§ 6241 - Access - Vermont Statutes

§ 6241. Access

(a) A park owner may enter a mobile home lot in the park with the resident's consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.

(b) A park owner may also enter a mobile home lot in the park between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on no less than 12 hours' notice for any of the following purposes:

(1) To inspect the premises.

(2) To make necessary or agreed repairs, alterations, or improvements.

(3) To supply agreed services.

(4) To show the lot to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, residents, workers, or contractors.

(c) A park owner may enter a mobile home lot without notice or permission, if, in the course of performing repairs in the mobile home park, the owner discovers that it is necessary to enter a lot to complete the repairs, provided that the owner could not reasonably have foreseen the necessity to enter the lot at the time the repairs were commenced. A park owner shall attempt to obtain permission from the resident before entering the lot, at a minimum, by attempting to contact the resident at any telephone number the owner has for the resident and in person at the mobile home.

(d) A park owner may enter a mobile home or a mobile home lot in the park without notice or permission when the park owner reasonably believes that there is a likelihood of imminent injury to any person, damage to property or interruption of utility services. (Added 1983, No. 235 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; amended 1993, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. May 6, 1994; 2007, No. 176 (Adj. Sess.), § 63.)