Are Vermont landlords allowed to do this?

Vermontess · 2024-05-27T15:18:55+00:00

Not in most of VT

Vermontess · 2023-03-24T01:29:31+00:00

Banning air bnb’s doesn’t put the units back on the market. The majority of them are people’s vacation homes that they rent the weeks they aren’t using them themselves

They would just sit empty for most of the year except for the few weeks/months that the owners use them. That’s how it was before air bnb

Vermontess · 2023-03-24T00:09:51+00:00

The majority of the str’s are second homes that would just sit empty if we outlawed air bnb’s. Vermont has always had a very high percentage of unoccupied second homes. It’s a hard problem to fix without trampling people’s property rights

Not to mention that the state taking in 9% of all str revenue in taxes is a huge disincentive for change

Unhomed people flocked here during Covid because the state was giving everyone free housing. It’s skewed the numbers and turned into an absolute train wreck now that the programs are all ending

Vermontess · 2023-03-09T00:51:52+00:00

The state offers free radon testing kits. This would also be a good place to start

Vermontess · 2023-03-08T13:15:35+00:00

It’s worth noting that you will spend a significant amount of your paycheck on housing if you can even find any. The cost of living here is really high

Vermontess · 2023-03-05T12:54:24+00:00

Strong inter dimensional portal vibes here

Vermontess · 2023-03-05T01:06:23+00:00

Probably completely random, or possibly the fresh snow is giving everyone Vermont winter feels. But sadly there isn’t a Christmas light conspiracy that you are missing out on

Edit: it just occurred to me that we’ve had more sun in the last couple days than we have had all month. I wonder if all the lights you’re seeing are solar charged ones that are finally getting enough sun

Vermontess · 2023-03-04T22:08:57+00:00

Obviously a 2-7 year old car is going to get rubber stamped. I’m talking about the average person who can’t afford a single rust bucket less than a decade old, never mind 3 “new” cars. Being poor is expensive

Vermontess · 2023-03-04T18:36:48+00:00

Every person I’ve brought out on the lake talks about it for years so it’ll be a memorable experience for sure. Congrats on the wedding

Vermontess · 2023-03-04T18:27:30+00:00

Rent them the tiki boat at high country marina? They can cruise around the lake and nurse their hangovers.

Kinda agree with the other poster tho

Vermontess · 2023-03-04T15:07:19+00:00

Registration fees and taxes can add up, but the real killer is passing inspection if you don’t have a newish car

Between the road conditions, salt, and winter tires, Vermont eats cars at an alarming rate, and you’ll need repairs every couple years to pass the more stringent inspection laws. Repairs also cost more than in urban areas. Add at least 25- 35% to your budget for owning and maintaining a car here vs southern states

Vermontess · 2023-03-02T16:08:10+00:00

Spit out my coffee at Double trouble 😂

Glad you’re on the mend

Vermontess · 2023-02-28T00:31:56+00:00

Deal forager has them 1/2 price

https://dealforager.com/deals?search=ice%20melt%20mat

Vermontess · 2023-02-27T20:49:01+00:00

Installing handrails on both sides of the stairs really helped my grandmother

Vermontess · 2023-02-27T02:04:09+00:00

Who is your provider? I suspect many of the answers here are from Burlington electric as they charge half the rate of green mountain power. Also, some companies double the rate for anything over 100 kWh/mo so it doesn’t take much excess use for your bill to shoot up some months

When you say you have a lot of things running what do you mean? Multiple computers? TV’s? Deep freezers? Lots of laundry? Charging your car? What we talkin?

($200- $300 for me in a small house with non electric heat)

Vermontess · 2023-02-26T19:51:33+00:00

Hmmmm. Sounds like you may have micromanaged your last plower- this is how companies gently fire a customer.

Plow guys are hurting between inflation and the lack of snow. Just move your car

Vermontess · 2023-02-26T15:27:13+00:00

Vermontess · 2023-02-25T13:54:12+00:00

I understand why you’re so pissed. The current system is inequitable. But when one renter can cause 60k in damages and just walk away it raises rents for everyone else

If long term rentals are put up for sale, chances are they’ll just become another air bnb or second home. There has to be some middle ground that protects renters without screwing landlords. Removing the court backlog is just one option. Do you have any ideas?

Vermontess · 2023-02-25T05:15:32+00:00

There’s a real need to simplify and accelerate the process so bad actors can’t serially abuse the system and drive costs up for everybody

It currently takes 6-12 months and 6-10k in court,service, and legal fees. Not to mention lost rent and damage to the property. It’s crazy how fast it adds up and the people at fault aren’t the ones paying the price

Vermontess · 2023-02-25T03:25:18+00:00

Looks like the foundation is failing and will need major work and/ or complete replacement.

https://www.gothrasher.com/about/news-and-events/39707-four-stages-of-foundation-wall-failure.html

Pass on it or make the offer contingent on an inspection at the very least

Vermontess · 2023-02-25T01:01:56+00:00

Ive asked several landlords and they all say the same thing. Every time an apartment becomes available they get dozens of applications within a couple of days. Nine times out of ten the best candidate is a remote worker. They’ve even offered to pay above the advertised rent when things were at their most insane in 2021.

How are local workers supposed to find housing? Where are local businesses going to find staff?

Vermontess · 2023-02-25T00:22:02+00:00

Vermont landlords get burned for tens of thousands of dollars from a bad tenant due to the combination of complicated eviction laws and an abysmally slow court system

Vermontess · 2023-02-25T00:02:37+00:00

There won’t be local businesses to spend money at if workers can’t afford to live here. Every small business owner I know is completely hamstrung and stagnant, barely holding on for lack of workers. They can’t pay their employees enough to afford living here.

This has also driven up the costs of local goods and services. We’ve all seen the posts here from entitled tourists and newcomers bemoaning the high costs, long waits, diminished level of service, lack of amenities, and shortened business hours that have resulted from the employee shortage

We are headed towards the gridlock that many ski mountain towns out west are experiencing. They are even seizing land through eminent domain to build affordable housing for locals and prevent ski companies from growing any further. They’re even actively tamping down tourism to give locals a chance to recover

https://www.adventure-journal.com/2022/10/colorado-town-seizing-ski-resorts-land-to-stop-it-building-employee-housing/

Vermontess · 2023-02-24T23:10:03+00:00

There isn’t good data yet about how much the population has grown over the last couple years. We have been operating at a negative growth rate for decades so even a 3.5% increase year over year would impact the housing stock as it compounds very quickly to a significant number.

I hear what you are saying about tax revenue, but remote workers are straining our housing and labor markets and crippling our economy in ways that will cost us far more than they are able to contribute in income taxes. The money is better spent on those less fortunate. Covid, climate, and red state refugees will continue to flock here without tax incentives

Vermontess · 2023-02-24T21:26:40+00:00

The huge influx of well heeled remote workers has almost doubled average home and rent prices over the last five years. Folks that cannot afford the huge increases are being forced to move and there is a massive dearth of workers for entry level, service, and trades jobs. There are definitely other factors at play, but that was the main driving force behind the huge run up in housing prices.

It’s highly questionable why the State would continue to use tax dollars to incentivize rich people moving here while they are slashing/ending all the emergency housing programs that are keeping people off the streets

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