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NH Rev Stat § 356-B:25 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-B - Condominium Act|Section 356-B:25 - Expansion of the Condominium.

    356-B:25 Expansion of the Condominium. –||No condominium shall be expanded except in accordance with the provisions of the declaration and of this chapter. Any such expansion shall be deemed to have occurred at the time of the recordation of site plans and floor plans pursuant to RSA 356-B:20, III, together with an amendment to the declaration, duly executed by the declarant, including, without limitation, all of the owners and lessees of the additional land added to the condominium. Such amendment shall contain a legal description by metes and bounds of the land added to the condominium, and shall reallocate undivided interests in the common areas in accordance with RSA 356-B:18, II. A merger of 2 condominiums the land of which abuts and which is merged by consent of all existing unit owners shall not be considered an "expansion".|||Source. 1977, 468:1, eff. Sept. 10, 1977.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-B:26 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-B - Condominium Act|Section 356-B:26 - Contraction of the Condominium.

    356-B:26 Contraction of the Condominium. –||No condominium shall be contracted except in accordance with the provisions of the declaration and of this chapter. Any such contraction shall be deemed to have occurred at the time of the recordation of an amendment to the declaration, executed by the declarant, containing a legal description by metes and bounds of the land withdrawn from the condominium. If portions of the withdrawable land were described pursuant to RSA 356-B:16, IV(e), then no such portion shall be so withdrawn after the conveyance of any unit on such portion. If no such portions were described, then none of the withdrawable land shall be withdrawn after the first conveyance of any unit thereon.|||Source. 1977, 468:1, eff. Sept. 10, 1977.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-B:27 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-B - Condominium Act|Section 356-B:27 - Easement to Facilitate Conversion and Expansion.

    356-B:27 Easement to Facilitate Conversion and Expansion. –||Subject to any restrictions and limitations the condominium instruments may specify, the declarant shall have a transferable easement over and on the common areas for the purpose of making improvements on the submitted land and any additional land pursuant to the provisions of those instruments and of this chapter, and for the purpose of doing all things reasonably necessary and proper in connection therewith.|||Source. 1977, 468:1, eff. Sept. 10, 1977.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-B:28 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-B - Condominium Act|Section 356-B:28 - Easement to Facilitate Sales.

    356-B:28 Easement to Facilitate Sales. –||The declarant and his duly authorized agents, representatives, and employees may maintain sales offices or model units, or both, on the submitted land if and only if the condominium instruments provide for the same and specify the rights of the declarant with regard to the number, size, location and relocation thereof. Any such sales office or model unit which is not designated a unit by the condominium instruments shall become a common area as soon as the declarant ceases to be a unit owner, and the declarant shall cease to have any rights with regard thereto unless such sales office or model unit is removed forthwith from the submitted land in accordance with a right reserved in the condominium instruments to make such removal.|||Source. 1977, 468:1, eff. Sept. 10, 1977.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-B:29 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-B - Condominium Act|Section 356-B:29 - Declarant's Obligation to Complete and Restore.

    356-B:29 Declarant's Obligation to Complete and Restore. –||I. No covenants, restrictions, limitations, or other representations or commitments in the condominium instruments with regard to anything that is or is not to be done on the additional land, the withdrawable land, or any portion of either, shall be binding as to any portion of either lawfully withdrawn from the condominium or never added thereto except to the extent that the condominium instruments so provide. But in the case of any covenant, restriction, limitation, or other representation or commitment in the condominium instruments or in any other agreement requiring the declarant to add all or any portion of the additional land or to withdraw any portion of the withdrawable land, or imposing any obligations with regard to anything that is or is not to be done thereon or with regard thereto, or imposing any obligations with regard to anything that is or is not to be done on or with regard to the condominium or any portion thereof, this paragraph shall not be construed to nullify, limit, or otherwise affect any such obligation.||II. The declarant shall complete all improvements labeled "(NOT YET COMPLETED)" on site plans recorded pursuant to the requirements of this chapter unless the condominium instruments expressly exempt the declarant from such obligation, and shall, in the case of every improvement labeled "(NOT YET BEGUN)" on such site plans, state in the declaration either the extent of the obligation to complete the same or that there is no such obligation.||III. To the extent that damage is inflicted on any part of the condominium by any person or persons utilizing the easements reserved by the condominium instruments or created by RSA 356-B:27 and 28, the declarant together with the person or persons causing the same shall be jointly and severally liable for the prompt repair thereof and for the restoration of the same to a condition compatible with the remainder of the condominium.|||Source. 1977, 468:1, eff. Sept. 10, 1977.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-B:30 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-B - Condominium Act|Section 356-B:30 - Alterations Within Units.

