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Read. Follow. Verify.Vermont bill requires landlords to clearly advertise utility costs and implement individual metering for rental units
Last action · March 20, 2026: Read first time and referred to the Committee on General and HousingSponsor: Kate Logan
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What This Bill Would Do
Landlords must clearly and accurately advertise estimated utility costs that tenants are responsible for versus those included in the rent, document this information in s, and provide where possible to reflect actual tenant usage.
Residential tenants face greater transparency regarding out-of-pocket utility expenses before signing a lease, while landlords face new disclosure and potential metering infrastructure requirements.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
tenants
Tenants receive mandatory pre-lease disclosures of estimated utility costs and usage-based billing structures.
landlords
Landlords must document utility responsibilities in rental agreements and install individual metering where possible.
Key Facts
- Landlords must clearly and accurately advertise utilities and estimated costs that are the responsibility of a tenant under a rental agreement.
- Landlords must disclose which utilities and costs are included as part of the rent charged for a dwelling unit.
- Utility responsibilities and estimated costs must be documented within the residential rental agreement.
- Landlords must, where possible, provide individual metering to separate dwelling units.
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- Individual metering or alternative measures must ensure that utility costs paid by the tenant reflect actual use.
Frequently Asked Questions
What must landlords disclose about utilities under this bill?
Are landlords required to install individual meters for each apartment?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Mar 20, 2026HouseIntroducedRead first time and referred to the Committee on General and Housing
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy30Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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