Vermont § 3 - Effect of overgrant A conveyance by a tenant
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 3 — Effect of overgrant A conveyance by a tenant, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3. Effect of overgrant A conveyance by a tenant
- for life or years, purporting to grant a greater estate than he or she possessed or could lawfully convey, shall not work a forfeiture of his or her estate, but shall pass to the grantee the estate which such tenant could lawfully convey.
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 3 ("Effect of overgrant A conveyance by a tenant") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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