Vermont Rental Application
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Maintained by the SealForms editorial team · Every state-specific figure on this page is cited to its statute or official agency page · Dataset last verified July 2026 · Not legal advice.
Vermont application-fee rule · as of July 2026
Application fees are banned
9 V.S.A. §4456a (as amended 2025) — Total residential ban; landlords may not demand an SSN either.
Source: Vermont Statutes ↗. Laws change — confirm the current rule before you rely on it.
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Know your Vermont rules
Application-fee rules come from state law, not the form: in Vermont, application fees are banned (9 V.S.A. §4456a (as amended 2025)). Cities can add their own caps. Check the currentVermont screening rules before charging or paying a fee.
Frequently asked questions
How much can a landlord charge for a rental application in Vermont?
Vermont bans rental application fees (9 V.S.A. §4456a (as amended 2025)). Total residential ban; landlords may not demand an SSN either. Source: Vermont Statutes.
Is the application a lease?
No. The application only collects information for screening. If approved, landlord and tenant then sign a lease — see our Vermont lease agreement template, which reflects Vermont's deposit and notice rules.
How does Vermont compare? See application-fee limits in all 50 states, every rule cited to statute.
How Vermont compares
Computed from our 51-jurisdiction dataset (as of July 2026). Source for Vermont: Vermont Statutes ↗.
- Vermont is one of 4 of 51 jurisdictions that ban application fees outright (33 set no statutory limit on application fees; 8 cap the application fee by statute; 6 limit the fee to the landlord's actual screening cost).
The rest of what Vermont requires
The figures below are Vermont's, not national averages — each one is the value we verified for this state, with the statute it comes from. Follow a row to the full Vermont page for that document.
- Security deposit cap· as of 2026
- No statutory limit9 V.S.A. §4461 ↗
- Deposit return deadline· as of 2026
- 14 days after move-out9 V.S.A. §4461 ↗
- Notice to end a month-to-month tenancy· as of 2026
- 30 days9 V.S.A. §4461 ↗
- Notice for unpaid rent· as of 2026
- 14 days to pay or quit9 V.S.A. § 4467 ↗
- Notice to cure a lease violation· as of 2026
- 30 days9 V.S.A. § 4467 ↗
- Small claims limit· as of 2026
- $10,00012 V.S.A. § 5531 ↗
- Where you file· as of 2026
- Small Claims (Vermont Superior Court, Civil Division) · filing fee $90 if the claim is over $1,000; $65 if $1,000 or less (32 V.S.A. § 1431(c)(1)); counterclaims $35/$25.12 V.S.A. § 5531 ↗
- Bill of sale notarization· as of 2026
- Not requiredVermont DMV (Form VT-005) ↗
- Power of attorney signing· as of 2026
- Notarization recommended14 V.S.A. §4005 (form §4051) ↗
- LLC operating agreement· as of 2026
- Not required by statute, but it controls over the default rules11 V.S.A. §§ 4001(20), 4003 ↗
- Recording a deed· as of 2026
- Town Clerk — Vermont records land by TOWN, not county (27 V.S.A. § 341(a)) · no witnesses27 V.S.A. § 341 ↗
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