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Read. Follow. Verify.Vermont bill requires notice to property owners before adverse possession claims
Last action · February 18, 2025: Read 1st time & referred to Committee on JudiciarySponsor: David Weeks
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What This Bill Would Do
Anyone claiming land by in Vermont must notify the record property owner at least six months before the 15-year statutory period expires, under a new bill introduced in the Senate.
Property owners will receive direct written warning of an impending ownership claim, preventing individuals from acquiring land silently after 15 years without the owner's knowledge.
- Adverse possession is a legal doctrine that allows a person to claim ownership of land under certain conditions of use and occupancy over a statutory period. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
record property owners
Property owners will receive formal notification before a third party can complete an adverse possession claim on their land.
adverse possession claimants
Claimants must fulfill a new six-month advance notice requirement directed to the record owner prior to the end of the 15-year period.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Feb 18, 2025SenateIntroducedRead 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary
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