§ 3901. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Default” means the violation or failure to perform a duty or obligation created in this chapter or in a rental agreement.
(2) “Electronic mail” means the transmission of information through computer or other electronic means or a communication sent to a person identified by a unique electronic address.
(3) “Last known address” means the mailing address, and the e-mail address if applicable, provided by the occupant in a rental agreement or in a subsequent written notice of a change of address.
(4)(A) “Late fee” means a fee or charge assessed for an occupant’s failure to pay rent or other fees, charges, or expenses when due.
(B) “Late fee” does not include:
(i) interest on a debt;
(ii) reasonable expenses, fees, or charges incurred in the collection of unpaid rent or expenses; or
(iii) fees or charges associated with the enforcement of any other remedy provided by law or a rental agreement.
(5) “Occupant” means a person, successor, assignee, agent, or representative entitled to use storage space under a rental agreement to the exclusion of others.
(6) “Owner” means the owner, operator, lessor, or sublessor of a self- storage facility, an agent, or any other person authorized by the owner to manage the facility or to receive rent from an occupant under a rental agreement.
(7) “Personal information” means written information about a person that is not publicly available and that readily identifies that person or is closely associated with that person, including a Social Security number, credit or debit card information, a bank account number, medical information, or passport information.
(8) “Personal property” means movable property not affixed to land, and includes goods, merchandise, and household items.
(9) “Rental agreement” means a written agreement that establishes or modifies the terms, conditions, rules, or any other provision concerning the use and occupancy of storage space.
(10)(A) “Self-storage facility” means real property designed and used for the purpose of renting or leasing individual storage space to an occupant.
(B) A self-storage facility is not a “warehouse” as defined in 9A V.S.A. § 7-102.
(11) “Storage space” means the individual space at a self-storage facility that is rented to an occupant under a rental agreement. (Added 2007, No. 183 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; amended 2021, No. 168 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.)