Bergeron Paradis Fitzpatrick

Vermont real-estate fraud — non-disclosure of defects, title fraud, mortgage fraud, deed fraud — has multiple legal remedies including rescission, damages, treble damages under consumer protection laws.

Vermont consumer protection laws — state UDAP statutes + federal FTC Act + Magnuson-Moss + similar — provide treble damages + attorney's fees for deceptive business practices.

Vermont criminal restitution requires defendants to repay victims for losses caused by the crime — mandatory in many cases, enforceable as civil judgment, often non-dischargeable in bankruptcy.