Evictions, lack of renter protections partly to blame for homeless crisis

Evictions, lack of renter protections partly to blame for homeless crisis

Vermont is facing an eviction crisis, according to Vermont Legal Aid (VLA), a nonprofit law firm that provides civil legal services to Vermonters who are elderly, disabled, face discriminated against, or otherwise cannot afford legal help. VLA released a report late last year that showed evictions made up 43% of all calls they received about housing matters in 2024, up from 28% in 2019. Many of those evictions VLA dealt with consisted of just- a…