall the apartment or site conveyed be subject to a lien for, any unpaid assessments against the grantor in excess of the amount therein set forth. (Added 1967, No. 228 (Adj. Sess.), § 24, eff. Jan. 23, 1968; amended 1993, No. 97, § 2.)
27 V.S.A. § 1325
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 15 - Condominium Ownership Act|§ 1325. Insurance

§ 1325. Insurance|The manager or the board of directors, if required by the declaration, bylaws or by a majority of the apartment or site owners, or at the request of a mortgagee having a first mortgage of record covering an apartment or site, shall have the authority to, and shall, obtain insurance for the property against loss or damage by fire and such other hazards under such terms and for such amounts as shall be required or requested. Such insurance coverage shall be written on the property in the name of such manager or of the board of directors of the association of owners, as trustee for each of the apartment or site owners in the percentages established in the declaration. Premiums shall be common expenses. Provision for such insurance shall be without prejudice to the right of each apartment or site owner to insure his or her own apartment or site for his or her benefit. (Added 1967, No. 228 (Adj. Sess.), § 25, eff. Jan. 23, 1968; amended 1993, No. 97, § 2.)
27 V.S.A. § 1326
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 15 - Condominium Ownership Act|§ 1326. Disposition of property; destruction or damage

§ 1326. Disposition of property; destruction or damage|If, within 90 days of the date of the damage or destruction to all or part of the property, it is not determined by the association of owners to repair, reconstruct, or rebuild, then and in that event:  (1) The property shall be considered to be owned in common by the apartment or site owners; (2) The undivided interest in the property owned in common which shall appertain to each apartment or site owner shall be the percentage of undivided interest previously owned by the owner in the common areas and facilities; (3) Any liens affecting any of the apartments or sites shall be considered to be transferred in accordance with the existing priorities to the percentage of the undivided interest of the apartment or site owner in the property as provided herein; and (4) The property shall be subject to an action for partition at the suit of any apartment or site owner, in which event the net proceeds of a sale, together with the net proceeds of the insurance on the property, if any, shall be considered as one fund and shall be divided among all the apartment or site owners in a percentage equal to the percentage of undivided interest owned by each owner in the property, after first paying out of the respective shares of the apartment or site owners, to the extent sufficient for the purpose, all liens on the undivided interest in the property owned by each apartment or site owner. (Added 1967, No. 288 (Adj. Sess.), § 26, eff. Jan. 23, 1968; amended 1993, No. 97, § 2.)
27 V.S.A. § 1327
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 15 - Condominium Ownership Act|§ 1327. Actions

§ 1327. Actions|Without limiting the rights of any apartment or site owner, actions may be brought by the manager or board of directors (in either case in the discretion of the board of directors) on behalf of two or more of the apartment or site owners, as their respective interests may appear, with respect to any cause of action relating to the common areas and facilities of more than one apartment or site. Service of process on two or more apartment or site owners in any action relating to the common areas and facilities of more than one apartment or site may be made on the person designated in the declaration to receive service of process. (Added 1967, No. 228 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. Jan. 23, 1968; amended 1993, No. 97, § 2.)
27 V.S.A. § 1328
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 15 - Condominium Ownership Act|§ 1328. Personal application

§ 1328. Personal application|(a) All apartment or site owners, their tenants, employees of owners and tenants, or any other persons that may in any manner use property or any part thereof made subject to the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to this chapter and to the declaration and bylaws of the association of owners adopted under this chapter.(b) All agreements, decisions and determinations lawfully made by the association of owners in accordance with the voting percentages established in the act, declaration or bylaws, shall be binding on all apartment or site owners. (Added 1967, No. 228 (Adj. Sess.), § 28, eff. Jan. 23, 1968; amended 1993, No. 97, § 2.)
27 V.S.A. § 1329
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 15 - Condominium Ownership Act|§ 1329. Severability

§ 1329. Severability|If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof in any circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the chapter and of its application shall not be affected thereby. (Added 1967, No. 228 (Adj. Sess.), § 29, eff. Jan. 23, 1968; amended 1993, No. 97, § 2.)
27 V.S.A. § 1331
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 15 - Condominium Ownership Act|§ 1331. Definitions

§ 1331. Definitions|As used in this subchapter:  (1) "Comparable housing" means housing that is decent, safe, sanitary, and in compliance with all local and State housing codes, and provided with facilities equivalent to those provided by the landlord in the dwelling unit in which the tenant then resides in regard to each of the following: apartment size, rent range, major kitchen and bathroom facilities, special facilities necessary for persons with disabilities or who have an infirmity, and desirability of neighborhood, school facilities, or area. (2) "Conversion" means a change in character of residential real property from a rental to an ownership basis. A common interest community, stock cooperative, or similar arrangement shall be deemed such a change in character of ownership. (3) "Declarant" means any person who offers for transfer ownership interests in a common interest community as part of an initial common promotional plan. (4) "Tenant who is an elder" means a tenant who is 62 years of age or older. (5) "Tenant with a disability" means a tenant who has a physical or mental impairment which restricts one or more major life activities, including functions such as caring for one's self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, or working. (6) "Low-income tenant household" means a household having an income not exceeding 80 percent of median income for area of residence as set forth in regulations promulgated from time-to-time by the Department of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1437 et seq. (Added 1985, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; amended 1997, No. 104 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1999; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 185.)
27 V.S.A. § 1332
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 15 - Condominium Ownership Act|§ 1332. Applicability

