Vermont § 3839 - Municipally owned lakeshore property
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 3839 — Municipally owned lakeshore property, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3839. Municipally owned lakeshore property
- (a) Notwithstanding section 3659 of this title, a town may vote to exempt from its municipal taxes, in whole or in part, any parcel
of land, but not buildings, that provides public access to public waters, as defined
in 10 V.S.A. § 1422(6), and that is also: (1) owned by the Town of Hardwick, and located in Greensboro, Vermont; or (2) owned by the Town of Thetford, and located in Fairlee and West Fairlee, Vermont. (b) An exemption voted by a town under subsection (a) of this section shall be for up
to ten years. Upon the expiration of the exemption, a town may vote additional periods
of exemption not exceeding five years each. (Added 2013, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 56.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Vermont § 3839
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Section 3839 ("Municipally owned lakeshore property") 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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