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Legal Information: Vermont

Housing Laws

Laws current as of July 11, 2024

I am worried that my status as a victim will be used against me. Is that legal?

It is illegal for anyone, including a landlord, to use information regarding your status as a victim of abuse, sexual assault, or stalking for the purpose of:

  • harassing or intimidating you;
  • retaliating against you for exercising your rights;
  • influencing you to leave (vacate) the home; or
  • trying to get the home back (recovering possession).1

1 VT ST 9 § 4503(a)(5)

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