    356-B:30 Alterations Within Units. –||I. Except to the extent prohibited by the condominium instruments, and subject to any restrictions and limitations specified therein, any unit owner may make any improvements or alterations within his unit that do not impair the structural integrity of any structure or otherwise lessen the support of any portion of the condominium. But no unit owner shall do anything which would change the exterior appearance of his unit or of any other portion of the condominium except to such extent and subject to such conditions as the condominium instruments may specify.||II. If a unit owner acquires an adjoining unit, or an adjoining part of an adjoining unit, then such unit owner shall have the right to remove all or any part of any intervening partition or to create doorways or other apertures therein, notwithstanding the fact that such partition may in whole or in part be a common area, so long as no portion of any bearing wall or bearing column is weakened or removed and no portion of any common area other than that partition is damaged, destroyed, or endangered. Such creation of doorways or other apertures shall not be deemed an alteration of boundaries within the meaning of RSA 356-B:31.|||Source. 1977, 468:1, eff. Sept. 10, 1977.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-B:33 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-B - Condominium Act|Section 356-B:33 - Termination of Condominium or Amendment of Instruments Before Conveyance of Unit.

    356-B:33 Termination of Condominium or Amendment of Instruments Before Conveyance of Unit. –||If there is no unit owner other than the declarant, the declarant may unilaterally terminate the condominium or amend the condominium instruments, and any such termination or amendment shall become effective upon the recordation thereof if the same has been executed by the declarant. But this section shall not be construed to nullify, limit, or otherwise affect the validity or enforceability of any agreement renouncing or to renounce, in whole or in part, the right hereby conferred.|||Source. 1977, 468:1, eff. Sept. 10, 1977.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-B:36 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-B - Condominium Act|Section 356-B:36 - Control by the Declarant.

    356-B:36 Control by the Declarant. –||I. The condominium instruments may authorize the declarant, or a managing agent or some other person or persons selected or to be selected by the declarant, to appoint and remove some or all of the officers of the unit owners' association or its board of directors, or both, or to exercise powers and responsibilities otherwise assigned by the condominium instruments and by this chapter to the unit owners' association, the officers, or the board of directors. But no amendment to the condominium instruments shall increase the scope of such authorization if there is any unit owner other than the declarant, and no such authorization shall be valid after the time limit set by the condominium instruments or after units to which 3/4 of the undivided interests in the common areas appertain have been conveyed, whichever occurs first. The time limit initially set by the condominium instruments shall not exceed 5 years in the case of an expandable condominium, 3 years in the case of a condominium containing any convertible land, or 2 years in the case of any other condominium.||II. If entered into during the period of control contemplated by paragraph I, no management contract, lease of recreational areas or facilities, or any other contract or lease executed by or on behalf of the unit owners' association, its board of directors, or the unit owners as a group, shall be binding after such period of control unless then renewed or ratified with the consent of unit owners of units to which a majority of the votes in the unit owners' association appertain.||III. If the unit owners' association is not in existence or does not have officers at the time of the creation of the condominium, the declarant shall, until there is such an association with such officers, have the power and the responsibility to act in all instances where this chapter requires action by the unit owners' association, its board of directors, or any officer or officers.||IV. This section shall be strictly construed to protect the rights of the unit owners.|||Source. 1977, 468:1, eff. Sept. 10, 1977.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-B:37-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-B - Condominium Act|Section 356-B:37-a - Notice to Unit Owners.

    356-B:37-a Notice to Unit Owners. –||An association shall deliver any notice required to be given by the association under this chapter to any mailing or electronic mail address a unit owner designates. If the unit owner does not designate an address, the association shall deliver notices by hand delivery, United States mail postage paid, or commercially reasonable delivery service to the mailing address of each unit.|||Source. 2016, 311:2, eff. Aug. 1, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-B:37-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-B - Condominium Act|Section 356-B:37-b - Meetings by Telephonic, Video, or Other Conferencing Process.

    356-B:37-b Meetings by Telephonic, Video, or Other Conferencing Process. –||When the declaration or bylaws provides, the association, committees thereof, and the board of directors may meet by telephonic, video, or other conferencing process, provided that the requirements of RSA 356-B:37-c are also met.|||Source. 2016, 311:2, eff. Aug. 1, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-B:37-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-B - Condominium Act|Section 356-B:37-c - Meetings of the Board of Directors and Committees of the Association.

