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Vermont

Security deposit, gift card cash back, and final paycheck law for Vermont — each rule with its statute citation and the date it was verified.

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Security deposit

Your landlord had 14 days (60 days for a seasonal tenancy that is not a primary residence) to return your deposit or list the deductions in writing. If they were late or kept it wrongly, if they willfully keep your money, a court can make them pay twice what they withheld, plus costs and fees.

Return deadline14 days (60 days for a seasonal tenancy that is not a primary residence)

If the landlord is late or keeps it wronglyTwice the amount wrongfully withheld for willful failure, plus court costs and attorney fees

9 V.S.A. § 4450 · Verified 2026-10-21 · Read the statute

Gift card cash back

If less than $1 is left on your gift certificate, you can demand that money in cash.

Cash backless than $1

The ruleIf the remaining value of a gift certificate is less than $1, the gift certificate shall be redeemable in cash for its remaining value on demand of the holder.

8 V.S.A. § 2704 · Verified 2026-10-21 · Read the statute

Verified from legislature.vermont.gov text, Title 8, ch. 81, § 2704. Note the title: this rule is in Title 8 (Banking and Insurance), not Title 9.

Final paycheck

Verification in progress

This state's final paycheck row has not been verified against the statute text yet. It is left blank on purpose.

Status: pending

Not verified to the statute-text standard in this run. Left blank on purpose — never filled from a secondary summary alone.

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Rules above are the statute as verified on the date shown on each card. Local ordinances can add rules. This page is information, not legal advice.