# Vermont — Construction prompt payment act deadlines by US state — owner-to-contractor and contractor-to-subcontractor payment windows, retention release deadlines, and late-payment interest rates

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.

- **State:** Vermont _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Owner-to-GC payment deadline (days):** 20 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **GC-to-sub flow-down deadline (days):** 7 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Late-payment interest rate:** 12% per year _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Project types covered:** both _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Attorney fees recoverable:** yes _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** Vt. Stat., Title 9, §§ 4001-4009 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## 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).

## Source

- https://www.levelset.com/prompt-payment/vermont-prompt-payment-faqs/

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2027-08-15.
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