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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 9 Sec. 4452

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Dwelling unit: means a building or the part of a building that is used as a home, residence, or sleeping place by one or more persons who maintain a household. See
  • following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
  • Tenant: means a person entitled under a rental agreement to occupy a residential dwelling unit to the exclusion of others. See

§ 4452. Exclusions

Unless created to avoid the application of this chapter, this chapter does not apply to any of the following:

(1) occupancy at a public or private institution, operated for the purpose of providing medical, geriatric, educational, counseling, religious, or similar service;

(2) occupancy under a contract of sale of a dwelling unit or the property of which it is a part, if the occupant is the purchaser or a person who succeeds to the interest of the purchaser;

(3) occupancy by a member of a fraternal, social, or religious organization in the portion of a building operated for the benefit of the organization;

(4) transient occupancy in a hotel, motel, or lodgings during the time the occupancy is subject to a tax levied under 32 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 225;

(5) occupancy by the owner of a condominium unit or the holder of a proprietary lease in a cooperative;

(6) rental of a mobile home lot governed by 10 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 153;

(7) transient residence in a campground, which for the purposes of this chapter means any property used for seasonal or short-term vacation or recreational purposes on which are located cabins, tents, or lean-tos, or campsites designed for temporary set-up of portable or mobile camping, recreational, or travel dwelling units, including tents, campers, and recreational vehicles such as motor homes, travel trailers, truck campers, and van campers;

(8) transient occupancy in a hotel, motel, or lodgings during the time the occupant is a recipient of General Assistance or Emergency Assistance temporary housing assistance, or occupancy in a hotel or motel funded by federal Emergency Rental Assistance administered by the Department for Children and Families through September 30, 2025, regardless of whether the occupancy is subject to a tax levied under 32 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 225;

(9) occupancy of a dwelling unit without right or permission by a person who is not a tenant; or

(10) transient occupancy by an occupant placed in a hotel, motel, or lodgings in connection with health care treatment or recovery, where the occupancy is paid for by a hospital as licensed in 18 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 43, an agency designated pursuant to 18 V.S.A. § 8907, or a specialized service agency operating under an agreement entered into pursuant to 18 V.S.A. § 8912, regardless of whether the occupant is subject to a tax levied under 32 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 225. (Added 1985, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1987, No. 116, § 1; 1987, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2007, No. 196 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2015, No. 58, § E.321.3; 2015, No. 126 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2019, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. October. 12, 2020; 2021, No. 83 (Adj. Sess.), § 54a, eff. March 16, 2022.)