Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 504 (2026)

Covenant of warranty

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Subchapter 002 : ACTIONS LIMITED

(Cite as: 12 V.S.A. § 504)

§ 504. Covenant of warranty

An action founded on covenant of warranty in a deed of land shall be brought only within eight years after a final decision against the title of the covenantor in such deed.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1976–2024 · leading case: Hull v. Fed. Land Bank, 353 A.2d 577 (Vt. 1976).

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Hull v. Fed. Land Bank, 353 A.2d 577 (Vt. 1976). · cites it 2× “12 V.S.A. § 504 reads as follows: an action founded on covenant of warranty in a deed of land shall be brought only within eight years after a final decision against the title of the covenantor in such deed.”

Commonwealth Land Title Ins Co v. Potter (Vt. Super. Ct. 2024). · cites it 4× “Defendants Mark and Kasey Ann Potter seek summary judgment on their affirmative defense that the underlying mortgage lien, on which Plaintiffs' case is founded, was final more than eight years prior to the present action, and that 12 V.S.A. § 504 bans any action on this mortgage…”

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