Vermont § 1-203 - Exception for small projects and limited expense liability planned communities

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§ 1-203. Exception for small projects and limited expense liability planned communities

  • (a) If a planned community: (1) contains no more than 24 units and is not subject to any development rights; or (2) provides in its declaration that the annual average common expense liability of all
    units restricted to residential purposes, exclusive of optional user fees and any
    insurance premiums paid by the association, may not exceed $300.00 as adjusted pursuant
    to section 1-115 of this title, it is subject only to sections 1-105, 1-106, and 1-107 of this title unless the declaration provides that this entire title is applicable. (b) The exemption provided in subdivision (a)(2) of this section applies only if: (1) the declarant reasonably believes in good faith that the maximum stated assessment
    will be sufficient to pay the expenses of the planned community; and (2) the declarant provides that the assessment may not be increased above the limitation
    in subdivision (a)(2) of this section during the period of declarant’s control without
    the consent of all unit owners. (Added 1997, No. 104 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1999; amended 2009, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. Jan. 1, 2012.)

Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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