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| 4 | | - | IntroducedbyRepresentativeDolanofEssexJunction |
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| 5 | | - | ReferredtoCommitteeon |
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| 6 | | - | Date: |
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| 7 | | - | Subject:Courtprocedure;ejectment;writsofpossession;service |
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| 8 | | - | Statementofpurposeofbillasintroduced:Thisbillproposestopermitawrit |
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| 9 | | - | ofpossessiontobeservedbyasheriffofacountyotherthanthecountyin |
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| 10 | | - | whichthepropertyislocated. |
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| 11 | | - | Anactrelatingtoserviceofwritsofpossession |
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| 12 | | - | ItisherebyenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyoftheStateofVermont: |
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| 13 | | - | Sec.1.12V.S.A.§ 4854isamendedtoread: |
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| 14 | | - | §4854.JUDGMENTFORPLAINTIFF;WRITOFPOSSESSION |
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| 15 | | - | Ifthecourtfindsthattheplaintiffisentitledtopossessionofthepremises, |
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| 16 | | - | theplaintiffshallhavejudgmentforpossessionandrentsdue,damages,and |
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| 17 | | - | costs,andwhenawrittenrentalagreementsoprovides,thecourtmayaward |
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| 18 | | - | reasonableattorney’sfees.Awritofpossessionshallissueonthedate |
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| 19 | | - | judgmentisentered,unlessthecourtforgoodcauseordersastay.Thewrit |
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| 20 | | - | shalldirectthesheriffofthecountyinwhichthepropertyoraportionthereof |
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| 21 | | - | islocated,orthesheriffofanyothercounty,toservethewrituponthe |
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| 40 | | - | 19 BILLASPASSEDBYTHEHOUSE H.21 |
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| 5 | + | VT LEG #378596 v.1 |
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| 6 | + | H.21 1 |
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| 7 | + | Introduced by Representative Dolan of Essex Junction 2 |
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| 8 | + | Referred to Committee on 3 |
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| 9 | + | Date: 4 |
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| 10 | + | Subject: Court procedure; ejectment; writs of possession; service 5 |
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| 11 | + | Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to permit a writ 6 |
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| 12 | + | of possession to be served by a sheriff of a county other than the county in 7 |
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| 13 | + | which the property is located. 8 |
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| 14 | + | An act relating to service of writs of possession 9 |
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| 15 | + | It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 10 |
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| 16 | + | Sec. 1. 12 V.S.A. § 4854 is amended to read: 11 |
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| 17 | + | § 4854. JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFF; WRIT OF POSSESSION 12 |
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| 18 | + | If the court finds that the plaintiff is entitled to possession of the premises, 13 |
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| 19 | + | the plaintiff shall have judgment for possession and rents due, damages, and 14 |
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| 20 | + | costs, and when a written rental agreement so provides, the court may award 15 |
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| 21 | + | reasonable attorney’s fees. A writ of possession shall issue on the date 16 |
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| 22 | + | judgment is entered, unless the court for good cause orders a stay. The writ 17 |
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| 23 | + | shall direct the sheriff of the county in which the property or a portion thereof 18 |
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| 24 | + | is located, or the sheriff of any other county, to serve the writ upon the 19 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.21 |
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| 42 | | - | defendantand,notearlierthan14daysafterthewritisserved,toputthe |
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| 43 | | - | plaintiffintopossession. |
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| 44 | | - | Sec.2.EFFECTIVEDATE |
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| 45 | | - | Thisactshalltakeeffectonpassage. |
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| 46 | | - | Sec.1.12V.S.A.§ 4854isamendedtoread: |
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| 47 | | - | §4854.JUDGMENTFORPLAINTIFF;WRITOFPOSSESSION |
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| 48 | | - | Ifthecourtfindsthattheplaintiffisentitledtopossessionofthepremises, |
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| 49 | | - | theplaintiffshallhavejudgmentforpossessionandrentsdue,damages,and |
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| 50 | | - | costs,andwhenawrittenrentalagreementsoprovides,thecourtmayaward |
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| 51 | | - | reasonableattorney’sfees.Awritofpossessionshallissueonthedate |
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| 52 | | - | judgmentisentered,unlessthecourtforgoodcauseordersastay.Thewrit |
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| 53 | | - | shalldirecttheanysheriffofthecountyinwhichthepropertyoraportion |
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| 54 | | - | thereofislocatedtoservethewrituponthedefendantand,notearlierthan14 |
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| 55 | | - | daysafterthewritisserved,toputtheplaintiffintopossession. |
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| 56 | | - | Sec.2.EFFECTIVEDATE |
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| 57 | | - | Thisactshalltakeeffectonpassage. |
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| 28 | + | VT LEG #378596 v.1 |
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| 29 | + | defendant and, not earlier than 14 days after the writ is served, to put the 1 |
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| 30 | + | plaintiff into possession. 2 |
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| 31 | + | Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE 3 |
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| 32 | + | This act shall take effect on passage. 4 |
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