Vermont

For Vermont, owner-to-gc payment deadline (days) is 20; gc-to-sub flow-down deadline (days) is 7; late-payment interest rate is 12% per year; project types covered is both; attorney fees recoverable is yes, verified against its source on 2026-08-15.

What the source says

Both types of projects are regulated by the same laws found in <https://www.levelset.com/prompt-payment/vermont-prompt-payment-faqs/#faq-item-statute-private-projects-title-9-4001-definitions> Vt. Stat., Title 9, §§ 4001-4009. Deadlines for Payment Payments made from the public entity to the prime contractor will be determined by the contract terms. However, if the contract is silent, then the prompt pay deadlines are enforced. For all payments from the owner or public entity to the prime contractor, they must be released within 20 days of either the end of the billing period, or delivery of a request for payment; whichever is later. As for payments from the prime to subcontractors, these must be made within 7 days of either the prime receiving payment, or the prime’s receipt of the sub’s request for payment; whichever is later. The same deadline applies to all other payments down the payment chain. Penalties for Late Payment Vermont’s prompt payment laws do provide a list of <https://www.levelset.com/prompt-payment/vermont-prompt-payment-faqs/#faq-item-private-projects-are-there-reasons-for-which-payment-may-be-withheld-past-the-general-deadline> reasons why payment can be properly withheld . If none of these circumstances exist, and payment is either late or wrongfully withheld, interest will begin accruing at a rate of 12% per year (1%/month).

— levelset.com, retrieved 2026-08-15

Source

• levelset.comhttps://www.levelset.com/prompt-payment/vermont-prompt-payment-faqs/

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