The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 9A V.S.A. § 2A-501)
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§ 2A—501. Default: procedure
(1) Whether the lessor or the lessee is in default under a lease contract is determined
by the lease agreement and this article.
(2) If the lessor or the lessee is in default under the lease contract, the party seeking
enforcement has rights and remedies as provided in this article and, except as limited
by this article, as provided in the lease agreement.
(3) If the lessor or the lessee is in default under the lease contract, the party seeking
enforcement may reduce the party’s claim to judgment, or otherwise enforce the lease
contract by self-help or any available judicial procedure or nonjudicial procedure,
including administrative proceeding, arbitration, or the like, in accordance with
this article.
(4) Except as otherwise provided in section 1—305(a) of this title or this article, or the lease agreement, the rights and remedies referred to in subsections
(2) and (3) of this section are cumulative.
(5) If the lease agreement covers both real property and goods, the party seeking enforcement
may proceed under this Part as to the goods, or under other applicable law as to both
the real property and the goods in accordance with that party’s rights and remedies
in respect of the real property, in which case this Part does not apply. (Added 1993, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. Jan. 1, 1995; amended 2007, No. 99 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)