Vermont § 1309 - Liens against apartments or sites; removal from lien; effect of part payment

§ 1309. Liens against apartments or sites; removal from lien; effect of part payment

• (a) After recording the declaration as provided in this chapter, and while the property
  remains subject to this chapter, no lien may thereafter arise or be effective against
  the property. During that period, liens or encumbrances shall arise or be created
  only against each apartment or site and the percentage of undivided interest in the
  common areas and facilities, appurtenant to that apartment or site, in the same manner
  and under the same conditions in every respect as liens or encumbrances may arise
  or be created upon or against any other separate parcel of real property subject to
  individual ownership. Labor performed or materials furnished with the consent or at
  the request of an apartment or site owner or the owner’s agent or the owner’s contractor
  or subcontractor shall not be a basis for filing a mechanic’s lien against the apartment
  or site or any other property of any other apartment or site owner not expressly consenting
  to or requesting the work, except that the express consent shall be deemed to be given
  to the owner of any apartment or site in the case of emergency repairs. Labor performed
  and materials furnished for the common areas and facilities, if duly authorized by
  the association of owners, the manager, or board of directors, in accordance with
  this chapter, the declaration, or bylaws, shall constitute a basis for filing a mechanic’s
  lien against each of the apartments or sites and shall be subject to the provisions
  of subsection (b) of this section. (b) If a lien against two or more apartments or sites becomes effective, the owners of
  the separate apartment or site may remove their apartment or site and the percentage
  of undivided interest in the common areas and facilities appurtenant to that apartment
  or site from the lien by payment of the fractional or proportional amounts attributable
  to each of the apartments or sites affected. The individual payment shall be computed
  by reference to the percentages appearing on the declaration. After any payment, discharge,
  or other satisfaction the apartment or site and the percentage of undivided interest
  in the common areas and facilities appurtenant thereto shall be free and clear of
  the lien so paid, satisfied, or discharged. That partial payment, satisfaction, or
  discharge shall not prevent the lien holder from proceeding to enforce the lien holder’s
  rights against the rest of the undischarged property. (Added 1967, No. 228 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. Jan. 23, 1968; amended 1993, No. 97, § 2; 2023, No. 6, § 360, eff. July 1, 2023.)