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.
Subchapter
008
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SEWER, WATER, AND LIGHT SYSTEMS
(Cite as: 24 App. V.S.A. ch. 251, § 803)
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§ 803. Use of water; payment; inspection; damages
The owner of any tenement, house, or building who shall take the water of said Village
shall be liable for the rent or the price of the same, and the officers and agents
of said corporation entrusted with the care and superintendence of the water may at
all reasonable times enter all premises so supplied to examine the pipes and fixtures
and prevent any unnecessary waste, and if any person or persons without the consent
of said corporation shall use any of said water, an action of tort under this statute
may be maintained against such person by said corporation for the recovery of damages
therefor and such action may be commenced and prosecuted by the Board of Water Commissioners
in the name of said Village.