Tenant rights?

By Conrad

Conrad

I was wondering if there are Statutes in Vermont for tenants who rent a seasonal lot on a campground.  What rights do they have with regards to the landlords demands to effect renovations to existing (permanent) structures on the lot.  We took possession, a number of years ago, of a "camp" which was quite run down.  We have made considerable efforts to renovate to make the place more estetically pleasing.  What rights do we have with regards to the landlords request that certain (permanent) structures be relocated to a different spot on the same lot?

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tenant rights

By Shelley

I responded to an ad on Craigslist for a man advertising that is home was for sale and he was offering reduced rent and a 3% real estate commission for the tenant to show is home.  Although it is a illegal for the public to accept commission I am a license agent and represented myelf as such.  The terms of the contract were emailed and if I was in agreement he insisted I overnight a check to his wife.  I complied and the landlord continued to stay at the home I was leasing until the 3rd of the month.  When he left there was old furniture behind, dishes,a boat out back, and one of the garage bays was full of his stuff.  I received an email that he ran out of time to remove things…he was sorry.  Upon moving in people kept knocking on my door to view the boat.  Said the landlord had it for sale..which obviously was NOT in my agreement and I should not have been bothered.  On the 7th of the month received an email with a lease attached that he needed signed to prove his six months and a day lease to avoid him paying resort taxes.  In it he said all appliances were in good order, said I would show the property when he needed and that he would pay the commission to the tenant.  I marked through and listed the broken appliances, added that they had to give a 24 hour notice to showings, and the commission must be paid to my company.    He waited nine days without any communication  and sent a revised lease stating that he was in a financial mess and that he had to list with a company.  That no commission would be paid and that I must agree to answer showing requests within 1-2 hours of his calling.  I told him that would be impossible as I work.  You cannot dictate an answer like that.  He said I comply with his changes or move out by month end.  He said that he understands that law dictates notice for showings, however must sign a waiver or move now.  I have spent lots of money moving and have even paid the 2nd months rent.  I had utility connection fees as well as cable.   He even neglected to pay the electric and I came home to a black house for a night.  They would not transfer my service until he disconnected and he just decided to quit paying instead.

PLEASE help with advice.  I am a single mom that spent lots of money to move to a city 45 miles north. I can’t afford to move and should not have to. 

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