The rule
- Deposit limit
- No limit
- Return deadline
- 14 days
- Interest owed
- Not required
- Itemized deductions
- Required
- The limit
- No statutory limit.
- The deadline
- Within 14 days after the tenant vacates (or the landlord discovers the tenant vacated or abandoned), with an itemized statement; 60 days for seasonal rentals that are not a primary residence.
- Interest
- No statewide interest requirement; towns may adopt ordinances that require interest.
- Deductions
- The landlord must give you an itemized list of anything kept from the deposit.
- If it isn’t returned
- Missing the 14-day deadline forfeits the right to withhold any of the deposit; willful failure makes the landlord liable for double the amount wrongfully withheld plus attorney’s fees and costs.
Law: 9 V.S.A. § 4461
Last reviewed September 30, 2026
Not legal advice. Statutes change; check the linked section.