Sanitation facilities

  • Kitchen
    Every dwelling unit must contain:
    • A kitchen sink
    • Space to store, prepare and serve food in a sanitary manner
  • Bathroom
    Every dwelling unit must contain:
    • A flush toilet
    • A sink
    • A bathtub or shower
  • Water supply
    • Every dwelling unit must be connected to a supply of drinkable water of sufficient quantity and pressure to meet the ordinary needs of the occupant(s)
    • Every kitchen sink, bathroom sink, shower, and tub must be capable of safely providing hot water
  • Sewage disposal
    Every dwelling unit must be connected to either:
    • A public sewage system; or
    • A properly operating septic system ("subsurface wastewater disposal system")
  • Trash disposal
    The owner of a dwelling must:
    • Provide and maintain appropriate trash receptacles
    • Assure that arrangements are made for removal
    • Keep common spaces in a sanitary condition and free of garbage
  • Insects and rodents
    The owner of a dwelling must:
    • Maintain all common spaces free from rodent and insect infestation
    • Be responsible for exterminating rodent and insect infestations:
      • In all common spaces
      • When the infestation exists in two or more dwelling units

For more information about what's required, consult the Vermont Rental Housing Code.