Free Vermont Lease Agreement Template

Last updated July 17, 2026

Download a free Vermont lease agreement template

A Vermont residential lease agreement records the deal between a landlord and tenant for a home in Vermont. It identifies the parties and premises, sets the rent and term, allocates utilities and maintenance responsibilities, and provides a written place for property rules. The free PDF and Word versions on this page are labeled for Vermont and are intended as a practical starting document—not a substitute for checking which statutes, disclosures, or local rules apply to a particular property.

The principal research authority for this page is Vermont Statutes Online, title 9 chapters 20 and 137, and official 2026 General Assembly bill status. Research scope: Vermont residential-rental scope, nonwaiver, application fees, security deposits, habitability, access, flood disclosure, landlord and tenant termination, retaliation, protected early termination, electronic execution, and municipal overlays. Because residential rules can depend on property type, tenancy length, location, and regulated-housing status, review the completed agreement and any required addenda before signing.

Vermont lease topics to review

The current research draft for Vermont identifies the following topics as relevant to residential lease preparation. Use them as a checklist, and verify each rule's scope, current text, and exceptions before adding a term to the lease.

• Vermont chapter 137 has occupancy and property-type exclusions, and mobile-home lots and certain camps require separate legal treatment.
• Vermont chapter 137 duties are implied in covered rental agreements, and a term that circumvents the chapter is void.
• Since July 1, 2025, Vermont bars residential application fees and requires specified identification and taxpayer-number options for screening.
• Vermont habitability duties are nonwaivable and material health-or-safety failures can trigger statutory tenant remedies after actual notice and reasonable time.
• Vermont requires a separate FEMA special-flood-hazard disclosure at or before a residential lease is executed.
• Vermont termination timing depends on cause, cure, written-agreement status, rental period, occupancy duration, sale, and shared-residence facts.
• Vermont recognizes consent-based, retainable electronic leases but excludes primary-residence default, eviction, and cure notices from its UETA delivery rules.
• A Vermont lease needs a municipality-specific deposit and housing-code check plus separate mobile-home and program-housing gates.

The final lease should not waive protections that cannot lawfully be waived. If a selected term conflicts with a controlling statute, official form, court order, housing-program rule, or local ordinance, the controlling rule applies even when the parties signed different language.

What to include in a Vermont residential lease

• Landlord, tenant, and premises details — use the parties' full legal names, the complete Vermont property address, and a clear description of included parking, storage, furnishings, or shared spaces.
• Term and rent — state whether the tenancy is fixed-term or periodic, when it begins, when rent is due, accepted payment methods, and what happens at the end of the stated term.
• Deposits and charges — identify each deposit, prepaid amount, fee, and late-payment term separately so it can be compared with the current Vermont rule that applies to the property.
• Utilities, maintenance, and access — allocate day-to-day responsibilities without attempting to transfer a nonwaivable landlord or tenant duty.
• Rules and addenda — document pets, smoking, parking, guests, insurance, association rules, and any federal, state, local, or property-specific disclosure that applies.
• Notices and signatures — provide reliable notice addresses and retain a complete signed copy for every party.

State and local checks before signing

A Vermont lease needs a municipality-specific deposit and housing-code check plus separate mobile-home and program-housing gates. Confirm the property address and the current local text before signing.

Federal requirements can also apply. For example, most pre-1978 housing requires the federal lead-based-paint disclosure process. Manufactured housing, short-term occupancy, owner-occupied rooms, subsidized housing, and rent-regulated property may follow a different legal path from an ordinary residential lease.

Use the official source linked below to confirm the current statewide text. For a disputed tenancy, an eviction or termination, unusual fees, regulated housing, or a property in a city with additional renter protections, obtain advice about the specific facts before relying on a template.

How to use the free Vermont template

1. Download the Vermont PDF when you want a printable blank, or the Word file when you want to edit the text electronically.
2. Complete the parties, property, rent, term, deposit, utilities, maintenance, access, and notice fields.
3. Attach the disclosures and property-specific addenda that actually apply.
4. Compare the completed document with the current official source and local requirements.
5. Give every party the same final version to review before anyone signs, then retain the fully executed copy.

The guided builder is available when you prefer questions and a generated preview. Whether you use the free template or the builder, confirm the final agreement against the property and the parties' actual arrangement.