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Termination Addendum Template

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Last reviewed September 2026

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Vermont Early Termination Addendum

This Early Termination Addendum is built with Vermont as the governing state. These are the Vermont landlord-tenant rules that most often bear on it, with the statute for each.

Vermont rules at a glance

Vermont rules for an Early Termination Addendum
MilitaryServicemembers with qualifying orders may also terminate under the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. §3955).
No-cause termination (written lease)30 days (tenancy ≤2 years) · 60 days (>2 years) before the end of the term9 V.S.A. §4467(e)

Ending a Vermont tenancy

Landlord termination notices must be “actual notice” and state a termination date. For a no-cause termination, the required notice depends on whether there is a written rental agreement and how long the tenant has lived there.

Vermont landlord notice periods (9 V.S.A. §4467)
Nonpayment of rentAt least 14 days after actual notice§4467(a)
Breach of a material lease termAt least 30 days§4467(b)
Criminal activity, illegal drugs, or violence threatening health or safetyAt least 14 days§4467(b)
No cause — written lease, tenancy ≤2 years30 days before the end of the term§4467(e)
No cause — written lease, tenancy >2 years60 days before the end of the term§4467(e)
No cause — no written lease, monthly rent60 days (≤2 years) · 90 days (>2 years)§4467(c)
Shared occupancy (monthly rent)At least 15 days§4467(h)
  • Tenant’s notice — Unless a written rental agreement provides otherwise, a tenant may end a tenancy with actual notice at least one rental payment period before the termination date (§4456(d)).
  • Weekly tenancies — No-cause notice is 21 days without a written agreement and 7 days under a written week-to-week agreement (§4467(c), (e)).
  • Abuse, sexual assault & stalking — A tenant who reasonably fears imminent harm from abuse, sexual assault, or stalking — or who was sexually assaulted on the premises within the preceding six months — may terminate without penalty on 30 days’ notice with qualifying documentation, which can include a signed self-certification (§4472). The landlord must keep that information confidential (§4474).
  • Military — Servicemembers with qualifying orders may also terminate under the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. §3955).

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