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Committee signals unfavorable position on amendment to H.772 that would enable local just-cause eviction ordinances
Summary
The House Government Operations & Military Affairs committee reviewed an amendment to H.772 that would cap security deposits, allow municipal just‑cause eviction ordinances or voter opt‑in under Title 24, and enact charter changes for Burlington, Winooski and Essex; the committee signaled an unfavorable position in a straw poll and will report that position to the floor.
The House Government Operations & Military Affairs committee took a position Friday on an amendment to H.772 that would cap security deposits, permit municipalities to adopt just‑cause eviction ordinances (including via a voter opt‑in under Title 24), and incorporate charter language for Burlington, Winooski and Essex.
Representative Kate Logan, the amendment’s sponsor, told the committee that Burlington and other rental‑dense municipalities urgently need tools to prevent no‑cause evictions and ease severe rent burdens. “More than half of our residents are renters … most of the people living in rentals in Burlington pay more than 50% of their income for their rent,” Logan said, arguing the amendment would let cities implement protections the sponsor said the state has not provided.
Legislative Council staff walked the panel through the amendment’s provisions. Cameron…
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