Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 09, § 4453 (2026)

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Subchapter 001 : GENERAL

(Cite as: 9 V.S.A. § 4453)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2005–2025 · leading case: fournier v. wood (Vt. Super. Ct. 2024).
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fournier v. wood (Vt. Super. Ct. 2024). · cites it 2× “9 V.S.A. § 4453. These three terms, however, are defined to limit their application to agreements and relationships where the parties are agreeing to a lease of a “dwelling unit.”
riley v. dempsey (Vt. Super. Ct. 2023). “” The statute defines “normal wear and tear” as “the deterioration which occurs, based upon the reasonable use for which the rental unit is intended, without negligence, carelessness, accident or abuse of the premises or equipment or chattels by the tenant or members of his or…”
Morrissey v. Wood (Vt. Super. Ct. 2025). “9 V.S.A. § 4453. While Morrissey appears to have complied with these provisions, the Court cannot proceed or analyze this relationship under the Residential Rental Act because it does not apply.”
Welsh Trust v. Jackson (Vt. Super. Ct. 2025). “§ 4467(e), and the termination is unenforceable under 9 V.S.A. §§ 4453– 54. Andrus v. Dunbar, 2005 VT 48, ¶ 10 (requiring dismissal where proper notice of termination has not be given).”
Georges Way v. Harrington (Vt. Super. Ct. 2025). “9 V.S.A. §§ 4453, 4454 (all obligations under the Vermont Residential Rental Act are implied in all leases and no lease provision shall try to circumvent the provisions of the Act).”
Riley v. Dempsey (Vt. Super. Ct. 2005). “” The statute defines “normal wear and tear” as “the deterioration which occurs, based upon the reasonable use for which the rental unit is intended, without negligence, carelessness, accident or abuse of the premises or equipment or chattels by the tenant or members of his or…”
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