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Economically vulnerable tenants are looking to the proposed charter change as a way to add some stability to their lives and ensure that they can keep a roof over their heads.

“As a housing justice advocate and activist who has worked with some fantastic people in Winooski getting this onto the ballot, it’s obviously incredibly galling and very frustrating,” an organizer with Rights & Democracy said.

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“Right now a landlord can evict a tenant for no reason at all,” a housing justice organizer said. “When filing for eviction, they can (give a reason) or they can use ‘no cause,’ which is now the most common reason that a landlord evicts.”

HARTFORD — A proposed amendment to the town charter would empower the Selectboard to implement protections for residential tenants, including regulating evictions and capping rent increases.The Hartford Charter Committee, an advisory group tasked with...

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Efforts are now underway in Winooski, Montpelier, Essex, Hartford and Brattleboro to get charter changes banning “no cause” evictions on the ballot this Town Meeting Day in March, according to Tom Proctor, a housing organizer with Rights and Democracy.

Dan Moss was evicted for ‘no cause’ from his apartment in May. He’s struggled to find a new place to live ever since — a story that’s become all too common across Vermont amid a historic housing crisis.