Vermont 14-Day Notice of Termination for Threatening Criminal, Drug, or Violent Activity
VERMONT 14-DAY NOTICE OF TERMINATION FOR THREATENING CONDUCT
Before you use this: Use this notice only when criminal activity, illegal drug activity, or acts of violence threaten the health or safety of other residents. For another material breach, the separate Vermont material breach notice addresses the 30-day route in 9 V.S.A. § 4467(b)(1). Section 4467(b)(2) requires at least 14 days from the tenant's actual receipt of this written notice to the stated termination date.
Date prepared: [__/__/____]
To tenant(s): [FULL LEGAL NAME(S)]
Premises: [STREET ADDRESS, UNIT, CITY, VERMONT ZIP]
Landlord or authorized agent: [FULL NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS]
Notice of termination
Under 9 V.S.A. § 4467(b)(2), the landlord gives notice that the rental agreement for the premises identified above will terminate on [__/__/____] at [____] ☐ a.m. ☐ p.m. That stated date is at least 14 days after the tenant's actual receipt of this written notice.
The ground for termination is the following conduct, which threatens the health or safety of other residents (check all that apply):
☐ Criminal activity ☐ Illegal drug activity ☐ Acts of violence
Specific acts, dates, location, persons involved, and resulting threat to other residents:
| Date and approximate time | Specific conduct and location | How it threatened other residents' health or safety | Supporting record or witness |
|---|---|---|---|
| [__/__/____; ____] | [________________________________] | [________________________________] | [________________] |
| [__/__/____; ____] | [________________________________] | [________________________________] | [________________] |
Additional facts or attached pages, identified by number: [________________________________]
Please vacate and return possession, keys, and access devices by the termination date stated above. Place or contact for arranging surrender: [________________________________]. If you remain in possession after termination without the landlord's express consent, the landlord may bring a court action for possession under 9 V.S.A. § 4468. This notice does not itself remove anyone from the premises.
Landlord or authorized agent signature: [________________________________]
Printed name and capacity: [________________________________]
Date signed: [__/__/____]
Address and contact information for a response: [________________________________]
Delivery and date record
Vermont defines actual notice as receipt of a written notice hand-delivered or mailed to the tenant's last known address. For first-class or certified U.S. mail, proof of mailing creates a rebuttable presumption of receipt three days after mailing. Record actual receipt if known; confirm the stated termination date is at least 14 days after receipt.
Method: ☐ Hand-delivered ☐ First-class U.S. mail ☐ Certified U.S. mail
Delivered or mailed by: [________________________________]
Address or person served: [________________________________]
Date and time of delivery or mailing: [__/__/____] at [____] ☐ a.m. ☐ p.m.
Mailing receipt or other delivery record: [________________________________]
Tenant's actual receipt date, if known: [__/__/____]
Termination date stated above: [__/__/____]
At least 14 days between actual receipt and termination: ☐ Confirmed
I certify that the delivery entries above accurately record what I did or observed.
Server signature: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]
If relying on this notice for an eviction judgment, 9 V.S.A. § 4467(k) requires commencement of the proceeding within 60 days after the termination date stated in the notice.
Sources
About this template
- Last updated
- October 23, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 23, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Vermont
- Category
- Landlord & Tenant
Legal authority
- 9 V.S.A. § 4467(b)(2) (14-day termination for specified threatening conduct)
- 9 V.S.A. § 4467(f), (k) (stated termination date and action deadline)
- 9 V.S.A. § 4451(1) (actual notice)
- 9 V.S.A. § 4468 (court action for possession after termination)
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.
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Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on October 23, 2026.
9 V.S.A. § 4467(b)(2) (checked October 23, 2026): "When termination is based on criminal activity, illegal drug activity, or acts of violence, any of which threaten the health or safety of other residents, the landlord may terminate the tenancy by providing actual notice to the tenant of the date on which the tenancy will terminate, which shall be at least 14 days from the date of the actual notice."
9 V.S.A. § 4467(f) (checked October 23, 2026): "In all cases, the termination date shall be specifically stated in the notice."
9 V.S.A. § 4467(k) (checked October 23, 2026): "A notice to terminate a tenancy shall be insufficient to support a judgment of eviction unless the proceeding is commenced not later than 60 days from the termination date set forth in the notice."
9 V.S.A. § 4451(1) (checked October 23, 2026): "“Actual notice” means receipt of written notice hand-delivered or mailed to the last known address. A rebuttable presumption that the notice was received three days after mailing is created if the sending party proves that the notice was sent by first-class or certified U.S. mail."
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