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How long before eviction in Vermont?

Tenant protection: Moderate5 of 9 checked

Tenant protection rating, from nine protections in Vermont law. 4 not yet verified, and each counts as zero until it is. How the rating works.

Last verified 2026-09-23

From notice to removal

Each stage has its own timing. A landlord notice alone does not authorize removal.

  1. 01
    Notice

    14 days

  2. 02
    Court stage

    Timing not verified

  3. 03
    Writ wait

    14 days before execution

  4. 04
    Removal

    Enforcement follows a court order

At a glance

Grace period before a late fee
Not verified
Late fee cap
Not verified
Pay-or-quit notice
14 days
9 V.S.A. § 4467(a) sets the notice period for nonpayment of rent at 14 days. The statute does not say whether a lease may shorten or lengthen this period, and it does not set a different rule for a tenant who is late for the first time. No source reviewed for this group describes a city overlay on the notice period.
Recorded court-stage timing
Not verified
Wait before the writ can be executed
14 days
Can paying stop it before judgment?
Yes
Can paying stop it after judgment?
Only in some cases
Lockouts without a court order banned?
Yes
A landlord may not shut off a utility supplied to the tenant, except for a temporary interruption for an emergency repair, and may not lock the tenant out of the premises or take the tenant's property, except through the court eviction process.
Record sealing available?
Not verified
Right to counsel
Not verified
Fastest lawful timeline
49 daysNot independently verified. Figure from the Eviction Research Network's state eviction timeframes dataset, as of 2026-07-13. We have not yet checked it against the statutes.
Not legal advice. This page reports what the state statute says as of the last-verified date. It does not describe how a particular court applies it, and it does not account for your lease, local ordinances, or the facts of your case. If you have received a notice or a court summons, contact a legal aid organization listed below.

Can I stop it by paying?

Before judgment: Yes. A tenant who gets a notice ending the tenancy for unpaid rent keeps the tenancy by paying or offering all rent due through the end of the current rental period before the termination date in the notice. This applies to every tenant, not only a first-time-late tenant. A landlord who accepts a partial payment does not give up the right to act on the unpaid rent. Once the landlord has filed an eviction case, the case ends only if the tenant pays into court all rent due through the end of the current rental period, plus interest and court costs. A tenant can stop an eviction case this way only once in any 12 months, counted from the day of the payment (12 V.S.A. § 4773).

After judgment: Only in some cases. Even after judgment, the eviction is discontinued if the tenant pays all rent in arrears, interest and court costs into court before the writ of possession is executed. This payoff right can be used only once in any 12-month period; a second attempt within 12 months of the last one does not stop the eviction.

Behind on utilities in Vermont too? See Vermont's shutoff protection rules.

Where to get help

  • Free legal help
  • Vermont has no enacted right to counsel statute in eviction proceedings. Eviction defense is available through legal aid organizations and private counsel where tenants can afford it.

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