How much notice to end a month-to-month lease in Vermont?
We could not find a fixed notice period for Vermont that we can calculate for a month-to-month lease; the verified rule text is below.
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We can't compute a notice date for a tenant in Vermont: the law sets no fixed period we could verify for this case. See the rule text below.
What the law says (tenant): 9 V.S.A. chapter 137 states no notice period for a tenant ending a tenancy (§ 4467 sets only the landlord's notice periods); follow the notice terms in the lease.
Month-to-month only; your lease or city may require more.
Source: 9 V.S.A. § 4467(a)-(f), (h), (k); § 4451(1) · All Vermont tenant law rules
What the law says in Vermont
tenant: 9 V.S.A. chapter 137 states no notice period for a tenant ending a tenancy (§ 4467 sets only the landlord's notice periods); follow the notice terms in the lease.
landlord: No cause is needed only if there is NO written rental agreement and rent is monthly: at least 60 days' actual notice if the tenant has lived there continuously 2 years or less, at least 90 days if more than 2 years (§ 4467(c)(1)); weekly rent: 21 days (§ 4467(c)(2)). With a written rental agreement, a no-cause notice must be given at least 30 days before the end of the stated term if the tenancy has lasted 2 years or less, and at least 60 days before the end if more than 2 years (week-to-week written agreement: 7 days) (§ 4467(e)). Nonpayment of rent: at least 14 days' actual notice, and the tenancy does not end if the tenant pays the rent due through the end of the rental period (§ 4467(a)). Breach of a material term or of chapter duties: at least 30 days (§ 4467(b)(1)); criminal activity, illegal drug activity or violence threatening other residents: at least 14 days (§ 4467(b)(2)). Shared-home room rental: 15 days if rent is monthly, 7 days if weekly (§ 4467(h)). The notice must state the termination date (§ 4467(f)); 'actual notice' means written notice hand-delivered or mailed to the last known address, presumed received 3 days after mailing (§ 4451(1)). An eviction case must be started within 60 days after the termination date (§ 4467(k)).
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Vermont move-out notice questions
How much notice does a tenant have to give to end a month-to-month lease in Vermont?
9 V.S.A. chapter 137 states no notice period for a tenant ending a tenancy (§ 4467 sets only the landlord's notice periods); follow the notice terms in the lease.
How much notice does a landlord have to give to end a month-to-month tenancy in Vermont?
No cause is needed only if there is NO written rental agreement and rent is monthly: at least 60 days' actual notice if the tenant has lived there continuously 2 years or less, at least 90 days if more than 2 years (§ 4467(c)(1)); weekly rent: 21 days (§ 4467(c)(2)). With a written rental agreement, a no-cause notice must be given at least 30 days before the end of the stated term if the tenancy has lasted 2 years or less, and at least 60 days before the end if more than 2 years (week-to-week written agreement: 7 days) (§ 4467(e)). Nonpayment of rent: at least 14 days' actual notice, and the tenancy does not end if the tenant pays the rent due through the end of the rental period (§ 4467(a)). Breach of a material term or of chapter duties: at least 30 days (§ 4467(b)(1)); criminal activity, illegal drug activity or violence threatening other residents: at least 14 days (§ 4467(b)(2)). Shared-home room rental: 15 days if rent is monthly, 7 days if weekly (§ 4467(h)). The notice must state the termination date (§ 4467(f)); 'actual notice' means written notice hand-delivered or mailed to the last known address, presumed received 3 days after mailing (§ 4451(1)). An eviction case must be started within 60 days after the termination date (§ 4467(k)).
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