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Champlain Housing Trust backs H.772, urges faster eviction process to protect tenants and staff
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Michael Lante, CEO of the Champlain Housing Trust, told the House General and Finance Committee on Feb. 6, 2026, that he supports H.772’s tenant protections but urged expedited court timelines to remove dangerous actors and reduce prolonged cases that harm neighbors and staff.
Michael Lante, CEO of the Champlain Housing Trust, told the House General and Finance Committee on Friday that his organization supports H.772 — the residential rental agreements bill — and urged the Legislature to shorten eviction timelines so landlords and managers can remove tenants who create unsafe conditions.
"We don't evict lightly," Lante said in testimony. "Every eviction we believe here, every eviction is a failure somewhere." He praised provisions in the bill that would limit rent increases to once every 12 months, cap increases at CPI plus 3 percent, and cap security deposits at two months' rent.
Lante said CHT embraces tenant protections but described operational…
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