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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 09, § 4501 (2026)

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(Cite as: 9 V.S.A. § 4501)
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Cited in 17 cases (8 in the last 5 years), 1995–2025 · leading case: In re Vermont Permanency Initiative, Inc. Denial (Concerned4Newbury, Inc., & Town of Newbury, Cross-Appellant), 2023 VT 65 (Vt. 2023).
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In re Vermont Permanency Initiative, Inc. Denial (Concerned4Newbury, Inc., & Town of Newbury, Cross-Appellant), 2023 VT 65 (Vt. 2023). · cites it 8× “The statute provides that “[a] residential care home or group home to be operated under State licensing or registration, serving not more than eight persons who have a disability as defined in 9 V.S.A. § 4501, . . . shall be considered by right to constitute a permitted…”
Human Rights Comm'n v. Benevolent & Prot. Order of Elks, 2003 VT 104 (Vt. 2003). · cites it 3× “, bingo games and rental of the hall to large groups.” The court reached its conclusion based on its determination that the operative section of the statute, 9 V.”
Dept. of Corr. v. Human Rights Comm'n, 917 A.2d 451 (Vt. 2006). · cites it 3× “" See 9 V.S.A.§ 4501(1). According to the court, irrespective of whether the physical structures of government buildings, including prisons, are open to the public, state prisons are essentially public places open to any member of the general public unfortunate enough to meet…”
Human Rights Comm'n v. LaBrie, Inc., 668 A.2d 659 (Vt. 1995). “” 9 V.S.A. § 4501(5) (emphasis added). *243 Mobile home lot rentals were, however, covered by a separate provision enacted in 1988, which did not strictly prohibit discrimination on the basis of age or because a person intended to occupy a dwelling with one or more minor…”
Zachariah Blondin v. Milton Town Sch. Dist., 2021 VT 2 (Vt. 2021). “” 9 V.S.A. § 4501(1). ¶ 47. In 2004, the Legislature enacted former 16 V.”
Dep't of Corr. v. Human Rights Comm'n, 181 Vt. 225 (Vt. 2006). · cites it 4× “” See 9 V.S.A. § 4501(1). According to the court, irrespective of whether the physical structures of government buildings, including prisons, are open to the public, state prisons are essentially public places open to any member of the general public unfortunate enough to meet…”
Bhatt v. Univ. of Vermont, 2008 VT 76 (Vt. 2008). “Specifically, plaintiff claims that the University violated § 4502(c)(5) which provides: A public accommodation shall make reasonable modifications in policies, practices or procedures when those modifications are necessary to offer goods, services, facilities, privileges,…”
Human Rights v. Agency Educ. (Vt. Super. Ct. 2024). · cites it 3× “9 V.S.A. § 4501. To the extent the Agency seeks to argue that the State can never be liable, derivatively, when an employee against whom a claim is not even asserted is immune from suit, such an argument would contravene longstanding agency principles.”
Brush v. Old Navy LLC (D. Vt. 2023). · cites it 2× “Whether Old Navy is Entitled to Summary Judgment on Plaintiff’s Disability Discrimination Claim Under 9 V.S.A. § 4501. Plaintiff alleges that Old Navy discriminated against him in violation of Vermont’s Public Accommodation Act (“VPAA”), 9 V.”
Hcrs Nov (Vt. Super. Ct. 2013). · cites it 2× “§ 4412(1)(G) states: A residential care home or group home to be operated under state licensing or registration, serving not more than eight persons who have a handicap or disability as defined in 9 V.S.A. § 4501, shall be considered by right to constitute a permitted…”
Williams v. Cent. Vermont Med. Ctr., Inc. (Vt. Super. Ct. 2016). “4 See 9 V.S.A. § 4501(2)(A). Ms. Williams generally claims that she has sensitivities about matters of trust and somehow this caused her to resist signing the CSA, even though it was a form agreement intended for all patients receiving opioids on a long-term basis.”
