This story, by Report for America corps member Carly Berlin and Vermont Public reporter Liam Elder-Connors, was produced through a partnership between VTDigger and Vermont Public.
In February 2025, Steve Dolgin, a prominent Northeast Kingdom landlord, appeared on a large Zoom screen in a committee room at the Vermont Statehouse. He was there with a message: It takes too long to evict tenants when they fall behind on rent, and lawmakers should do something about it.
“We must drastically…