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House advances overhaul of rental rules, shortens some eviction timelines and creates rent‑payment pilot
Summary
After hours of floor debate, the Vermont House amended and ordered third reading of H.772, a broad package updating rental agreements, limiting security deposits to two months in most cases, expanding tenant defenses tied to serious health and safety code violations and creating a positive rental‑payment credit pilot administered by the treasurer’s office.
Representative Krasnow (Member from South Burlington) presented H.772 as a compromise intended to balance tenant protections and landlord needs, describing it as grounded in “stability, dignity, and fairness” for renters while giving landlords clearer tools to address dangerous conduct.
The bill, as explained by Krasnow, would: require longer notice (90 days) in many no‑cause terminations; cap security deposits at two months’ rent (with pet deposits allowed); require that 50% of a tenant’s security deposit be returned 45 days before lease termination; limit rent increases to once every 12 months while allowing a purchaser to raise rent after acquisition; create an expedited court path for cases where a tenant’s ongoing conduct threatens others’ health or safety; require courts to set hearings within defined timeframes; and authorize a positive rental‑payment credit reporting pilot in the treasurer’s office to help tenants build credit from on‑time…
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