Legal Opinion

Lauritz Rasmussen v. Town of Fair Haven

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided January 8, 2016No. 2015-131PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtEaton, J.

¶ 1. Taxpayer appeals pro se from the Town of Fair Haven’s assessment of his property for the 2014 grand list. We affirm.

¶ 2. Taxpayer owns real property in the Town of Fair Haven. The property consists of three separately deeded contiguous parcels. There is a main house on one parcel and a rental house on each of the two additional parcels. The town considers the property as one 7.58 acre parcel. See 32 V.S.A. § 4152(a)(3) (defining “parcel” as “all contiguous land in the same ownership, together with all improvements thereon”). The town has assigned a grade of 1 to a 2 acre house site, and…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Bull v. Pinkham Engineering Assocs., Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 2000
  2. Zurn v. City of St. AlbansSupreme Court of Vermont · 2009
  3. City of Barre v. Town of OrangeSupreme Court of Vermont · 1980
  4. Devoid v. Town of MiddleburySupreme Court of Vermont · 1975
  5. Lathrop v. Town of MonktonSupreme Court of Vermont · 2014

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