Vermont 30-Day Notice to Cure or Quit (Material Lease Violation)
VERMONT NOTICE OF TERMINATION FOR MATERIAL BREACH
Before delivery: This form addresses the 30 day material breach track in 9 V.S.A. § 4467(b)(1). It does not use the separate 14 day track for qualifying criminal activity, illegal drug activity, or violence threatening other residents under § 4467(b)(2). It is not for a mobile home park owner's eviction of a leaseholder under 10 V.S.A. § 6237. Check any subsidy, fair housing, or other applicable notice requirement.
Date prepared: [__/__/____]
To tenant(s): [FULL LEGAL NAMES]
Rental premises: [STREET ADDRESS, UNIT, CITY, VERMONT ZIP]
From landlord or authorized agent: [NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS]
Material breach
The landlord gives notice that the rental agreement will terminate for the following material breach of [IDENTIFY RENTAL AGREEMENT TERM OR STATUTORY DUTY]. Describe the conduct with facts that the tenant can identify:
- Dates and places: [DETAILS]
- Acts or omissions: [SPECIFIC CONDUCT]
- Rental agreement term, if applicable: [QUOTE THE TERM AND IDENTIFY SECTION]
- Supporting records or witnesses: [IDENTIFY]
If a duty under 9 V.S.A. § 4456 is involved, identify the correct provision:
- ☐ § 4456(a): The tenant created or contributed to noncompliance with applicable building, housing, or health regulations. [FACTS AND REGULATION]
- ☐ § 4456(b): The tenant, or a person present with the tenant's consent, disturbed another tenant's peaceful enjoyment. [FACTS]
- ☐ § 4456(c): The tenant deliberately or negligently damaged or removed part of the premises, its fixtures, systems, or furnishings, or permitted another person to do so. [FACTS]
Termination
The rental agreement will terminate on [__/__/____]. This stated termination date is at least 30 days after the tenant's actual receipt of this written notice, as required by 9 V.S.A. § 4467(b)(1). Section 4467(b)(1) provides a notice period but does not itself grant a general right to cure a material breach.
Optional written withdrawal offer, if any: ☐ None. ☐ The landlord will withdraw this termination in writing if the tenant completes [SPECIFIC ACTION] by [DATE], verified by [METHOD]. Any withdrawal will be given to the tenant in writing by [NAME AND CONTACT METHOD].
If the tenancy terminates and the tenant remains without the landlord's express consent, the landlord may seek possession through a court action under 9 V.S.A. § 4468. This notice does not itself order removal or allow the landlord to deny access to the premises. See 9 V.S.A. § 4463.
Landlord or authorized agent signature: [________________________________]
Printed name and role: [________________________________]
Date signed: [__/__/____]
Delivery record (complete after delivery)
Actual notice under 9 V.S.A. § 4451(1) requires receipt of a written notice hand delivered or mailed to the tenant's last known address. Proven first class or certified U.S. mailing creates a rebuttable presumption of receipt three days after mailing. Calculate the 30 day period from actual notice.
- ☐ Hand delivered to [TENANT] at [PLACE] on [DATE, TIME].
- ☐ Mailed by first class U.S. mail to [LAST KNOWN ADDRESS] on [DATE]; proof: [DETAILS].
- ☐ Mailed by certified U.S. mail to [LAST KNOWN ADDRESS] on [DATE]; tracking and proof: [DETAILS].
- ☐ Other delivery facts or proof of actual receipt: [DETAILS].
Date of actual notice used for the termination date: [__/__/____]
Person documenting delivery: [NAME, SIGNATURE, DATE]
Filing notes for landlord
Section 4467(f) requires a specific termination date. Under § 4467(k), start any ejectment action no later than 60 days after that date if relying on this notice for a judgment of eviction. Attach the rental agreement, if any, and the termination notice to an ejectment complaint under 12 V.S.A. § 4852.
Review 9 V.S.A. § 4465 before serving. It bars retaliation for protected tenant conduct. Subsection (c)'s 90 day rebuttable presumption applies when a notice on grounds other than nonpayment follows notice by a municipal or State agency that the premises violate applicable health or safety regulations. A tenant complaint alone does not automatically trigger that specific presumption.
About this template
- Last updated
- October 16, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 16, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Vermont
- Category
- Landlord & Tenant
Legal authority
- 9 V.S.A. § 4451(1) (actual notice)
- 9 V.S.A. § 4456 (tenant duties)
- 9 V.S.A. § 4467 (material breach termination, stated date, filing limit)
- 9 V.S.A. § 4465 (retaliation)
- 9 V.S.A. § 4463 (no eviction without judicial process)
- 9 V.S.A. § 4468 (court action for possession)
- 12 V.S.A. § 4852 (ejectment complaint attachments)
Landlord-tenant paperwork governs who can stay in a property, on what terms, and what happens when something goes wrong. Leases, notices to quit, security deposit demands, and habitability complaints all have state and often city-specific requirements for timing, content, and service. Getting the paperwork right is what makes an eviction actually succeed or a security deposit actually come back, because judges regularly dismiss cases over small procedural mistakes.
Not legal advice
This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on October 16, 2026.
9 V.S.A. § 4451(1) (checked October 16, 2026): "“Actual notice” means receipt of written notice hand-delivered or mailed to the last known address."
9 V.S.A. § 4456(a) (checked October 16, 2026): "The tenant shall not create or contribute to the noncompliance of the dwelling unit with applicable provisions of building, housing, and health regulations."
9 V.S.A. § 4456(b) (checked October 16, 2026): "The tenant shall conduct himself or herself and require other persons on the premises with the tenant’s consent to conduct themselves in a manner that will not disturb other tenants’ peaceful enjoyment of the premises."
9 V.S.A. § 4456(c) (checked October 16, 2026): "The tenant shall not deliberately or negligently destroy, deface, damage, or remove any part of the premises or its fixtures, mechanical systems, or furnishings or deliberately or negligently permit any person to do so."
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