Vermont landlord and tenant rules

Seayora publishes 3 Vermont rules, covering contractor sales tax, security deposits. Every one is generated from the statute it cites — the same rule Seayora's own deadline engine enforces on a live tenancy — and carries the date it was last checked.

Vermont at a glance

RuleVermont
Do contractors charge sales tax in Vermont?Consumer of materials
Is appliance repair taxable in Vermont?Taxable, with the parts
How long does a landlord have to return a security deposit in Vermont?14 days

Contractor sales tax in Vermont

Do contractors charge sales tax in Vermont?

In Vermont a contractor is treated as the CONSUMER of the materials they build into real property. That means the contractor pays sales tax when they buy the materials, and does not add sales tax to the customer's invoice for that work — the tax is already inside the price. Vermont also has county, city or special-district rates on top of the state rate, so the rate depends on where the job site is, not where the contractor is based. Source: 32 V.S.A. §9701 et seq.; contractors are the consumers of materials incorporated into real property.

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Is appliance repair taxable in Vermont?

Yes. Vermont taxes the LABOR on repairs to tangible personal property — an appliance, a boiler or a unit that never becomes part of the building — as well as the parts. This is a different question from work on the real property itself: the same technician on the same visit can be doing taxable work on an appliance and differently treated work on the structure, and the invoice has to tell them apart. Source: 32 V.S.A. §9701 et seq.; contractors are the consumers of materials incorporated into real property.

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Security deposits in Vermont

How long does a landlord have to return a security deposit in Vermont?

In Vermont, a landlord has 14 days after the tenancy ends to return the security deposit, together with an itemised statement of any deductions. 14 days; 60 days for a seasonal property. This is 9 V.S.A. § 4461.

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Sources

  • 32 V.S.A. §9701 et seq.; contractors are the consumers of materials incorporated into real property.
  • 9 V.S.A. § 4461

This is a summary of a published statute, not legal advice. Rules change, local ordinances can add to them, and the terms of a specific lease may differ. Check the citation and speak to a lawyer before acting.

How Seayora uses these rules

Seayora computes the deadline this rule sets from the tenancy’s own dates, shows it on the lease and the deposit statement, and reminds the landlord before it falls due — so the answer above is not reference material sitting beside the product, it is the rule the product enforces.

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