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Judiciary cites judge vacancies, staffing and process timing as barriers to timely eviction resolution
Summary
At a Jan. 22 joint hearing, the state court administrator and advocates described rising eviction filings, an aspirational six-month case disposition guideline, and how judge vacancies and process choices by landlords affect how long eviction cases take to resolve.
State court administrators and housing advocates told lawmakers at a Jan. 22 joint hearing that rising eviction filings, judge vacancies and procedural choices are the principal reasons some eviction cases take months to resolve.
Terry Corson, Vermont’s state court administrator, told the joint Senate and House committees that fiscal year 2024 brought 1,634 landlord-tenant cases statewide; 55% of those filings were for nonpayment of rent. Corson described a statutory, expedited procedure for nonpayment cases that includes a shortened notice period and regular rent-escrow hearings.
Corson said the judiciary aspires to a six-month…
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