§ 6248. Abandonment of mobile home in mobile home park
(a) A resident or owner of a mobile home in a mobile home park shall be deemed to have abandoned the mobile home if all the following conditions exist:
(1)(A) a reasonable person would believe that the mobile home is not occupied as a residence;
(B) the rent for the lot is at least 30 days delinquent; and
(C) the park owner has attempted to contact the resident or owner at the resident or owner’s home, last known place of employment, and last known mailing address without success; or
(2) the owner of the mobile home has been evicted from the mobile home park pursuant to section 6237 of this title and the owner has failed to remove or sell the mobile home within three months after the execution of a writ of possession pursuant to 12 V.S.A. chapter 169 or as otherwise ordered by the court in the ejectment action.
(b) A mobile home park owner may not commence an action pursuant to section 6249 of this title to sell an abandoned mobile home on which there are delinquent property taxes until 20 days after the date the park owner sends notice of the park owner’s intent to commence the action to the town clerk and the tax collector of the town in which the mobile home is located by certified mail, return receipt requested. (Added 1993, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 13, eff. May 6, 1994; amended 2015, No. 8, § 4.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Title 10 - Conservation and Development
Chapter 153 - Mobile Home Parks
§ 6203. Municipal acquisition of land for mobile home parks
§ 6204. Application of other laws and rules
§ 6205. Enforcement; penalties
§ 6236. Lease terms; mobile home parks
§ 6237a. Mobile home park closures
§ 6240. Sale of homes located in parks
§ 6242. Mobile home owners’ right to notification prior to park sale
§ 6246. Remedies for illegal evictions
§ 6247. Retaliatory conduct prohibited
§ 6248. Abandonment of mobile home in mobile home park
§ 6249. Sale of abandoned mobile home
§ 6251. Mobile home lot rent increase; notice; meeting
§ 6252. Lot rent increase dispute; mediation
§ 6253. Lot rent increase abatement; civil action
§ 6254. Registration of mobile home parks; report
§ 6261. Resident obligations; use and maintenance of premises
§ 6262. Park owner obligations; warranty of habitability; rules
§ 6263. Habitability; leaseholder remedies
§ 6264. Minor defects; repair and deduct
§ 6265. Condemnation and relocation of residents
§ 6266. Sale of mobile home park; health and safety compliance