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Vermont Judiciary, Eviction Process

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Vermont Judiciary, Eviction Process
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Vermont (state)
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15 days after the writ of possession is served.

When the landlord legally retakes possession.

12 V.S.A. § 4854a.

Mobile home parks

This web page does not cover evictions in mobile home parks. Please see these resources:

Vermont’s laws about mobile home parks are found in Title 10, Chapter 153 of the Vermont Statutes.

VTLawHelp’s Mobile Home Parks web page provides information for those who own their mobile home and live in a mobile home park.

Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity’s Mobile Home Park Rights & Resources web page has information for mobile home park residents.

The Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development’s Mobile Home Parks web page provides information for residents and owners of mobile home parks.

Additional resources

Vermont’s landlord-tenant laws can be found in Title 9, Chapter 137 and Title 12, Chapter 169 of the Vermont Statutes.

Information for landlords is available on the Vermont Landlord Association web page.

Information for renters is available on VTLawHelp’s Landlord / Tenant web page.

The Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO) has a Vermont Tenants Rights & Resources web page which provides information about tenants' rights and resources. They also have a statewide tenant hotline (802-864-0099) and provide Renters’ Workshops and Interpreted Renting Videos.

Vermont Legal Aid helps qualified tenants with legal issues related to housing such as accessibility, discrimination, evictions, unsafe housing conditions, and subsidized housing issues. Call 800-889-2047 or fill out their online Legal Help Request Form.