Can a tenant sublet in Vermont?
In Vermont, a landlord may condition or prohibit subleasing in a written rental agreement and may require written notice of any sublessee’s name and contact information. Without a written rental agreement, the tenant must give the landlord written notice of the name and contact information of any sublessee occupying the unit. If a written agreement prohibits subleasing, the landlord or the tenant may bring an ejectment action against a person occupying the unit without right or permission. The lease can add its own conditions where the statute allows, so read the lease’s sublet clause together with this rule. This is 9 V.S.A. § 4456b.
| What | Vermont |
|---|---|
| Subletting | Landlord may prohibit or condition it in a written lease |
| Kind of rule | The lease decides, within the statute’s limits |
Source
Read the statute in the Vermont Statutes (Vermont General Assembly): legislature.vermont.gov.
Checked against the statute on November 13, 2026.
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 this rule
Seayora keeps every lease’s term, rent and signers in one record and dates every change to it. This page states the state’s rule so a lease’s own early-termination and sublet clauses can be checked against it before the lease is signed.
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