mtc vt v warner, No. 25-cv-1707 (Vt. Super. Ct. 2025)

Citation: mtc vt v warner, No. 25-cv-1707 (Vt. Super. Ct. 2025)
Parent Document: mtc vt v warner, No. 25-cv-1707 (Vt. Super. Ct. 2025)
Jurisdiction: Vermont (state)
Effective Date: 2025-07-16
Original Source: https://www.vermontjudiciary.org/media/19222 ↗

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The Vermont Residential Rental Agreements Act provides that “the function of a security
deposit is to secure the performance of a tenant’s obligations to pay rent and to maintain a
dwelling unit.” 9 V.S.A. § 4461(a). A landlord is entitled to retain all or a portion of the
security deposit for “damage to property of the landlord, unless the damage is the result of
normal wear and tear or the result of actions or events beyond the control of the tenant[.]” Id.
§ 4461(b)(2); see also Burlington Code of Ordinances § 18-120(a)(1) (“An owner may require a
reasonable deposit as a condition for the rental, lease or occupancy of a rental unit as a dwelling
as security against damage beyond normal wear and tear to the premises which is attributable to
the tenant . . . .”). “Normal wear and tear” is statutorily defined as:

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