    356-B:37-c Meetings of the Board of Directors and Committees of the Association. –||The following requirements apply to meetings of the board of directors and committees of the association authorized to act for the association:||I. For purposes of this section, a gathering of board members at which the board members do not conduct association business is not a meeting of the board of directors. The board of directors and its members may not use incidental or social gatherings of board members or any other method to evade the open meeting requirements of this section.||II. Not less than once each quarter, and at such additional times as may be specified in the condominium bylaws, the board of directors shall, subject to the provisions of RSA 356-B:37-d, hold an open regular meeting during which unit owners shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to comment on any matter affecting the association. At its discretion, the board of directors may meet in a meeting not open to unit owners provided the meeting is recorded and the recording is made available to unit owners for up to 30 days upon request.||III. Unless the meeting is included in a schedule given to the unit owners or the meeting is called to deal with an emergency, the secretary or other officer specified in the bylaws shall give notice of each meeting of the board of directors to each board member and to the unit owners. The notice shall be given at least 10 days before the meeting and shall state the time, date, place, and agenda of the meeting.||IV. If any materials are distributed to the board of directors before the meeting, the board of directors at the same time shall make copies of those materials reasonably available to unit owners, except that the board of directors need not make available copies of unapproved minutes or matters that are to be considered in executive session.||V. In the case of self-managed community associations, meetings of the board of directors or committees expressly for purposes of implementation of decisions made in open meetings shall be exempt from the requirements of RSA 356-B:37, 356-B:37-a, and this section.||VI. This section shall not apply to small condominiums governed by RSA 356-B:37, VII.|||Source. 2016, 311:2, eff. Aug. 1, 2016. 2020, 3:3, eff. Apr. 10, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-B:37-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-B - Condominium Act|Section 356-B:37-d - Executive Session.

    356-B:37-d Executive Session. –||Except in small condominiums governed by RSA 356-B:37, VII, the board of directors and association committees may hold an executive session only during a regular or special meeting of the board or a committee. No final vote or action may be taken during an executive session. An executive session may be held only to:||I. Consult with the association's attorney.||II. Discuss existing or potential litigation or mediation, arbitration, or administrative proceedings.||III. Discuss labor or personnel matters.||IV. Discuss contracts, leases, and other commercial transactions to purchase or provide goods or services currently being negotiated, including the review of bids or proposals, if premature general knowledge of those matters would place the association at a disadvantage or prevent public knowledge of the matter to be discussed if the board of directors or a committee determines that public knowledge would violate the privacy of any person.|||Source. 2016, 311:2, eff. Aug. 1, 2016. 2020, 3:4, eff. Apr. 10, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-B:37-e (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-B - Condominium Act|Section 356-B:37-e - Disclosure of Financial Information and Meeting Minutes to Unit Owners.

    356-B:37-e Disclosure of Financial Information and Meeting Minutes to Unit Owners. –||I. Financial information shall be presented on a profit and loss statement and shall be available to the unit owners 30 days prior to the annual meeting. The format of the profit and loss statement shall remain constant from year to year. It shall include specification of all revenues received in the budget year less future revenue liabilities, and specification of all expenses by general type. When the annual meeting is held before the end of the fiscal year, year-to-date spending shall be provided in each category, and a final year-end accounting shall be sent to each unit owner within 90 days of the close of the fiscal year.||II. Each unit owner shall have access to all financial information within 15 days of the unit owner's request regarding any contracts, mortgages, loans, and the terms of such loans, and any outstanding debts and balances of all accounts held by the association. The individual accounts of unit owners shall not be included unless a lien for nonpayment of assessments or fees has been recorded, in which case, the account shall be disclosed pursuant to a request for financial information under this section.||III. Each unit owner shall have access to the names of all employees of the association and the salaries paid to employees with association funds, including any third party arrangements for services, except at time sharing condominiums where employees' salaries shall be confidential unless disclosure is consented to by the association board of directors and the condominium manager, if there is a manager. If an employee is related to a board member, or is a former officer of the association, the board shall disclose this fact to the unit owners at the next regular or annual meeting.||IV. A fee may be charged to unit owners for provision of information requested beyond the last 3 fiscal years.||V. The board of directors shall make copies of the minutes of all meetings available to the unit owners within 60 days of the meeting or 15 days of the date such minutes are approved by the board, whichever occurs first. The association may opt to provide the minutes electronically or publish them on the association website, in which case the owners shall be informed of the website address. A unit owner who submits a written request for access to the association's website shall be granted access within 15 days of the request, at no additional charge to the owner.||VI. The board of directors may approve the minutes through the use of electronic means such as email, video conferencing, fax machine, or PDF files transmitted over the Internet.|||Source. 2017, 141:1, eff. Aug. 15, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-B:38 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-B - Condominium Act|Section 356-B:38 - Quorums.

