Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 505 (2026)

Covenants other than warranty or seisin

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Subchapter 002 : ACTIONS LIMITED

(Cite as: 12 V.S.A. § 505)

§ 505. Covenants other than warranty or seisin

An action founded on covenant, contained in a deed of lands, other than the covenants of warranty and seisin, shall be brought within eight years after the cause of action accrues, and not after.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1995–2013 · leading case: Blanche S. Marsh Inter Vivos Trust v. McGillvray, 2013 VT 6 (Vt. 2013).

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Blanche S. Marsh Inter Vivos Trust v. McGillvray, 2013 VT 6 (Vt. 2013). · cites it 2× “The applicable statute provides: “An action founded on covenant, contained in a deed of lands .”

Leo v. Hillman, 665 A.2d 572 (Vt. 1995). “§ 501(d) (action for damages resulting from unlawful sale of liquor “shall be commenced within two years after the cause of action accrues, and not after”); 12 VS.A. § 505 (action on covenants other than warranty or seisin “shall be brought within eight years after the cause of…”

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