A Vermont-compliant lease with every disclosure the state requires built in, not bolted on — 6 state-specific clauses plus 11 universal ones. Fill it in, e-sign it, and it lives with the tenant record.
Vermont gives landlords only 14 days to return a deposit — and one who misses the deadline forfeits the right to keep any of it (9 V.S.A. § 4461). Ending a month-to-month tenancy takes 30 days’ notice, or 60 days once the tenant has lived there more than two y...
These are the clauses and disclosures our Vermont template carries. Each cites the statute it comes from; the ones marked checkbox are filled from your property's answers.
9 V.S.A. §44619 V.S.A. §4457 (Warranty of Habitability) /...Generic — no Vermont statewide statuteNo Vermont statewide statute — recommended g...Generic — no Vermont statewide statute18 V.S.A. §1759 (Vermont state lead paint di...Vermont sets no statutory maximum on the deposit, and it must be returned within 14 days (9 V.S.A. § 4461). The template states both in the deposit clause.
No statutory cap See 9 V.S.A. § 4455. The template carries the rule and the grace period you set.
For any building built before 1978, yes — it is federal (42 U.S.C. § 4852d). The template includes the EPA pamphlet acknowledgment automatically.
Yes. Electronic signatures are valid under the federal E-SIGN Act and Vermont's UETA; the signed PDF, audit trail and timestamps are stored with the tenant record.
Every paragraph is editable before signing. Clauses Vermont requires are marked and cannot be removed by accident.
Free, e-signature included, every Vermont disclosure already in it.
The clause list mirrors the Vermont disclosure set in the My Rental Spot lease builder and is reviewed against Vermont Statutes, Title 9, Chapter 137 (Residential Rental Agreements). General information for landlords, not legal advice; local ordinances can add requirements.