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Housing advocates urge data-driven approach to landlord-tenant bills, warn of eviction-driven homelessness
Summary
Witnesses at the Feb. 11 House General & Housing Committee hearing presented study findings from End Homelessness Vermont and recommendations from the Housing & Homelessness Alliance, urging caution on H.772 and related bills and calling for investments in coordinated entry, legal representation, restorative justice, and specialized crisis housing.
Advocates who testified before the House General & Housing Committee on Feb. 11 urged lawmakers to prioritize data and mitigation before advancing several landlord-tenant bills, including H.772.
A presenter identifying herself with End Homelessness Vermont described a multi-phase study (Sept. 2023–Feb. 2024) that interviewed roughly 200 people across five counties and 10 towns. She reported that 103 of those interviewees were lifelong Vermonters, and that many respondents first experienced homelessness as children or young adults. The witness said the study recorded 84 total evictions across respondents and that 41 of those were…
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