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Act No. 101 of 2020 (S.333)

An act relating to establishing a moratorium on ejectment and foreclosure actions during the COVID-19 emergency

Vermont General Assembly; approved by Governor Phil Scott · Vermont (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Vermont
Level
State
Authority
Vt. Const. ch. II; 2020 Acts and Resolves No. 101 (S.333)
Issued
2020-05-14 May 14, 2020
Effective
on passage (May 14, 2020); emergency period defined from Mar. 13, 2020 (read as 2020-05-14)
End
30 days after the Governor terminated the state of emergency (emergency ended June 15, 2021; moratorium to July 15, 2021) (Vermont State file, VT-046) (read as 2021-06-15)
In force
May 14, 2020 to June 15, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Courts and public officesOther
Addressees
  • landlords
  • housing lenders and mortgagees
  • courts
Functions reached
  • SV (all pending and new residential foreclosure actions stayed to July 15, 2021)
  • ML
  • CB
Collection
Financial Services SEC-13

Operative words

(1) 'Emergency period' means the period beginning with the Governor's declaration of a state of emergency on March 13, 2020, arising from COVID-19, and ending 30 days after the Governor terminates the state of emergency by declaration.... (c) Pending foreclosure and ejectment actions. (1) Upon the effective date of this act, all pending actions for ejectment under 12 V.S.A. chapter 169, actions for foreclosure under 12 V.S.A. chapter 172, and any outstanding orders in those actions that could lead to execution of a writ of possession against a tenant or resident are stayed until [the end of the emergency period]

Enforcement

Statute; courts

Notes

Same instrument as VT-046. In force on the first fifteen days of Q3 2021.