Vermont § 855 Land damages

Vermont Statutes

§ 855 — Land damages

Vermont § 855

Title 10Title 10: Conservation and Development

Ch. 35Chapter 035: Drainage of Low Lands

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Bluebook

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 10, § 855 (2026).

Text

When an owner of land through which a drain is to be constructed claims damages therefor, the selectboard shall hear the parties interested therein, and may award reasonable damages to be paid by the parties benefited in such proportions as the selectboard deem just. In estimating such damages, the benefit that the person may receive thereby shall be taken into consideration.

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