mackey v. sheldrake (Vt. Super. Ct. 2023). “A handicap includes a mental illness under 9 V.S.A. § 4501 (2)(A) and (3)(B). A person aggrieved by housing discrimination may “bring an action for injunctive relief and compensatory and punitive damages and any other appropriate relief in the superior court of the county in…”
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— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 09, § 4501(1) — 7 cases
Dept. of Corr. v. Human Rights Comm'n, 917 A.2d 451 (Vt. 2006). “" See 9 V.S.A.§ 4501(1). According to the court, irrespective of whether the physical structures of government buildings, including prisons, are open to the public, state prisons are essentially public places open to any member of the general public unfortunate enough to meet…”
Human Rights Comm'n v. Benevolent & Prot. Order of Elks, 2003 VT 104 (Vt. 2003). “, bingo games and rental of the hall to large groups.” The court reached its conclusion based on its determination that the operative section of the statute, 9 V.”
Zachariah Blondin v. Milton Town Sch. Dist., 2021 VT 2 (Vt. 2021). “” 9 V.S.A. § 4501(1). ¶ 47. In 2004, the Legislature enacted former 16 V.”
Dep't of Corr. v. Human Rights Comm'n, 181 Vt. 225 (Vt. 2006). “” See 9 V.S.A. § 4501(1). According to the court, irrespective of whether the physical structures of government buildings, including prisons, are open to the public, state prisons are essentially public places open to any member of the general public unfortunate enough to meet…”
Bhatt v. Univ. of Vermont, 2008 VT 76 (Vt. 2008). “Specifically, plaintiff claims that the University violated § 4502(c)(5) which provides: A public accommodation shall make reasonable modifications in policies, practices or procedures when those modifications are necessary to offer goods, services, facilities, privileges,…”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 09, § 4501(2) — 2 cases
In re Vermont Permanency Initiative, Inc. Denial (Concerned4Newbury, Inc., & Town of Newbury, Cross-Appellant), 2023 VT 65 (Vt. 2023). “The statute provides that “[a] residential care home or group home to be operated under State licensing or registration, serving not more than eight persons who have a disability as defined in 9 V.S.A. § 4501, . . . shall be considered by right to constitute a permitted…”
Atkins v. Bachand (Vt. Super. Ct. 2005).
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 09, § 4501(2)(A) — 1 case
Williams v. Cent. Vermont Med. Ctr., Inc. (Vt. Super. Ct. 2016). “4 See 9 V.S.A. § 4501(2)(A). Ms. Williams generally claims that she has sensitivities about matters of trust and somehow this caused her to resist signing the CSA, even though it was a form agreement intended for all patients receiving opioids on a long-term basis.”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 09, § 4501(3)(C) — 1 case
In re Vermont Permanency Initiative, Inc. Denial (Concerned4Newbury, Inc., & Town of Newbury, Cross-Appellant), 2023 VT 65 (Vt. 2023). “The statute provides that “[a] residential care home or group home to be operated under State licensing or registration, serving not more than eight persons who have a disability as defined in 9 V.S.A. § 4501, . . . shall be considered by right to constitute a permitted…”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 09, § 4501(5) — 1 case
Human Rights Comm'n v. LaBrie, Inc., 668 A.2d 659 (Vt. 1995). “” 9 V.S.A. § 4501(5) (emphasis added). *243 Mobile home lot rentals were, however, covered by a separate provision enacted in 1988, which did not strictly prohibit discrimination on the basis of age or because a person intended to occupy a dwelling with one or more minor…”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 09, § 4501(8) — 4 cases
Human Rights Comm'n v. Benevolent & Prot. Order of Elks, 2003 VT 104 (Vt. 2003). “, bingo games and rental of the hall to large groups.” The court reached its conclusion based on its determination that the operative section of the statute, 9 V.”
Austrian v. Burlington (Vt. Super. Ct. 2024).
Human Rights v. Agency Educ. (Vt. Super. Ct. 2024). “9 V.S.A. § 4501. To the extent the Agency seeks to argue that the State can never be liable, derivatively, when an employee against whom a claim is not even asserted is immune from suit, such an argument would contravene longstanding agency principles.”
Latonia Cong. & Human Rights Comm'n v. State of Vermont, 2022 VT 62 (Vt. 2022).
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