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VT H0537
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/6/2026
Primary Sponsor
Martin LaLonde
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AI Summary
- Prohibits common interest communities from enforcing covenants that ban or unreasonably restrict vegetable gardens in areas designated for exclusive unit owner use, with applications deemed approved if not denied within 60 days
- Requires landlords to permit tenants to grow vegetable gardens in portable containers in private areas, with landlord approval of the containers
- Defines "vegetable garden" as cultivation of plants for personal consumption or donation, explicitly excluding cannabis and unlawful substances
- Allows associations and landlords to impose reasonable restrictions including maintenance requirements, weed removal, pesticide prohibitions, and limitations on common areas
- Establishes civil penalties up to $1,000 for associations that intentionally violate the provisions, with the act taking effect July 1, 2026
Legislative Description
An act relating to the right to grow vegetable gardens
Last Action
Read first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
1/6/2026
Committee Referrals
Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry1/6/2026
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