How much can a landlord charge for a security deposit in Vermont?

Vermont statute sets no cap on the deposit, so the amount is whatever the lease says. What Vt. Stat. tit. 9, 4461 does fix is how and when the deposit comes back.

Which Vermont statutes does this lease cite?

Vt. Stat. tit. 9, 4461; Vt. Stat. tit. 9, 4467; Vt. Stat. tit. 9, 4460; and Vt. Stat. tit. 9, 4466, read on October 23, 2026. They print in the document footer so a reader can check each clause against the statute in a minute.

Should a lawyer look at this Vermont lease before I use it?

It is a general form, not legal advice, and it does not claim to comply with any law. The clauses state what the Vermont statute requires and name the statute. A lawyer who works with Vermont landlords can tell you whether the form fits your property, your city and the terms you want to add, which is worth the hour before signing a lease for a large rent or a long term.

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Vermont Residential Lease Agreement

A plain-language lease for a house or apartment in Vermont. The deposit, notice, entry and disclosure clauses follow Vermont statute, cited in the document. Download the blank PDF or e-sign it online; electronic signatures are recognized under the federal ESIGN Act and state UETA laws.

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Vermont rules in this lease

Security deposit cap: No cap in the statute
Deposit return: Within 14 days after the Landlord learns the Tenant has moved out, or after the move-out date when the Tenant gave notice of it, the Landlord hand-delivers or mails the deposit to the Tenant's last known address with a written statement itemizing any deductions for unpaid rent, damage beyond ordinary wear, unpaid utilities and removal of abandoned property; a seasonal rental that is not a primary residence allows 60 days.
Ending a month-to-month tenancy: Under this written agreement, either party ends a month-to-month tenancy with at least 30 days' written notice before the end of a rental period, or 60 days once the Tenant has lived in the Premises more than two years; without a written agreement the Landlord gives at least 60 days' notice, or 90 days after two years.
Landlord entry: The Landlord gives at least 48 hours' notice and enters only between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. for inspections, repairs, agreed services or showings, and needs no notice when the Landlord reasonably believes there is imminent danger to a person or to property.
Disclosures: 2 items, listed below with the section that requires each one
Local rules: Burlington caps the deposit at one month's rent, requires it to be held in an interest-bearing account with the interest paid to the tenant, and requires a signed move-in damage list (Burlington Code 18-120).
Statutes: Vt. Stat. tit. 9, 4461, Vt. Stat. tit. 9, 4467, Vt. Stat. tit. 9, 4460, Vt. Stat. tit. 9, 4466. Read the Vermont statute
Rules read on: 2026-10-23

A general form, not legal advice, and not a claim that it complies with any law. Rules change and vary by city. Check the statute cited here, or ask a lawyer, before you rely on it.

What is different in Vermont

Pick Vermont and four parts of this lease change: the security deposit clause, the notice clause for a month-to-month tenancy, the entry clause and the disclosures checklist, each rewritten from the Vermont statute. The rest of the document reads the same in every state.

Vermont sets no ceiling on the deposit and no rule about where it is kept, so the amount and the account are the landlord's call. The return is the part the statute fixes: the rule, quoted in full below, says when and how the deposit comes back, and requires an itemized statement of anything kept and leaves ordinary wear out of the deductions.

Month-to-month notice in Vermont has a shape of its own. Under this written agreement, either party ends a month-to-month tenancy with at least 30 days' written notice before the end of a rental period, or 60 days once the Tenant has lived in the Premises more than two years. That is the short half; the full rule, with every period and condition, is quoted in the questions below.

Before coming in, the landlord gives notice, and Vermont puts a number on it. The Landlord gives at least 48 hours' notice and enters only between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. for inspections, repairs, agreed services or showings, and needs no notice when the Landlord reasonably believes there is imminent danger to a person or to property.

One Vermont disclosure joins the federal lead paint item on the checklist: whether any part of the Premises is in a FEMA-mapped special flood hazard area, in a separate written notice given at or before signing on the state's form. The landlord initials it, and the section that requires it prints beside it.

City rules are the other thing to watch. Burlington caps the deposit at one month's rent, requires it to be held in an interest-bearing account with the interest paid to the tenant, and requires a signed move-in damage list (Burlington Code 18-120). The state clauses follow four sections of Vermont law, read on October 23, 2026 and listed in the Statutes row above; the same citations print in the footer of the PDF.

