Vermont Notice to Landlord (Tenant Move-Out Letter)

A free Vermont notice to landlord (tenant move-out letter) that follows Vermont law. Fill in the boxes, check the rules below, then print or copy it. Keep a copy and proof of how you sent it.

What Vermont law says

Ending a month-to-month lease	Landlord no-cause, no written lease, monthly rent: at least 60 days if the tenant has lived there two years or less, 90 days if more than two years (weekly rent: 21 days). Written lease ending: 30 days before end of term (tenancy of two years or less) or 60 days (more than two years). Building under contract for sale (no written lease): 30 days. Shared occupancy in owner's residence: 15 days (monthly) or 7 days (weekly). Tenant: unless a written rental agreement or other law says otherwise, a tenant may end the tenancy by actual notice to the landlord at least one rental payment period before the termination date in the notice (for monthly rent, one full month). Source: 9 V.S.A. 4467(c)-(e), (h); 4456(d)
How notices must be delivered	Termination and rent-increase notices must be 'actual notice': receipt of written notice hand-delivered or mailed to the last known address. If the sender proves the notice was sent by first-class or certified U.S. mail, receipt is presumed (rebuttably) three days after mailing. The statute does not authorize e-mail or text notice. Source: 9 V.S.A. § 4451(1)

Ending a month-to-month lease

Landlord no-cause, no written lease, monthly rent: at least 60 days if the tenant has lived there two years or less, 90 days if more than two years (weekly rent: 21 days). Written lease ending: 30 days before end of term (tenancy of two years or less) or 60 days (more than two years). Building under contract for sale (no written lease): 30 days. Shared occupancy in owner's residence: 15 days (monthly) or 7 days (weekly). Tenant: unless a written rental agreement or other law says otherwise, a tenant may end the tenancy by actual notice to the landlord at least one rental payment period before the termination date in the notice (for monthly rent, one full month).

Source: 9 V.S.A. 4467(c)-(e), (h); 4456(d)

How notices must be delivered

Termination and rent-increase notices must be 'actual notice': receipt of written notice hand-delivered or mailed to the last known address. If the sender proves the notice was sent by first-class or certified U.S. mail, receipt is presumed (rebuttably) three days after mailing. The statute does not authorize e-mail or text notice.

Source: 9 V.S.A. § 4451(1)

Fill in your letter

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To: [landlord or manager name], [landlord address]

From: [your name], tenant at [rental address]

This is my written notice that I am ending my month-to-month tenancy at the rental above. My last day in the unit will be [move-out date].

I am giving this notice under 9 V.S.A. 4467(c)-(e), (h); 4456(d), which sets the notice a tenant must give.

Please return my security deposit, less only deductions the law allows, to my forwarding address: [forwarding address].

You can reach me at [phone or email] to arrange a move-out walk-through and key return.

Date: [today's date]
Tenant: [your name]
Signature: ____________________

How to send it: use a method you can prove — certified mail with return receipt, or email/text if your lease allows notices that way. Write down the date.

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