Vermont Statutes Title 9. Commerce and Trade, § 3901. Definitions

(1) “Default” means the violation or failure to perform a duty or obligation created in this chapter or in a rental agreement.

(2) “Electronic mail” means the transmission of information through computer or other electronic means or a communication sent to a person identified by a unique electronic address.

(3) “Last known address” means the mailing address, and the e-mail address if applicable, provided by the occupant in a rental agreement or in a subsequent written notice of a change of address.

(5) “Occupant” means a person, successor, assignee, agent, or representative entitled to use storage space under a rental agreement to the exclusion of others.

(6) “Owner” means the owner, operator, lessor, or sublessor of a self-storage facility, an agent, or any other person authorized by the owner to manage the facility or to receive rent from an occupant under a rental agreement.

(7) “Personal information” means written information about a person that is not publicly available and that readily identifies that person or is closely associated with that person, including a Social Security number, credit or debit card information, a bank account number, medical information, or passport information.

(8) “Personal property” means movable property not affixed to land, and includes goods, merchandise, and household items.

(9) “Rental agreement” means a written agreement that establishes or modifies the terms, conditions, rules, or any other provision concerning the use and occupancy of storage space.

(11) “Storage space” means the individual space at a self-storage facility that is rented to an occupant under a rental agreement.