Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 9 Sec. 4458

• Actual notice: means receipt of written notice hand-delivered or mailed to the last known address. See
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Fees: shall mean earnings due for official services, aside from salaries or per diem compensation. See
• Landlord: means the owner, lessor, or where applicable, the sublessor of a residential dwelling unit or the building of which it is a part. See
• 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
• Premises: means a dwelling unit, its appurtenances and the building, and the grounds, areas, and facilities held out for the use of tenants generally or whose use is promised to the tenant. See
• Rent: means all consideration to be made to or for the benefit of the landlord under the rental agreement, not including security deposits. See
• Rental agreement: means all agreements, written or oral, embodying terms and conditions concerning the use and occupancy of a dwelling unit and premises. See
• Tenant: means a person entitled under a rental agreement to occupy a residential dwelling unit to the exclusion of others. See