A Vermont 30 Day Notice To Vacate terminates a tenancy with a written lease of two (2) years or less, including a month-to-month lease, as well as an expired lease or a situation with no written lease where the premises have been sold. The non-terminating party must receive notice at least thirty (30) calendar days before the date of termination.
When To Use a Vermont 30 Day Notice To Vacate
A Vermont 30 Day Notice To Vacate terminates the following types of tenancy:
- A written lease with a term of less than two (2) years or less
- Specifically includes month-to-month tenancies
- An expired lease
- A situation with no written lease where the premises have been sold
Some types of Vermont lease termination notice may allow different reasons for termination, or different notice periods. This may also apply to an eviction notice issued because of a lease or legal violation.
How To Write a Vermont 30 Day Notice To Vacate
To help ensure the legal compliance of a Notice To Vacate:
- Use the full name of the receiving party, and address of record, if known
- Specify the basis upon which the tenancy will terminate
- Specify the termination date of the lease or tenancy
- Fill in the full address of the rental premises
- Provide updated/current address and phone number information
- Print name and sign the notice
- Complete the certificate of service by indicating the date and method of notice delivery, along with printed name and signature
It is easy to lose an otherwise justified legal action because of improper notice. Check carefully to ensure enough time after notice is delivered, not when it’s sent.
How To Serve a Vermont 30 Day Notice To Vacate
Vermont landlords and tenants may deliver a lease termination notice in writing, using any of these methods:
- Hand delivery to the other party, at the other party’s last known address
- Mailing to the other party’s last known address, by first-class or certified mail
With mailed notice, Vermont law presumes the receiving party has received it after three (3) calendar days, unless there is evidence to the contrary.
Sources
- 1 9 V.S.A. § 4467(d)
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Termination of rental agreement when property is sold. In the absence of a written rental agreement a landlord who has contracted to sell the building may terminate a tenancy by providing actual notice to the tenant of the date on which the tenancy will terminate, which shall be at least 30 days after the date of the actual notice.
Source Link - 2 9 V.S.A. § 4467(e)
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Termination for no cause under terms of written rental agreement. If there is a written rental agreement, the notice to terminate for no cause shall be at least 30 days before the end or expiration of the stated term of the rental agreement if the tenancy has continued for two years or less.
Source Link - 3 9 Vt. Stat. Ann. § 4451(1)
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“Actual notice” means receipt of written notice hand-delivered or mailed to the last known address. A rebuttable presumption that the notice was received three days after mailing is created if the sending party proves that the notice was sent by first-class or certified U.S. mail.
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