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27 V.S.A. § 653
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 6 - Enhanced Life Estate Deeds|§ 653. Definitions

§ 653. Definitions|In this chapter, unless a deed indicates an intention to the contrary:  (1) "Convey" means to grant, sell, gift, lease, transfer, or encumber real property, with or without consideration, including the ability to revise or revoke a deed. (2) "Enhanced life estate deed" or "ELE Deed" means a deed in which:  (A) the grantor expressly reserves a common law life estate; (B) the grantor expressly reserves the right to convey the property during the grantor's lifetime; (C) the grantee acquires a contingent remainder interest such that, prior to the death of the grantor, the grantee has no vested rights in the property; and (D) upon the death of the grantor, title vests in the surviving grantee or, for a deceased grantee, title passes pursuant to section 658 of this title, subject to encumbrances of record.  (3) "Grantee" means one or more grantees and the grantee's heirs and assigns. (4) "Grantor" means one or more grantors, each of whom shall be a natural person, and the grantor's heirs and assigns. (5) "Revoke" means to negate an ELE deed and is accomplished when the grantor records a deed from the grantor to himself or herself. (6) "Revise" means to change the grantee on an ELE deed and is accomplished when the grantor records a new ELE deed to a grantee other than, or in addition to, the grantee named in the prior ELE deed. A revised deed supersedes and replaces a prior ELE deed. To add an additional grantee to an existing ELE deed, the new ELE deed must name all grantees. (Added 2019, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 13, 2020.)
27 V.S.A. § 654
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 6 - Enhanced Life Estate Deeds|§ 654. Execution and recording of an enhanced life estate deed

§ 654. Execution and recording of an enhanced life estate deed|(a) Subject to the rights expressly reserved in the deed, a validly executed and recorded ELE deed does not:  (1) affect the ownership rights of the grantor or the grantor's creditors; (2) transfer or convey any present right, title, or interest in the property or create any present legal or equitable interest in the grantee; or (3) subject the grantor's property to process from the grantee's creditors.   (b) The grantor may convey the property described in an ELE deed, or any portion thereof, without the need for joinder by, consent from, agreement of, or notice to the grantee.(c) If not previously conveyed during the lifetime of the grantor, upon the death of the grantor, subject to encumbrances of record, the interest stated in an ELE deed vests in the grantee or, for a deceased grantee, the interest passes pursuant to section 658 of this title. (Added 2019, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 13, 2020.)
27 V.S.A. § 655
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 6 - Enhanced Life Estate Deeds|§ 655. Acceptance or consideration not required; conveyance not permitted

§ 655. Acceptance or consideration not required; conveyance not permitted|(a) An enhanced life estate deed is effective without:  (1) acceptance by the designated grantee during the grantor's life; or (2) consideration.   (b) A grantee named in an ELE deed shall not convey the grantee's contingent remainder interest during the grantor's lifetime, and any conveyance which attempts to do so is void. (Added 2019, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 13, 2020.)
27 V.S.A. § 656
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 6 - Enhanced Life Estate Deeds|§ 656. Revocation, revision, mortgages

§ 656. Revocation, revision, mortgages|(a) A grantor may revoke or revise an ELE deed.(b) Joinder by, consent to, agreement of, or notice to the grantee of an ELE deed shall not be required for revocation or revision.(c) The granting of a mortgage shall not operate to revoke or revise an ELE deed, but the property interests conveyed and reserved in an ELE deed shall be encumbered by the mortgage and by any future advances made pursuant to it. (Added 2019, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 13, 2020.)
27 V.S.A. § 657
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 6 - Enhanced Life Estate Deeds|§ 657. Execution by guardian; use of power of attorney

§ 657. Execution by guardian; use of power of attorney|(a) With the approval of the Probate Division, a guardian may convey the real property of a person under guardianship by an ELE deed.(b) An ELE deed may be executed by an agent under a power of attorney if the power of attorney complies with the requirements of 14 V.S.A. chapter 123, including any applicable gifting and self-dealing provisions. (Added 2019, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 13, 2020.)
27 V.S.A. § 658
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 6 - Enhanced Life Estate Deeds|§ 658. Death of grantee prior to death of grantor

§ 658. Death of grantee prior to death of grantor|Unless the ELE deed provides otherwise:  (1) If an ELE deed conveys title to a single grantee and the grantee predeceases the grantor, upon the death of the grantor, title to the property vests in the heirs of an intestate grantee or the interest shall be distributed or conveyed to a grantee's heirs or beneficiaries, as directed by the Probate Division. (2) If an ELE deed conveys title to multiple grantees as tenants in common and one or more grantees predecease the grantor, upon the death of the grantor, title to the property vests in the heirs of any intestate grantee or the interest shall be distributed or conveyed to a grantee's heirs or beneficiaries, as directed by the probate court. (3) If an ELE deed conveys title to multiple grantees as joint tenants and one or more grantees predecease the grantor, upon the death of the grantor, title to the property vests in any grantee who survives the grantor. (Added 2019, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 13, 2020.)
27 V.S.A. § 659
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 6 - Enhanced Life Estate Deeds|§ 659. Previously executed and recorded enhanced life estate deeds

