27 V.S.A. § 605
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§ 605. Contents of notice of claim; recording
Official statutory text
(a) To be effective, the notice referred to in section 603 of this title shall contain a full and accurate description of the land affected by the notice, set forth in particular terms, shall be recorded at length in the land records in the office where a deed of the land is required to be recorded, and shall be indexed in the general index for deeds under the claimant's name as grantee and under the name of the current record owner of the land as grantor.
(b) The notice provided for in this section and section 603 of this title may be filed by a claimant or any person acting on behalf of a claimant if such claimant is:
(1) under a disability;
(2) unable to assert a claim on his or her own behalf; or
(3) one of a class whose identity is uncertain.
(c) When a notice is filed for record under this section, it shall remain effective for a period of 40 years from the date of filing.
(b) The notice provided for in this section and section 603 of this title may be filed by a claimant or any person acting on behalf of a claimant if such claimant is:
(1) under a disability;
(2) unable to assert a claim on his or her own behalf; or
(3) one of a class whose identity is uncertain.
(c) When a notice is filed for record under this section, it shall remain effective for a period of 40 years from the date of filing.
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