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State-specific leases, notices, checklists, and addenda for a Vermont rental. Legal notes last reviewed 2026-08-15. LeaseGen.io is not a law firm.
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Screen an applicant, write the lease, and document the move-in.
Receipts, entry, rent changes, renewals, and papers that amend who lives there.
Give notice, inspect at surrender, and account for the deposit. Use an eviction notice only for unpaid rent or a lease violation.
Short summaries of the rules that shape Vermont leases, notices, and deposit papers on LeaseGen.io. Last reviewed 2026-08-15. Not legal advice.
Vermont does not cap how large a residential security deposit may be. Give a written receipt. Unused deposit plus an itemized list is generally due within 14 days after the tenant vacates (Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 9, § 4461).
Notice to end a periodic tenancy is generally 21 days if the tenant has lived there under two years, and 60 days if two years or more (Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 9, § 4467).
Except in an emergency, the landlord must give at least 48 hours’ notice before entering (Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 9, § 4460).
A Vermont rent increase should be in writing. Many landlords use at least the same notice they would use to end a month-to-month tenancy. Notice to end a periodic tenancy is generally 21 days if the tenant has lived there under two years, and 60 days if two years or more (Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 9, § 4467). The lease may require more. Local rent-control rules can cap the amount even when the notice period is met.
Vermont’s 14-day rent notice is the usual nonpayment step. Longer notices apply to no-fault terminations.
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