MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – An effort to smooth out the sometimes thorny relationship between renters and landlords falls short.
Vermont is facing a historically low rental vacancy rate.
A key study committee met six times this fall to examine the relationship between renters and property owners.
And to see if changes should be made – including just cause rental protections to aid with the housing crisis.
But in a preliminary report, the group was not able to come to consensus, or issue recommendations to the full General Assembly.
“We had to start by laying the groundwork for what is the issue and what are the possible solutions and we simply ran out of time to do the debate and have the conversation around what would we like to put forward,” Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky of Chittenden County said.
She adds she is still planning on introducing several bills aimed at protecting tenants and renters when the legislature kicks off in less than two weeks.
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