§ 659. Previously executed and recorded enhanced life estate deeds|Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect the validity of an enhanced life estate deed, a "Life Estate Deed with Reserved Powers," a "Lady Bird Deed," a "Medicaid Deed," an "Italian Deed," or similar deed executed and recorded prior to the effective date of this act. (Added 2019, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 13, 2020.)
27 V.S.A. § 660
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 6 - Enhanced Life Estate Deeds|§ 660. Optional form for enhanced life estate deed

§ 660. Optional form for enhanced life estate deed|The following form may be used to create an enhanced life estate deed: ENHANCED LIFE ESTATE DEED (Vermont statutory form deed)  KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, thatI/We, ________________ and _______________of __________________, in the County of ___________________ and State of Vermont, Grantors, without consideration, by these presents, do freely GIVE, GRANT, SELL, CONVEY, AND CONFIRM unto the Grantees, ______________________________ and ____________________, of ____________________, in the County of _____________________ and State of Vermont and their heirs and assigns forever as ____________________ [insert nature of tenancy] a certain piece of land in ____________________, in the County  of __________________, and State of Vermont, described as follows: PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: [Insert property description or attach schedule] GRANTORS RESERVED RIGHTS:    This is an enhanced life estate deed executed pursuant to, and with the rights  and privileges set forth in, 27 V.S.A. chapter 6, the Enhanced Life Estate Deed Act (the ""ELED Act''). The Grantors, or the survivor of them, hereby reserve unto themselves: (a) a common law life estate, with the exclusive use,  possession, and enjoyment of the property; and (b) the right to convey the property. Reference is hereby made to the aforementioned deeds and records and  to the deeds and records contained in those documents, in further aid of this  description.    TO HAVE AND TO HOLD said granted premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances thereof, to the said Grantees, ___________________ and _______________, and their heirs and assigns, to their own use and behoof forever, as _______________________________ [insert nature of tenancy].I/We, the said Grantors, for ourselves and our heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns do covenant with the said Grantees, and _______________, and  their heirs and assigns, that until the ensealing of these presents we are the sole owners of the premises and have good right and title to convey the same in the manner aforesaid, that they are FREE FROM EVERY ENCUMBRANCE, except as aforesaid, and the Grantors hereby engage to WARRANT AND DEFEND the same against all lawful claims whatsoever, except as otherwise provided in this deed. I/WE HAVE HEREUNTO set our hands this ____________________, of ___________, 20____. [INSERT NOTARY CLAUSE]   (Added 2019, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 13, 2020.)
27 V.S.A. § 701
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 7 - Property Held for Religious, Fraternal, or Charitable Purposes|§ 701. Corporate powers

§ 701. Corporate powers|The worshipful master, senior warden, and junior warden of a lodge of ancient, free, and accepted masons, and the trustees of fraternal, religious, or charitable organizations, elected according to the constitution and bylaws of such lodge or organization, shall have corporate powers, with perpetuity, for the purpose of taking and holding real and personal estate for the use and benefit of such lodge or organization and for other charitable purposes.
27 V.S.A. § 702
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 7 - Property Held for Religious, Fraternal, or Charitable Purposes|§ 702. Mortgage or conveyance of property

§ 702. Mortgage or conveyance of property|Such master and wardens and such trustees, if authorized by a majority vote of the members of such lodge or organization present and voting at an annual, regular, or special communication or meeting thereof, subject to the constitution and bylaws of such lodge or organization, may sell, mortgage, and convey any or all of such real and personal estate.
27 V.S.A. § 703
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 7 - Property Held for Religious, Fraternal, or Charitable Purposes|§ 703. Estate or interest not vested in person in office or successor

§ 703. Estate or interest not vested in person in office or successor|A grant, conveyance, devise, or lease of real or personal estate to, or a trust of such real or personal estate for the benefit of, a person or the person's successors in an ecclesiastical office shall not vest an estate or interest in such person or the person's successor. Such a grant, conveyance, devise or lease to or for such person, by the designation of such office, shall not vest an estate or interest in a successor of such person. This section shall not be deemed to admit the validity of such grant, conveyance, devise, or lease heretofore made.
27 V.S.A. § 704
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 7 - Property Held for Religious, Fraternal, or Charitable Purposes|§ 704. No interest vests unless grantee is a corporation

