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Read. Follow. Verify.Vermont Approves Winooski Charter Amendment Authorizing Local Just-Cause Eviction Ordinances
Last action · April 24, 2025: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military AffairsSponsors: Daisy Berbeco and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
The General Assembly approves a Winooski charter amendment allowing the City Council to adopt ordinances protecting residential tenants from eviction without . Voters approved the charter change on March 4, 2025, and the act takes effect upon passage.
Grants the City of Winooski specific legal authority to restrict landlord termination rights, impacting residential rental agreements, allowable lease nonrenewals, and tenant displacement rules within the municipality.
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.
residential tenants
Residential tenants in Winooski gain potential municipal protections from eviction without just cause.
landlords
Landlords in Winooski become subject to municipal just-cause eviction requirements, lease renewal conditions, and restrictions on terminating tenancies upon lease expiration.
City of Winooski
The city gains the legislative authority to adopt and enforce a local tenant protection and eviction ordinance.
Key Facts
- The General Assembly approves the amendment to the charter of the City of Winooski as set forth in the act, following voter approval on March 4, 2025.
- The amendment authorizes the City Council to adopt ordinances protecting residential tenants from eviction without just cause.
- Permitted just-cause grounds include material breach of a rental agreement, violation of State tenant statutes, nonpayment of rent, and failure to accept reasonable lease renewal terms.
- The ordinance must exclude lease expiration as the sole grounds for termination and must exempt sublets, in-unit rentals, owner-occupied duplexes and triplexes, properties withdrawn from the rental market, and properties needing substantial renovations.
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- The ordinance must include provisions for adequate notice, reasonable relocation expenses, a reasonable probationary period, and limits on unreasonable rent increases designed to prevent de facto evictions.
- The act takes effect upon passage.
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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- Apr 24, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
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