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Tenants deserve strong legal protections. However, Vermont lawmakers are considering changes to landlord-tenant law under bill H. 772 that would weaken already lacking tenant protections and tip the scales in favor of landlords even further. The Vermont Senate will be voting on H. 772 this week, and they need to hear from you.

H. 772 would allow landlords to obtain criminal no-trespass orders for a tenant's guests, without the tenant's request or consent, if the guest breaks any lease term more than once – even though the guest is not a party to and may have never seen the lease. This would allow landlords to put a tenant's guests at risk of being charged with a crime simply for visiting friends or family.

These are blatant breaches of tenant rights – to due process, to the right to privacy in one’s home, and to association. A "lease violation" is not a criminal action warranting a criminal trespass order, and landlords should not be given the discretion to make these determinations – particularly when the bill proposes no mechanism to validate a landlord's claims.

Renters in Vermont are currently subject to one of the worst housing crises in the country, with rents increasing by 30-40% over just the last six years. We urge the legislature to address this pressing issue facing renters next year, especially given this year's prioritized property tax buydowns for homeowners facing similar cost burdens. Vermont lawmakers should prioritize both homeowners and renters when tackling the crisis of housing affordability.

Please contact your senator(s) and tell them to protect tenant rights by voting "no" on H. 772.

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Please contact your senator(s) and tell them to protect tenant rights by voting "no" on H. 772.

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Subject Protect tenants by voting no on H. 772

Oppose H. 772

Please vote in opposition to H. 772, a bill that would weaken Vermont's already lacking tenant protections and tip the scales even further in favor of landlords.

This is a blatant violation of tenant rights – to due process, to privacy in one's home, and to association.

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Renters in Vermont are currently subject to one of the worst housing crises in the country, rents increasing by 30-40% over just the last six years. We encourage the legislature to address this pressing issue facing renters next year, especially given the current prioritization of property tax buydowns for homeowners facing similar cost burdens. Vermont lawmakers should prioritize both homeowners and renters when tackling the crisis of housing affordability.

Please prioritize policy solutions for all socio-economic classes in Vermont by voting "no" on H 772.

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