Read the Vermont clauses

The wording below is what prints in the PDF for Vermont, word for word, under the headings Security deposit, Entry, Ending the lease and default, and Disclosures.

Security deposit

Within 14 days after the Landlord learns the Tenant has moved out, or after the move-out date when the Tenant gave notice of it, the Landlord hand-delivers or mails the deposit to the Tenant's last known address with a written statement itemizing any deductions for unpaid rent, damage beyond ordinary wear, unpaid utilities and removal of abandoned property; a seasonal rental that is not a primary residence allows 60 days.

Entry

The Landlord gives at least 48 hours' notice and enters only between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. for inspections, repairs, agreed services or showings, and needs no notice when the Landlord reasonably believes there is imminent danger to a person or to property.

Ending the lease and default

Under this written agreement, either party ends a month-to-month tenancy with at least 30 days' written notice before the end of a rental period, or 60 days once the Tenant has lived in the Premises more than two years; without a written agreement the Landlord gives at least 60 days' notice, or 90 days after two years. If rent is unpaid or a term is broken, the Landlord gives the written notice Vermont law requires before ending the tenancy, and the Tenant is responsible for rent through the end of the term unless the Premises is re-rented sooner.

Disclosures the Landlord initials

Lead-based paint and hazards, for a building built before 1978, with the EPA pamphlet (42 U.S.C. 4852d)
Whether any part of the Premises is in a FEMA-mapped special flood hazard area, in a separate written notice given at or before signing on the state's form (Vt. Stat. tit. 9, 4466)

Burlington caps the deposit at one month's rent, requires it to be held in an interest-bearing account with the interest paid to the tenant, and requires a signed move-in damage list (Burlington Code 18-120).

Footer of the PDF: Vermont clauses follow Vt. Stat. tit. 9, 4461, Vt. Stat. tit. 9, 4467, Vt. Stat. tit. 9, 4460, Vt. Stat. tit. 9, 4466 as read on 2026-10-23.

Vermont lease questions

How much can a landlord charge for a security deposit in Vermont?: Vermont statute sets no cap on the deposit, so the amount is whatever the lease says. What Vt. Stat. tit. 9, 4461 does fix is how and when the deposit comes back.
When does the security deposit come back in Vermont?: Within 14 days after the Landlord learns the Tenant has moved out, or after the move-out date when the Tenant gave notice of it, the Landlord hand-delivers or mails the deposit to the Tenant's last known address with a written statement itemizing any deductions for unpaid rent, damage beyond ordinary wear, unpaid utilities and removal of abandoned property; a seasonal rental that is not a primary residence allows 60 days.
How much notice ends a month-to-month tenancy in Vermont?: Under this written agreement, either party ends a month-to-month tenancy with at least 30 days' written notice before the end of a rental period, or 60 days once the Tenant has lived in the Premises more than two years; without a written agreement the Landlord gives at least 60 days' notice, or 90 days after two years.
How much notice does a Vermont landlord give before entering?: The Landlord gives at least 48 hours' notice and enters only between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. for inspections, repairs, agreed services or showings, and needs no notice when the Landlord reasonably believes there is imminent danger to a person or to property.
What does a Vermont landlord have to disclose with the lease?: Beyond the federal lead paint disclosure for a building built before 1978, the Vermont checklist has one item: whether any part of the Premises is in a FEMA-mapped special flood hazard area, in a separate written notice given at or before signing on the state's form. Each one names its statute and the landlord initials it in the document.
Do any Vermont cities or counties add rules of their own?: Burlington caps the deposit at one month's rent, requires it to be held in an interest-bearing account with the interest paid to the tenant, and requires a signed move-in damage list (Burlington Code 18-120).
Which Vermont statutes does this lease cite?: Vt. Stat. tit. 9, 4461; Vt. Stat. tit. 9, 4467; Vt. Stat. tit. 9, 4460; and Vt. Stat. tit. 9, 4466, read on October 23, 2026. They print in the document footer so a reader can check each clause against the statute in a minute.
Should a lawyer look at this Vermont lease before I use it?: It is a general form, not legal advice, and it does not claim to comply with any law. The clauses state what the Vermont statute requires and name the statute. A lawyer who works with Vermont landlords can tell you whether the form fits your property, your city and the terms you want to add, which is worth the hour before signing a lease for a large rent or a long term.

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