Vermont housing coverage at VTDigger
VTDigger reports on housing issues affecting Vermonters, including affordability, homelessness, development regulations, landlord and tenant protections and the state’s motel shelter program.
This page gathers our coverage of housing policy and community impacts, providing reporting and context on one of the state’s most pressing challenges.
Partial repeal of Vermont’s land-use law Act 181 heads to Gov. Phil Scott’s desk
The rollback is a win for a vocal coalition of rural landowners that sprung up this spring to protest the law.
Vermont landlord-tenant bill falls apart in surprise Senate tiebreaker
The bill’s dramatic demise disappointed Rep. Marc Mihaly, D-Calais, its sponsor. “It’s not like we need more testimony,” he said. “What we need is people making decisions.”
Counseling Service of Addison County, builder join forces on new homes
PADs are mobile single-story units that can seamlessly and comfortably accommodate a wheelchair-using resident.
Legislators reject Gov. Scott’s loosening of wetland protections
The governor’s administration had moved to allow housing development in certain unmapped wetlands and to cut in half the buffer zone around wetlands.
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Lawmakers attempt to reorganize supports for unhoused Vermonters while limiting motel use
The Vermont Senate approved a bill to curb the reliance on motels, but one shelter provider said “It’s not enough money to really be a solutions-based bill.”
A Vermont landlord pursues debts from tenants. His wife now helps write eviction law.
For years, Rep. Debbie Dolgin and her husband brought cases before an assistant judge who issued arrest warrants to collect unpaid debts from their tenants. As a major landlord-tenant bill is actively debated, Dolgin says she sees no conflict in her roles.
HomeShare program aids homeowners in aging in place; offers alternative for renters
This nonprofit connects people seeking rooms to rent to homeowners with extra space.
On Montpelier’s edge, a vast tract becomes a possible bellwether of the city’s future
Between three developer proposals and the complex math of balancing affordability with economic opportunity, city councilors say there’s still a lot to consider about what to do with the former Elks Country Club.
Vermont won permission to use Medicaid funds for homelessness. It’s sitting unused.
“The idea of letting this opportunity go to waste when it is there right now is unconscionable, in my opinion,” said Jessica Radbord, a senior staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont.
A Vermont Democrat and West Virginia Republican Want to Help Americans in Rural Areas Buy Houses
Sens. Peter Welch and Jim Justice introduced a bill that aims to expand access to credit through farm credit institutions.
Former tow truck driver, who needs an oxygen concentrator to breathe, faces eviction from state motel program
As the state’s expanded program for winter emergency housing ends Wednesday, Fred and Lisa Allard confront the challenge of living in their Jeep.
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