Real Estate Law

At Legal Services Vermont and Vermont Legal Aid, we cannot help Vermonters with deeds or titles. You can contact the Vermont Bar Association’s Lawyer Referral Service to hire a real estate lawyer to talk to.

At Legal Services Vermont and Vermont Legal Aid, we cannot help Vermonters with these real estate problems. You can contact the Vermont Bar Association’s Lawyer Referral Service to hire a real estate lawyer to talk to.

If you are having trouble with a specific person, post or tell the person in writing, so they know they are not invited on your property. That notification is called a Notice Against Trespass. Check with your local law enforcement agency about the kind of notice required so that if the person comes in again, there can be a criminal charge.

See the web page version of our sample Notice Against Trespass. Our PDF file does not fully comply with all applicable guidelines for accessible digital documents. For the most accessible experience, use the web page above. Download a PDF version of the Notice Against Trespass. 

If you and your partner were never married but own property together, you can start a partition case in the Civil Division of Vermont Superior Court. These cases are complicated. You may want to contact the Vermont Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service to hire a private lawyer. At Legal Services Vermont and Vermont Legal Aid, we cannot help Vermonters with partition cases.

See our Divorce Roadmap to learn about the divorce process. Do you need help getting a conversation started with your spouse? A mediator may be useful. The Vermont Judiciary can help you find a mediator who will get paid according to your income. Or you can ask the Vermont Bar Association for a referral to a mediator to hire. You may also want to hire a private lawyer to look over the final divorce stipulation (agreement) and division of property.

At Legal Services Vermont and Vermont Legal Aid, we usually only give quick advice about divorce. If you are experiencing abuse, contact us for help.

Fill out our form and we will call you back. Your information will be sent to Legal Services Vermont, which screens requests for help for both Vermont Legal Aid and Legal Services Vermont. You can also call us at 1-800-889-2047.

See our page about Deciding How Your Property Will Be Distributed at Death. It includes information about writing a will, creating a trust, choosing a special form of ownership, giving away assets before you die, or what happens if you do none of these things.

Also visit our page that explains Wills. At Legal Services Vermont and Vermont Legal Aid, we can’t usually draft wills, but we may be able to answer basic questions. Fill out our form and we will call you back. Your information will be sent to Legal Services Vermont, which screens requests for help for both Vermont Legal Aid and Legal Services Vermont. You can also call us at 1-800-889-2047.

You can hire a private lawyer by contacting the Vermont Bar Association’s Lawyer Referral Service at 1-800-639-7036.

Asset management issues are complicated. You should have expert help with any decisions you make about your assets or property. Giving away assets or property, including your home, within five years of applying for Choices for Care (Medicaid), may mean that you will not qualify for long-term care services for a period of time. See our Choices for Care — Giving Away Property or Resources page for more information.

If you need help with your assets or property, you should hire a lawyer familiar with Medicaid law.

For general long-term care questions, contact our Vermont Long-Term Care Ombudsman Project. It is a free service for Vermonters.

If you want to sell your mobile home and it is in a mobile home park, you have to tell the park owner in writing before you sell it. You have to send the notice to the park owner by certified mail. Send it with a copy of a completed, but unsigned, Vermont Uniform Bill of Sale form. We explain what to do on our Selling Your Mobile Home page. If you have questions, call the CVOEO Mobile Home Program at 802-660-3455, x204.