Vermont Residential Rent Increase Notice

Vermont Residential Rent Increase Notice

Use this form only after completing every legal, lease, coverage, cap, and local-law check below. Check any applicable local notice rule and housing-program rent restriction before setting the date and amount.

Vermont Actual-Notice Module

An increase in rent takes effect on the first day of the rental period following no less than 60 days' actual notice to the tenant. 9 V.S.A. § 4455(b). Check the lease and any local or subsidized-housing requirements before setting the date.

• At least 60 days' actual notice: ☐ Yes
• Effective date is first day of a rental period after the notice period: ☐ Yes
• Municipal longer-notice rule checked: ☐ Yes

• Fixed-term/renewal and subsidy rules checked: ☐ Yes ☐ Not applicable

• Any applicable fair-housing, local, subsidy, and deed restrictions checked: ☐ Yes

• Longer notice required by another law, agreement, or program: ☐ No ☐ Yes — [____] days

1. Property, Parties, and Tenancy

• Date of notice: [__/__/____]
• Housing provider/agent: [________________________________]
• Tenant(s): [________________________________]
• Property address/unit: [________________________________]
• Tenancy: ☐ Fixed term ending [__/__/____] ☐ Month-to-month ☐ Week-to-week ☐ Other: [________]
• Lease section authorizing change/renewal: [________________________________]
• Rent is normally due on day [____] of each month.

2. Increase Calculation and Effective Date

Calculation: (proposed amount − current amount) ÷ current amount × 100 = [____]%.

3. Notice to Tenant

Date: [__/__/____]

To: [TENANT NAME(S)]
At: [PROPERTY ADDRESS AND UNIT]

This is written notice that, beginning [EFFECTIVE DATE], the monthly rent and any disclosed recurring housing charges for the premises will change:

• Current monthly amount: $[________]
• New monthly amount: $[________]
• Change: $[________] ([____]%)

The new amount is due on the regular rent-payment date and must be paid by the method stated in the rental agreement, unless the parties sign a different lawful agreement. All other terms remain unchanged except as expressly stated here:

[____________________________________________________________]

Legal/lease basis and applicable notice period:

[____________________________________________________________]

This notice does not waive any tenant right or housing-provider duty under controlling federal, state, local, subsidy, or rent-control law.

Housing provider/authorized agent: [________________________________]

Signature: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]

Contact/address for lawful communications: [________________________________]

4. Service and Proof

Actual receipt of this written notice under 9 V.S.A. § 4451(1) must be established. Proof of first-class or certified U.S. mailing creates a rebuttable presumption of receipt three days after mailing.

• Method: ☐ Hand delivery ☐ First-class U.S. mail ☐ Certified U.S. mail
• Person/address served: [________________________________]
• Date/time served or mailed: [__/__/____] [____]
• Actual-receipt date used in the effective-date calculation: [__/__/____]
• Tracking/certificate/witness: [________________________________]

I declare that the information above accurately records service of this notice.

Server name/signature/date: [________________________________]

5. File Record

• Signed lease and amendments retained: ☐ Yes
• Coverage/exemption and cap calculation retained: ☐ Yes
• Current state and local sources saved or cited: ☐ Yes
• Copy of notice and service proof retained: ☐ Yes
• Effective date independently rechecked after service: ☐ Yes

Sources and References

• 9 V.S.A. § 4455 — Vermont General Assembly — https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/09/137/04455