The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Title 9 : Commerce and Trade
Chapter 137 : Residential Rental Agreements
Subchapter 002 : RESIDENTIAL RENTAL AGREEMENTS
(Cite as: 9 V.S.A. § 4456a)-
§ 4456a. Residential rental application
(a) A landlord or a landlord’s agent shall not charge an application fee to any individual in order to apply to enter into a rental agreement for a residential dwelling unit. This subsection shall not be construed to prohibit a person from charging a fee to a person in order to apply to rent commercial or nonresidential property.
(b)(1) In order to conduct a background or credit check, a landlord shall accept any of the following:
(A) an original or a copy of any unexpired form of government-issued identification;
(B) an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number; or
(C) a Social Security number.
(2) A landlord or a landlord’s agent shall not require a Social Security number for the completion of a residential rental application or refuse to accept an application due to the lack of a Social Security number. (Added 1999, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; amended 2025, No. 69, § 10, eff. July 1, 2025.)
