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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 27 Sec. 1324

  • Apartment: means a part of the property intended for any type of independent use, including commercial uses. See
  • Common expenses: include :

  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Site: means the spatial location occupied or to be occupied by a mobile home, including all utilities and amenities appurtenant to the location such as piping, wiring, plants, platforms or supports, lights, walls, and other improvements but not including the land on which the site is located. See

§ 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 the grantor’s 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. However, the 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 set forth in the statement. (Added 1967, No. 228 (Adj. Sess.), § 24, eff. Jan. 23, 1968; amended 1993, No. 97, § 2; 2023, No. 6, § 366, eff. July 1, 2023.)