Vermont Eviction Laws
Vermont requires a landlord to give written notice before terminating a tenancy: at least 14 days for nonpayment of rent, 30 days for breach of a material lease term, and (absent a written rental agreement) 60 days notice to end a month-to-month tenancy for no cause -- 90 days if the tenant has lived there more than two years.
Key Rules
- Nonpayment Notice
- 14 days written notice to pay rent or vacate
- Periodic Tenancy Notice
- 60 days notice for no-cause termination of a month-to-month tenancy without a written rental agreement (90 days if the tenant has resided there more than two years); 30 days notice for termination based on breach of a lease term
- Just Cause Required
- No statewide just-cause requirement, but prohibited retaliatory and discriminatory evictions
- Rent Control
- No statewide rent control
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Applicable Statutes
Termination of tenancy: landlord must give proper written notice. For nonpayment of rent, 14 days written notice is required. Eviction must proceed through the court process.
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Prohibited eviction grounds: landlord may not evict for discriminatory reasons or in retaliation for tenant exercising legal rights.
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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 9, § 4467(c)
Termination for no cause (absent a written rental agreement): a month-to-month tenancy may be ended with 60 days notice (90 days if the tenant has resided there more than two years); a week-to-week tenancy requires 21 days notice.
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