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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 9 Sec. 4460

  • 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
  • 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
  • Tenant: means a person entitled under a rental agreement to occupy a residential dwelling unit to the exclusion of others. See

§ 4460. Access

(a) A landlord may enter the dwelling unit with the tenant‘s consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.

(b) A landlord may also enter the dwelling unit for the following purposes between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. on no less than 48 hours’ notice:

(1) when necessary to inspect the premises;

(2) to make necessary or agreed repairs, alterations, or improvements;

(3) to supply agreed services; or

(4) to exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors.

(c) A landlord may only enter the dwelling unit without consent or notice when the landlord has a reasonable belief that there is imminent danger to any person or to property. (Added 1985, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)