Vermont Statutes Title 27 Sec. 1331
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 27 Sec. 1331
- Apartment: means a part of the property intended for any type of independent use, including commercial uses. See
- following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
- Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, trustee, or other legal entity. See
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 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.)