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House advances bill protecting the right to grow vegetable gardens in HOAs and rentals

Vermont House of Representatives · March 19, 2026
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Summary

The House amended and ordered third reading on H.537, which prohibits deed and governing-document bans on vegetable gardens for unit owners in common-interest communities and requires landlords to allow portable-container gardens subject to reasonable restrictions.

The Vermont House amended and ordered third reading on H.537, an act protecting the right to grow vegetable gardens for unit owners in common interest communities and for tenants in rental housing.

Representative Bosland (member from Westminster) explained the bill’s two-track approach: for common interest communities and condominiums (CICs) it amends the Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act to…

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