Offer to sign a month to month lease. Or don’t and stay until you find something and don’t pay anything. By the time they work through the paperwork and eviction process it could be months. Especially in the wintertime. You will have found a place to stay and be out. They’re welcome to sue you but since you don’t own property it probably won’t be worth it for them. Sorry about your situation, good luck!

This could be a freaky Friday situation if they play their cards right!

It sounds like you want all the amenities of a big city without actually living in one. This is not that place. Have you actually spent considerable time in Vermont? Maybe you should start there. Not trying to sound rude but you might do better looking elsewhere if you’re 100% remote.