Vermont governor vetoes rental housing registry bill
Modified: 7/2/2021 9:55:51 PM
MONTPELIER Gov. Phil Scott on Friday vetoed legislation that would have set up a rental registry, and statewide system to enforce property safety standards.
The governor said that the bill, SB 79, would “reduce the number of housing options for Vermonters at a time when we are grappling with a critical housing shortage.”
“Most agree we suffer from a critical housing shortage for middle income, low income and homeless Vermonters, but the solution is not more regulation,” Scott said in his veto message to legislators.
Scott argued that adding additional housing restrictions and costs would discourage “everyday Vermonters” from renting out their homes, rooms or summer cabins as a way to supplement their income.
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