§ 704. No interest vests unless grantee is a corporation|A grant, conveyance, devise, or lease of real estate for the purpose of religious worship for the use of a congregation or society shall not vest a right, title or interest in a person to whom such grant, conveyance, devise, or lease is made, unless the same is made to a corporation organized for the support of the gospel and the maintenance of public worship, or to procure, hold and keep in repair a house of public worship according to law.
27 V.S.A. § 705
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 7 - Property Held for Religious, Fraternal, or Charitable Purposes|§ 705. Disposition upon death of noncorporate grantee

§ 705. Disposition upon death of noncorporate grantee|Real estate heretofore granted, devised, or demised, for the purpose mentioned in section 704 of this title, to a person in an ecclesiastical office or orders shall be deemed to be held in trust for the benefit of the congregation or society using the same. Unless previously conveyed to a corporation, as provided in section 704 of this title, such real estate, upon the death of the person in whom the legal title was vested on November 17, 1856, shall vest in the religious corporation formed by the congregation or religious society occupying and enjoying such real estate, if such a corporation, organized according to law, is in existence at the time of such death. If such congregation or society is not incorporated, the title of such real estate shall vest in the state.
27 V.S.A. § 706
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 7 - Property Held for Religious, Fraternal, or Charitable Purposes|§ 706. Reconveyance by governor

§ 706. Reconveyance by governor|When title to such real estate vests in the state, it shall be under the charge of the governor. Upon the governor being satisfied that such congregation or society has become a corporation according to law, he or she shall grant and convey such real estate and the rights, title, and interest of the state to such corporation, which shall thereupon be vested with such rights, title, and interest.
27 V.S.A. § 741
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 7 - Property Held for Religious, Fraternal, or Charitable Purposes|§ 741. Insurance required

§ 741. Insurance required|When funds of a charitable or eleemosynary institution are invested in a mortgage on real estate, the buildings included shall be insured by the mortgagor in such company duly authorized to transact business in this state as the trustees, directors, or board of investment of such institution may designate; and the policies of insurance shall be duly assigned, or the loss made payable to such institutions. The trustees, directors, or board of investment may procure or renew such policy of insurance in such company authorized to do business in this state, as they may elect, from year to year, or for a longer or shorter period, if the mortgagor neglects so to do, and, when necessary, the treasurer of such institution may sign premium notes, and may charge the amount paid for such insurance to the mortgagor.
27 V.S.A. § 742
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 7 - Property Held for Religious, Fraternal, or Charitable Purposes|§ 742. Payment of insurance expenses

§ 742. Payment of insurance expenses|The necessary expenses of such procurement or renewal shall be paid by the mortgagor to such charitable or eleemosynary institution, and shall be a lien upon the property so mortgaged, recoverable with interest annually at the same rate as the debt secured by the mortgage from the time of payment, as part of the moneys secured by such mortgage.
27 V.S.A. § 781
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 7 - Property Held for Religious, Fraternal, or Charitable Purposes|§ 781. Property to vest in Vermont Baptist State Convention

§ 781. Property to vest in Vermont Baptist State Convention|All property of any kind belonging to or held in trust for any Baptist church, Baptist church and society, or Baptist society, hereafter referred to as the Baptist church in this subchapter, organized under the laws of this state, which has become or shall become extinct by death of all its members or otherwise, and which has been or shall be at any time affiliated with the Vermont Baptist State Convention, a religious corporation existing by virtue of No. 111 of the Acts of 1851, and engaged in religious missionary work and in fostering weak Baptist churches in this state or connected with any Baptist church affiliated with such Vermont Baptist State Convention, shall vest in and become the property of such Vermont Baptist State Convention.
27 V.S.A. § 782
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 7 - Property Held for Religious, Fraternal, or Charitable Purposes|§ 782. When property vests; how held

§ 782. When property vests; how held|A Baptist church of this state, affiliated with the Vermont Baptist State Convention aforesaid, which has ceased or failed to maintain religious worship or services, or to use the property for religious worship or services, for the space of two consecutive years immediately prior thereto, or whose membership has so diminished in numbers or in financial strength as to render it impossible or impracticable for such church to maintain religious worship or services, or to protect its property from exposure to waste and dilapidation, or to fulfill the purpose for which it was incorporated, may be declared extinct or dissolved, by an order of the superior court. The property of such church, or property which may be held in trust for such church, may be transferred to and the title and possession thereof vested in such Vermont Baptist State Convention. The avails of such property so transferred shall be held in trust and added to the permanent fund of such convention and the income thereof employed for its usual work until a local Baptist church is again organized in the same neighborhood, when the income shall be used to aid such local church as needed. (Amended 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974.)
27 V.S.A. § 783
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 7 - Property Held for Religious, Fraternal, or Charitable Purposes|§ 783. Procedure for transferring property