§ 1332. Applicability|This subchapter shall apply to the conversion of all residential rental property in the state other than a mobile home park, except the conversion of any single-family dwelling unit which is individually owned but has been rented. Conversion of a mobile home park shall be subject to subchapter 3 of this chapter. (Added 1985, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; amended 1993, No. 97, § 3.)
27 V.S.A. § 1333
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 15 - Condominium Ownership Act|§ 1333. Conversion building; notice to tenants

§ 1333. Conversion building; notice to tenants|(a) If the building to be converted consists of more than five dwelling units or if the building to be converted is part of an apartment complex or is one building in a group of buildings which are contiguous or which share common areas, the landlord shall give to each tenant the following minimum written notice to vacate or purchase the unit: two years to tenants who are elders or have a disability; one year to low-income tenant households; six months to all other tenants.(b) If the building to be converted consists of five or fewer dwelling units, the landlord shall give to each tenant the following minimum written notice to vacate or purchase the unit: one year to tenants who are elders or have a disability; six months to low-income tenant households; three months to all other tenants. A landlord may not circumvent the longer notice requirements by converting a building consisting of five or fewer dwelling units if the conversion is part of a plan to convert more than five dwelling units.(c) The notice shall state that the building is to be converted to a common interest community. It shall set forth generally the rights of tenants under this subchapter, and shall be given by certified mail, return receipt requested, at the address of the unit or any other mailing address provided by the tenant. Failure to give notice as required by this section is a defense to an action for possession.(d) During the notice period, a tenant may not be required to vacate except for a reason specified in 9 V.S.A. § 4467(a) or (b).(e) During the notice period, rent increases shall be limited to an amount which reflects reasonable profits, actual increased costs of maintenance and operation of the dwelling unit subject to conversion. Costs associated with the proposed conversion are not a permissible basis for a rent increase.(f) After receipt of the notice prescribed in subsection (a) of this section, a tenant may terminate the rental agreement upon 30 days' written notice to the landlord.(g) Nothing in this section permits termination of a written lease by a landlord in violation of its terms.(h) The notice requirements imposed by this section shall not affect the right of a declarant to transfer ownership interests in dwelling units which are not subject to those requirements or as to which the notice period has expired. (Added 1985, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; amended 1997, No. 104 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1999; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 186.)
27 V.S.A. § 1334
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 15 - Condominium Ownership Act|§ 1334. Exclusive right to purchase

§ 1334. Exclusive right to purchase|(a) For 90 days after giving the notice described in section 1333 of this title, the declarant shall offer to convey each unit or proposed unit occupied for residential use to the tenant who rents that unit. The tenant shall be given all documents provided to the general public or to other tenants as part of the offering for sale of the unit. If a tenant fails to contract for the unit during the offer period, the declarant may not offer an interest in that unit during the following 90 days at a price or on terms more favorable to the offeree than the price or terms offered to the tenant.(b) If a declarant conveys a unit in violation of section 1333 to a purchaser for value who has no knowledge of the violation, recordation of the deed conveying the unit extinguishes any right a tenant may have to purchase the unit, but does not affect the right of a tenant to recover damages from the declarant.(c) This section shall not apply to any unit in a conversion building if that unit will be restricted exclusively to nonresidential use or the boundaries of the converted unit do not substantially conform to the dimensions of the residential unit before conversion. (Added 1985, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)
27 V.S.A. § 1335
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 15 - Condominium Ownership Act|§ 1335. Comparable housing

§ 1335. Comparable housing|The declarant may offer a tenant assistance in locating comparable housing. If, as a result, the tenant obtains comparable housing, the tenant may be required upon 90 days' notice to vacate the premises. (Added 1985, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)
27 V.S.A. § 1336
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 15 - Condominium Ownership Act|§ 1336. Relocation costs

§ 1336. Relocation costs|(a) The declarant shall pay the actual documented cost of relocation, not to exceed $1,000.00, to any tenant entitled to receive notice under section 1333 of this title who does not purchase the unit which he or she occupies or another unit in the same building or buildings.(b) Relocation costs shall be payable within 10 days after the date the tenant vacates the unit; provided, however, that no tenant is eligible for relocation costs unless:  (1) all rent due and payable has been paid by the tenant prior to the date on which the unit is vacated; and (2) the tenant has voluntarily vacated the unit on or before the expiration of half the applicable notice period. (Added 1985, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)
27 V.S.A. § 1337
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 15 - Condominium Ownership Act|§ 1337. Waiver prohibited

§ 1337. Waiver prohibited|No lease or rental agreement, oral or written, shall contain any provision by which the tenant prospectively waives any of his or her rights under this subchapter. Any such waiver shall be deemed contrary to public policy and shall be unenforceable and void. (Added 1985, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)
27 V.S.A. § 1338
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 15 - Condominium Ownership Act|§ 1338. Circumvention of this subchapter

§ 1338. Circumvention of this subchapter|A declarant shall not attempt to circumvent the provisions of this subchapter; nor shall any person willfully cause a tenant to vacate a dwelling unit or to be evicted from the unit without good cause in contemplation of conversion before the issuance of the notice prescribed in section 1333 of this title. (Added 1985, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)
27 V.S.A. § 1339
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 15 - Condominium Ownership Act|§ 1339. Violations

§ 1339. Violations|A violation of this subchapter is deemed to be a violation of 9 V.S.A. § 2453, and is subject to all rights, obligations and penalties provided under 9 V.S.A. chapter 63. (Added 1985, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)