The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
NOTE
Title
9
:
Commerce and Trade
Chapter
139
:
Discrimination; Public Accommodations; Rental and Sale of Real Estate
(Cite as: 9 V.S.A. § 4503)
§ 4503. Unfair housing practices
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person:
(1) To refuse to sell or rent, or refuse to negotiate for the sale or rental of, or otherwise
make unavailable or deny, a dwelling or other real estate to any person because of
the race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, religious
creed, color, national origin, citizenship, immigration status, or disability of a
person, or because a person intends to occupy a dwelling with one or more minor children,
or because a person is a recipient of public assistance, or because a person is a
victim of abuse, sexual assault, or stalking.
(2) To discriminate against, or to harass, any person in the terms, conditions, privileges,
and protections of the sale or rental of a dwelling or other real estate, or in the
provision of services or facilities in connection with a dwelling or other real estate,
because of the race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status,
religious creed, color, national origin, citizenship, immigration status, or disability
of a person, or because a person intends to occupy a dwelling with one or more minor
children, or because a person is a recipient of public assistance, or because a person
is a victim of abuse, sexual assault, or stalking.