Trial of forcible entry and detainer A district judge may inquire by a jury against those who make unlawful and forcible entry into lands, tenements, or other possessions and with strong hand detain the same, and against those who, having made a lawful and peaceable entry into lands and tenements, unlawfully and by force hold the same. (Amended 1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 31, eff. April 9, 1974.)
Vermont Legal Code
§ 4912
Vermont Title 12 — Vermont law
Source: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/12/171/04912· Version 2026