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Tenant advocate tells committee repeated no‑cause evictions uprooted families, urges stronger supports
Summary
Kaya Morris, a secure housing coach with the Land Access and Opportunity Board, told legislators that no‑cause evictions and rapid market shifts have forced families into repeated moves, costing tenants thousands and undermining stability; she urged pairing longer notice with financial assistance and other tenant protections.
Kaya Morris, secure housing coach for the Land Access and Opportunity Board and a Colchester resident, testified before the General & Housing committee about the human effects of no‑cause evictions and existing landlord‑tenant law as part of discussion around H.772.
Morris recounted two episodes in Chittenden County where residents received brief, unsigned notices to vacate from an out‑of‑state owner. "It was a frenzy," she said, describing neighbors who learned at once that they would have to leave and then scrambled to find housing in a tight market. She said moving expenses for affected families were typically "between 5 to $7,000," and that tenants often invest "up to $40,000 a year" into…
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