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.
Second home tax appeals to majority of Vermont poll respondents
In a recent Vermont Public poll, 57% of respondents said they thought that the state should impose a new yearly tax on second homes.
Federal grants invigorate efforts to address veteran homelessness in Vermont
The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded over $18 million to Vermont and New Hampshire community organizations.
Towns move forward on regulating short-term rentals
Attempts to regulate short-term rentals in Shaftsbury and North Bennington are on the way.
Vermont funded lawyers for tenants facing eviction. The program is out of money.
Lawyers stepped in to prevent 73 evictions over two years through a pilot program that is now shutting down.
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Pittsford Village Farm opens with new childcare operation and affordable apartments
“It is going to house significant opportunities for citizens across our town and our surrounding towns,” said the Pittsford Village Farm Board chair.
Upper Valley Haven readies its new year-round shelter for its first guests
“When someone unexpectedly needs a place to go, it can be hard to figure out the next steps,” said the executive director. “Shelters across the state are often full, with waitlists that stretch for months.”
Affordable housing project falls apart over infrastructure gaps in Highgate
The lack of basic infrastructure like water and sewer lines has impeded housing development in many rural towns across Vermont. But the cancellation of a publicly-funded affordable housing project is highly unusual.
38 new affordable apartments open in downtown Burlington
The site of a former veterans’ hall and homeless shelter has transformed into a five-story affordable housing complex.
Hartford considers a stricter car camping ban
Some selectboard members worried it would create more hardship for people experiencing homelessness and criminalize them for being unhoused.
Plans for 100-bed shelter in Chittenden County run into pushback
Two nonprofits had hoped to locate the new low-barrier shelter at a former mattress store in South Burlington, until city officials registered their opposition.
Vermont ends night and weekend intake for state-funded motel rooms
Motel vouchers will no longer be available after-hours through Vermont 211 as the state rolls out other changes aimed at restructuring homelessness response.
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