§ 783. Procedure for transferring property|An application for such an order and disposition of property may be made by any member of the Vermont Baptist State Convention when duly authorized thereto by the board of trustees or the executive committee of the board of trustees of the Vermont Baptist State Convention, or by any member of such church, upon a verified complaint setting forth the facts authorizing such order and disposition of property. Upon the presentation of such complaint to the superior court, such court may proceed in a summary manner, after such notice as the court may prescribe, to inquire into the merits of such application. If upon examination by the court it shall appear that the making of the order and disposition of the property applied for is necessary or proper for any of the causes mentioned in section 782 of this title, such court shall make a final order declaring such church extinct, or dissolving the same, and transferring any property, and the title and possession thereof which may belong to such church, or held in trust for such church, and vest the same in the Vermont Baptist State Convention, it being the intention and purpose of this section and sections 781 and 782 of this title to preserve to the Baptist denomination in this state, as represented by the Vermont Baptist State Convention, for religious uses all property owned by or held in trust for any such church. Such an order of transfer shall not be made if objected to by five or more members of such church. This section and sections 781 and 782 of this title shall not affect reversionary interests of any person or persons in such property or any valid legal liens of creditors thereon. (Amended 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974.)
27 V.S.A. § 784
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 7 - Property Held for Religious, Fraternal, or Charitable Purposes|§ 784. Construction with other laws

§ 784. Construction with other laws|In case of conflict between the provisions of sections 781-783 of this title and special acts of the general assembly relating to the Vermont Baptist State Convention, the provisions of such sections shall control.
27 V.S.A. § 785
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 7 - Property Held for Religious, Fraternal, or Charitable Purposes|§ 785. Application to nonaffiliated church

§ 785. Application to nonaffiliated church|The provisions of sections 781-784 of this title shall apply to any Free Will Baptist church or society not affiliated with the Vermont Baptist State Convention. However, the superior court shall not make any order of transfer under section 783 of this title if objection is made by a member of such church or society. Such court in making an order under that section may direct that the property of such church or society be sold and the proceeds shall be paid to such convention, after deducting necessary expenses. (Amended 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974.)
27 V.S.A. § 821
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 7 - Property Held for Religious, Fraternal, or Charitable Purposes|§ 821. Vesting of property of extinct churches

§ 821. Vesting of property of extinct churches|All property of any kind belonging to or held in trust for a Congregational church, Congregational church and society, or Congregational society, hereafter referred to as Congregational church in this subchapter, organized under the laws of this state, which has become or shall become extinct by death of all its members or otherwise, and which has been or shall be at any time affiliated with the Vermont Congregational Conference, a religious corporation existing by virtue of No. 267 of the Acts of 1872 as since amended, or with the Vermont Domestic Missionary Society, a religious corporation existing by virtue of No. 268 of the Acts of 1872, and engaged in religious missionary work and in fostering weak Congregational churches in this state connected with a Congregational church affiliated with such Vermont Congregational Conference or such Vermont Domestic Missionary Society, shall vest in and become the property of such Vermont Domestic Missionary Society.
27 V.S.A. § 822
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 7 - Property Held for Religious, Fraternal, or Charitable Purposes|§ 822. Dissolution of church by superior court

§ 822. Dissolution of church by superior court|A Congregational church of this state, affiliated with the Vermont Congregational Conference or the Vermont Domestic Missionary Society, which has ceased or failed to maintain religious worship or services for the space of two consecutive years immediately prior thereto or whose membership has so diminished in numbers or in financial strength as to render it impossible or impracticable for such church to maintain religious worship or services or to protect its property from exposure to waste and dilapidation or to fulfill the purpose for which it was incorporated, by an order of the superior court, may be declared extinct or dissolved. (Amended 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974.)
27 V.S.A. § 823
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 7 - Property Held for Religious, Fraternal, or Charitable Purposes|§ 823. Property to vest in Vermont Domestic Missionary Society as trustee

§ 823. Property to vest in Vermont Domestic Missionary Society as trustee|Upon such extinction or dissolution, the property of such church or property which may be held in trust for such church shall be transferred to, and the title and possession thereof vested in, the Vermont Domestic Missionary Society. The avails of such property so transferred shall be held in trust and added to the permanent fund of such society and the income thereof employed for its usual work until a local Congregational church is again organized in the same neighborhood, when the income shall be used to aid such local church.
27 V.S.A. § 824
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 27 - Property|Chapter 7 - Property Held for Religious, Fraternal, or Charitable Purposes|§ 824. Application for dissolution

§ 824. Application for dissolution|An application for such an order and disposition of property may be made by a director of the Vermont Domestic Missionary Society when duly authorized thereto by the board of directors or the executive committee of the board of directors of such society, or by a member of such church, upon a verified complaint setting forth the facts authorizing such order and disposition of property.