    356-B:38 Quorums. –||I. Unless the condominium instruments otherwise provide, a quorum shall be deemed to be present throughout any meeting of the unit owners' association until adjourned if persons entitled to cast more than 33 1/3 percent of the votes are present at the beginning of such meeting. The bylaws may provide for a smaller percentage, not less than 25 percent, or for a larger percentage for associations having fewer than 25 units; provided, however, this paragraph shall not apply if the condominium is comprised of time sharing interests.||II. Unless the condominium instruments specify a larger majority, a quorum shall be deemed to be present throughout any meeting of the board of directors if persons entitled to cast more than 1/2 of the votes in that body are present at the beginning of such meeting.||III. If a quorum is not met for an annual meeting, the board shall reschedule the meeting within 60 days and provide proper notice and proxies.||IV. In the case of small condominiums, unless the condominium instruments otherwise provide, a quorum shall be deemed to be present throughout any meeting of the unit owners' association until adjourned if 3 persons, or persons entitled to cast more than 33 percent of the votes, whichever is greater, are present at the beginning of such meeting. This paragraph shall not apply if the condominium is comprised of time sharing interests. If a quorum is not met for an annual meeting, the board shall reschedule the meeting within 60 days and provide proper notice and proxies.|||Source. 1977, 468:1, eff. Sept. 10, 1977. 2016, 311:2, eff. Aug. 1, 2016. 2020, 3:5, eff. Apr. 10, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-B:39-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-B - Condominium Act|Section 356-B:39-a - Voting Without a Meeting.

    356-B:39-a Voting Without a Meeting. –||Unless prohibited or limited by the declaration or bylaws, an association may conduct a vote without a meeting. In that event, the following requirements apply:||I. The association shall notify the unit owners, in the manner prescribed by RSA 356-B:37-a, that the vote will be taken by ballot and deliver a paper or electronic ballot to every unit owner entitled to vote on the matter.||II. The ballot shall:||(a) Set forth each proposed action and provide an opportunity to vote for or against the action.||(b) Indicate the number of responses needed to meet the quorum requirements.||(c) State the percent of votes necessary to approve each matter other than election of directors.||(d) Specify the time and date by which a ballot must be delivered to the association to be counted, which time and date may not be fewer than 10 days after the date the association delivers the ballot.||(e) Describe the time, date, and manner by which unit owners wishing to deliver information to all unit owners regarding the subject of the vote may do so.||III. Except as otherwise provided in the declaration or bylaws, a ballot is not revoked after delivery to the association by death or disability or attempted revocation by the person that cast that vote.||IV. Approval by ballot pursuant to this section is valid only if the number of votes cast by ballot equals or exceeds the quorum required to be present at a meeting authorizing the action.||V. All ballots cast in an association vote under this section shall be counted using a tally sheet for the vote. If more than one ballot item was voted on, the board may elect to keep a corresponding tally sheet for each ballot item. The ballots and tally sheets shall be made available for examination and recount, by request of any owner participating in the vote, immediately following announcement of the results of the vote taken. During any examination and recount one or more members of the board of directors and at least one additional owner shall be present. The ballots shall be examined and tallied to verify that the count and announced result was correct.|||Source. 2016, 311:2, eff. Aug. 1, 2016. 2018, 187:1, eff. Aug. 7, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-B:40-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-B - Condominium Act|Section 356-B:40-a - Managing Agent and Contractors; Disclosure of Fees; Qualifications.

    356-B:40-a Managing Agent and Contractors;  Disclosure of Fees;  Qualifications. –||I. If the unit owners' association or the board of directors has delegated certain powers and duties to a managing agent, the managing agent shall disclose any referral fees received from contract work performed on behalf of the association to the board of directors prior to the next regularly scheduled board meeting, unless the terms of any referral fees are disclosed in the managing agent's contract with the unit owners' association, in which case disclosure of fees actually received shall not be required.||II. The managing agent also shall disclose to the board of directors the amount and purpose of any fees, other than maintenance fees, received from a unit owner, unless the terms of any such fees are disclosed in the managing agent's contract with the unit owners' association, in which case disclosure of fees actually received shall not be required.||III. Any contractor licensed by the state of New Hampshire who performs work for a unit owner shall disclose on the bill any referral fee paid by the contractor.|||Source. 2011, 96:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2012. 2016, 311:2, eff. Aug. 1, 2016.|