A Vermont 60 Day Notice To Vacate is a letter which complies with state legal requirements to terminate a tenancy of 2 years or less with no written lease, or a tenancy of more than 2 years on a written lease. The non-terminating party must receive notice at least 60 calendar days before the date of termination.
When To Use a Vermont 60 Day Notice To Vacate
A Vermont 60 Day Notice To Vacate terminates the following types of tenancy:
- A tenancy of two (2) years or less with no written lease, including a month-to-month tenancy
- A tenancy of more than two (2) years with a written lease, including a month-to-month lease
- A tenancy of more than two (2) years with a written lease, when the rental property is sold
- An expired lease, in a tenancy of more than two (2) years
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 60 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 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 60 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(c)(A)
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Termination for no cause. In the absence of a written rental agreement, the landlord may terminate a tenancy for no cause as follows:
For tenants who have resided continuously in the same premises for two years or less, at least 60 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 60 days before the end or expiration of the term of the rental agreement if the tenancy has continued for more than two years.
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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