Vermont § 545 - Covenants, conditions, and restrictions of substantial public interest
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§ 545. Covenants, conditions, and restrictions of substantial public interest
- (a) Deed restrictions, covenants, or similar binding agreements added after March 1, 2021
that prohibit or have the effect of prohibiting land development allowed under 24 V.S.A. § 4412(1)(E) and (2)(A) shall not be valid. (b) Deed restrictions or covenants added after July 1, 2023 shall not be valid if they
require a minimum dwelling unit size on the property or more than one parking space
per dwelling unit if the property is located in an area served by municipal sewer
and water infrastructure as defined in 24 V.S.A. § 4303 that allows residential uses or more than 1.5 parking spaces for duplexes and multiunit
dwellings in areas not served by sewer and water and in areas that are located more
than one-quarter mile away from public parking rounded up to the nearest whole number
when calculating the total number of spaces. (c) This section shall not affect the enforceability of any property interest held in
whole or in part by a qualified organization or State agency as defined in 10 V.S.A. § 6301a, including any restrictive easements, such as conservation easements and historic
preservation rights and interests defined in 10 V.S.A. § 822. This section shall not affect the enforceability of any property interest that is
restricted by a housing subsidy covenant as defined by section 610 of this title and held in whole or in part by an eligible applicant as defined in 10 V.S.A. § 303(4) or the Vermont Housing Finance Agency. (Added 2019, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. Oct. 12, 2020; amended 2021, No. 4, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2021; 2023, No. 47, § 20, eff. July 1, 2023.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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