Vermonters deserve
Housing for the Many
Vermont has quickly become unaffordable for most Vermonters, while raking in a profit for landlords and speculators. In order to make housing affordable for all and give power back to tenants, I will fight for:
Statewide rent stabilization, capping annual rent increases below inflation
Recognize tenant unions, requiring landlords to bargain over rent increases and conditions
A state-owned social housing developer, to build housing outside the private market
Create a state land bank, to turn derelict and underutilized land into housing
Tenant option to purchase (TOPA), creating a right of first refusal for tenants when their home goes on the market
The seizure of vacant land, like the old Roxy movie theater, to turn into social housing