Property Management
A Vermont residential tenant who refuses to vacate after their lease ends is known as:
AA holdover tenant or tenant at sufferance✓ Correct
BA trespasser subject to immediate removal
CA tenant with an implied perpetual lease
DAn adverse possessor
Explanation
A tenant who remains in possession after their lease expires without the landlord's consent is a holdover tenant (or tenant at sufferance). Vermont landlords must follow the eviction process to remove a holdover tenant — they cannot use self-help remedies like changing locks or removing belongings.
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