BILL AS INTRODUCED H.135
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1 H.135
2 SHORT FORM
3 Introduced by Representatives Bos-Lun of Westminster, Burrows of West
4 Windsor, Arsenault of Williston, Buss of Woodstock, Campbell
5 of St. Johnsbury, Casey of Montpelier, Christie of Hartford,
6 Cina of Burlington, Garofano of Essex, Goldman of
7 Rockingham, Headrick of Burlington, Hooper of Burlington,
8 Howard of Rutland City, LaBounty of Lyndon, LaMont of
9 Morristown, Maguire of Rutland City, Mrowicki of Putney,
10 Mulvaney-Stanak of Burlington, Rachelson of Burlington,
11 Small of Winooski, Stone of Burlington, Torre of Moretown,
12 and Troiano of Stannard
13 Referred to Committee on
14 Date:
15 Subject: Housing
16 Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to cap the
17 amount by which a landlord may annually increase rent by not more than the
18 average of the Consumer Price Index over the prior 12-month period, or six
19 percent above the most recent rent, unless the landlord can demonstrate that a
20 greater increase is necessary due to additional costs for repairs or other exigent
21 circumstances beyond normal maintenance or improvement. The bill also VT LEG #365747 v.4
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1 proposes to limit the amount of a security deposit to not more than one
2 month’s rent, which may be applied as the final month’s rent if no damage is
3 discovered at an inspection that occurs not more than one month prior to the
4 termination of the tenancy.
5 An act relating to capping annual rent increases and security deposits
6 It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
7 (TEXT OMITTED IN SHORT-FORM BILLS)
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