(a) No landlord may willfully cause, directly or indirectly, the interruption or termination
of any utility service being supplied to the tenant, except for temporary interruptions
for emergency repairs.
(b) No landlord may directly or indirectly deny a tenant access to and possession of the
tenant’s rented or leased premises, except through proper judicial process.
(c) No landlord may directly or indirectly deny a tenant access to and possession of the
tenant’s property, except through proper judicial process. (Added 1985, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
Sawyer v. Robson, 181 Vt. 216 (Vt. 2006). “FN2. Specifically, 9 V.S.A. § 2453(a) prohibits "[u]nfair methods of competition in commerce, and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in commerce.”
Sawyer v. Robson, 2006 VT 136 (Vt. 2006). “” Specifically, 9 V.S.A. § 4463 prohibits a landlord from denying a tenant access to and possession of the leased premises and tenant’s personal property in the absence of judicial process.”
Baker v. Baker (Vt. Super. Ct. 2011). · cites it 2דRonald’s acts of turning off the water, thereby making the trailer uninhabitable, and later parking vehicles across the driveway to block access, were in derogation of Hillary’s right to possession under the lease, and amounted to an illegal eviction as defined in 9 V.S.A. §…”
Woods v. Brown (Vt. Super. Ct. 2025). “” 9 V.S.A. § 4463(a). Nor may a landlord “directly or indirectly deny a tenant access to and possession of the tenant’s rented or leased premises, except through proper judicial process.”
Execusuite v. Cable (Vt. Super. Ct. 2025). “§ 4463(b) ("No landlord may directly or indirectly deny a tenant access to and possession of the tenant's rented or leased premises, except through proper judicial process.”
Boehm v. Mulligan (Vt. Super. Ct. 2026). “They claim that when they traveled to Germany during the tenancy, Defendants illegally evicted them in violation of 9 V.S.A. § 4463 and reneged on an agreement to sell the home to them in violation of the Consumer Protection Act, 9 V.”
Goodwin v. Franklin (Vt. Super. Ct. 2012). “” 9 V.S.A. § 4463(a). “Any tenant who sustains damage or injury as a result of an illegal eviction may bring an action for injunctive relief, damages, costs and reasonable attorney’s fees.”
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Woods v. Brown (Vt. Super. Ct. 2025). “” 9 V.S.A. § 4463(a). Nor may a landlord “directly or indirectly deny a tenant access to and possession of the tenant’s rented or leased premises, except through proper judicial process.”
Goodwin v. Franklin (Vt. Super. Ct. 2012). “” 9 V.S.A. § 4463(a). “Any tenant who sustains damage or injury as a result of an illegal eviction may bring an action for injunctive relief, damages, costs and reasonable attorney’s fees.”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 09, § 4463(b) — 1 case
Execusuite v. Cable (Vt. Super. Ct. 2025). “§ 4463(b) ("No landlord may directly or indirectly deny a tenant access to and possession of the tenant's rented or leased premises, except through proper judicial process.”
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