Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 4921 (2026)

Entry or detainer without force—complaint; trial; writ of restitution

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(Cite as: 12 V.S.A. § 4921)

§ 4921. Entry or detainer without force—complaint; trial; writ of restitution

When a person wrongfully and without force obtains or continues in possession of lands or tenements, and does not quit such possession after demand made in writing for the delivery of the possession thereof by the person entitled to such possession or his or her agent or attorney, upon complaint thereof in writing to a district judge, the judge shall hear and determine the same as in cases of forcible entry and detainer, and issue a writ of restitution accordingly. (Amended 1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 38, eff. April 9, 1974.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2024–2025 · leading case: Addison Cnty. Cmty. Trust v. Streeter (Vt. Super. Ct. 2024).

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Addison Cnty. Cmty. Trust v. Streeter (Vt. Super. Ct. 2024). · cites it 2× “Plaintiff contends Defendants are not lawful tenants or subtenants at the property and pursuant to 12 V.S.A. §4921 are in wrongful possession of the property.”

Morrissey v. Wood (Vt. Super. Ct. 2025). · cites it 2× “In this respect, the cause of action here more closely resembles a cause of action for entry and detainer under 12 V.S.A. § 4921. Under the common law concept of tenancy and entry and detainer, a party need only show that they communicated the end of the tenancy to the tenant,…”

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