Burlington's Minimum Housing program requires every long-term rental unit to register annually and pass a periodic inspection on a one-to-five-year cycle depending on past compliance history.
Code Enforcement under Ch. 18 administers the rental registry, charging an annual per-unit fee and assigning each property an inspection cycle ranging from one year for problem properties to five years for clean records. Inspections cover smoke detectors, egress, heating, plumbing, structural integrity, lead disclosure, and pest control. Unregistered rentals cannot legally collect rent and may be ordered vacated. Burlington's program is among the oldest in Vermont and predates the 2018 statewide rental registry concept under 9 V.S.A. Sec. 4458.
Unregistered rentals face $200 per-unit per-month fines, rent disgorgement orders, and possible vacate orders if minimum housing defects are found.
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