How eviction works step by step, and what defenses you have at each stage
This page covers the eviction process in Vermont for a residential tenancy — the notices a landlord must serve, the timeline, and what you can do at each stage.
It does not cover commercial leases, or mobile home parks where a separate statute applies. Where a city has its own rules, those may differ from the state statute below.
9 V.S.A. § 4467 — 欠租 14 天 pay-or-quit；违约 30 天 cure；刑事/暴力 14 天；无过错月租 60/90 天。
欠租 14 天（4467(a)，有 redeem 权）；违约 30 天（4467(b)(1)）；刑事/毒品/暴力 14 天（4467(b)(2)）；无过错月租（无书面租约）≤2 年 60 天/>2 年 90 天（4467(c)）；书面租约 ≤2 年 30 天/>2 年 60 天（4467(e)）。
9 V.S.A. § 4467 ↗Applies when: 欠租
Counted from: 实际通知后
Service: 书面 14 天 pay-or-quit（4467(a)），租客有 redeem 权（补缴后继续租住）。
· 4467(a)：欠租 14 天 notice；租客在通知期内补缴全部欠租 + 费用可 redeem。
9 V.S.A. § 4467(a) ↗Applies when: 违约（material noncompliance）
Counted from: 实际通知后
Service: 书面 30 天 cure（4467(b)(1)）。
· 4467(b)(1)：material noncompliance 30 天 cure。
9 V.S.A. § 4467(b)(1) ↗Applies when: 刑事/毒品/暴力活动
Counted from: 实际通知后
Service: 书面 14 天（4467(b)(2)），无 cure。
· 4467(b)(2)：涉及刑事活动、毒品、暴力等 → 14 天，无 cure。
9 V.S.A. § 4467(b)(2) ↗Applies when: 无过错月租终止（无书面租约）
Counted from: 实际通知后
Service: 书面通知：租住 ≤2 年 60 天、>2 年 90 天（4467(c)）。
· 4467(c)：无书面租约的月租，无过错终止 60/90 天。
9 V.S.A. § 4467(c) ↗Applies when: 无过错终止（有书面租约，固定租期）
Counted from: 实际通知后
Service: 书面通知：≤2 年 30 天、>2 年 60 天（4467(e)）。
· 4467(e)：书面租约（固定租期）无过错终止 30/60 天。
9 V.S.A. § 4467(e) ↗9 V.S.A. § 4463 — 禁止自力救济：房东不得自行换锁、移除门窗、断水电热或搬走租客财物以逼迁；只能走法院驱逐程序。
9 V.S.A. § 4463 ↗“「欠租了，我断你水电赶你走。」”
佛蒙特禁止自力救济（4463）：房东只能走法院驱逐程序，擅自断水电/换锁可追偿损失。欠租通知是 14 天，且你在通知期内补缴可 redeem 保住租约。
9 V.S.A. § 4463, 4467(a)
“「你投诉了，我涨你房租/终止租约。」”
佛蒙特 4465：你投诉适居性违规/行使 RRAA 权利/向政府投诉后 90 天内，房东非欠租终止或涨租 → 推定报复（4465(c)），你可追偿损害 + 律师费。
9 V.S.A. § 4465
非法排除/断水电的租客可获法院禁令恢复占有 + 追偿损害、费用及律师费（4463、4465）。
9 V.S.A. § 4463, 4465 ↗Every figure on this page comes from the official text or a state court opinion, not from a summary. The table below lists each provision used and the date it was last checked.
| Statute | Last verified | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 9 V.S.A. § 4467 | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| 9 V.S.A. § 4467(a) | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| 9 V.S.A. § 4467(b)(1) | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| 9 V.S.A. § 4467(b)(2) | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| 9 V.S.A. § 4467(c) | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| 9 V.S.A. § 4467(e) | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| 9 V.S.A. § 4463 | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| 9 V.S.A. § 4463, 4465 | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
Where the official text and a secondary summary disagree, this page follows the official text and says so. Where a provision admits of more than one reading, that is flagged rather than smoothed over.
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14 or 30 or 60 days depending on the grounds, counted from service of the notice. 9 V.S.A. § 4467
9 V.S.A. § 4463 — 禁止自力救济：房东不得自行换锁、移除门窗、断水电热或搬走租客财物以逼迁；只能走法院驱逐程序。
The timeline starts only on valid service. 书面 14 天 pay-or-quit（4467(a)），租客有 redeem 权（补缴后继续租住）。