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NH Rev Stat § 540:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 540 - Actions Against Tenants|Section 540:20 - Appeal.

    540:20 Appeal. –||Any party to an action brought pursuant to this chapter shall, within 7 days of the date of the notice of judgment, file in the district court a notice of intent to appeal to the supreme court. Until the appeal is perfected by the filing of a notice of appeal in the supreme court, the district court shall retain exclusive jurisdiction of the case. After the filing of the notice of appeal in the supreme court, the district court shall retain jurisdiction of the matter for the purposes of collecting rent pending appeal. In all other respects, the judgment of the district court shall be final at the expiration of the appeal period.|||Source. RS 209:17. CS 222:17. GS 231:15. GL 250:15. PS 246:15. PL 357:20. RL 413:20. RSA 540:20. 1957, 244:27. 1965, 327:3. 1992, 284:45. 1998, 25:5, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.|
NH Rev Stat § 540:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 540 - Actions Against Tenants|Section 540:21 - Repealed by 1995, 277:26, III, eff. Aug. 19, 1995.

    540:21 Repealed by 1995, 277:26, III, eff. Aug. 19, 1995. –|
NH Rev Stat § 540:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 540 - Actions Against Tenants|Section 540:22 - Neglect to Enter Appeal.

    540:22 Neglect to Enter Appeal. –||If the appellant neglects to enter his appeal or to produce such copies the court, on complaint of the appellee, shall affirm the former judgment, with additional damages and costs.|||Source. RS 209:21. CS 222:21. GS 231:19. GL 250:19. PS 246:19. PL 357:22. RL 413:22.|
NH Rev Stat § 540:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 540 - Actions Against Tenants|Section 540:23 - Plaintiff's Damages.

    540:23 Plaintiff's Damages. –||If a defendant files a plea of title or appeals, and the plaintiff recovers judgment against the defendant, the court shall cause plaintiff's damages, exemplary or otherwise, including a just compensation for the use and detention of the property and for any injury thereto, to be assessed and may issue execution therefor, or the same may be recovered on the recognizance taken as before provided.|||Source. GS 231:20. GL 250:20. PS 246:20. PL 357:23. RL 413:23. RSA 540:23. 1992, 284:46, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.|
NH Rev Stat § 540:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 540 - Actions Against Tenants|Section 540:24 - Recognizance, by Plaintiff.

    540:24 Recognizance, by Plaintiff. –||The plaintiff, before his appeal is allowed, shall recognize to the defendant, with sufficient sureties, in such sum as the court may order, to enter and prosecute his appeal, and to pay such costs as may be awarded against him.|||Source. RS 209:18. CS 222:18. GS 231:16. GL 250:16. PS 246:16. PL 357:24. RL 413:24. RSA 540:24. 1957, 244:28, eff. Sept. 23, 1957.|
NH Rev Stat § 540:26 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 540 - Actions Against Tenants|Section 540:26 - Other Remedies.

    540:26 Other Remedies. –||Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent a landlord from pursuing his legal remedy at common law.|||Source. RS 209:22. CS 222:22. GS 231:21. GL 250:21. PS 246:21. PL 357:26. RL 413:26.|
NH Rev Stat § 540:27 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 540 - Actions Against Tenants|Section 540:27 - Landlord's Grantee.

    540:27 Landlord's Grantee. –||Whenever the estate occupied by a tenant at will or sufferance is conveyed by the landlord his grantee shall have the rights and remedies which the grantor would have had, under the provisions of this chapter, if the estate had not been conveyed.|||Source. 1865, 4084:1. GS 231:22. GL 250:22. PS 246:22. PL 357:27. RL 413:27.|
NH Rev Stat § 540:28 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 540 - Actions Against Tenants|Section 540:28 - Lease Provisions.

    540:28 Lease Provisions. –||No lease or rental agreement, oral or written, shall contain any provision by which a tenant waives any of his rights under this chapter, and any such waiver shall be null and void.|||Source. 1985, 244:9, eff. Aug. 6, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 540:29 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 540 - Actions Against Tenants|Section 540:29 - Conflict of Laws.

    540:29 Conflict of Laws. –||Any provisions of federal law relating to rental units owned, operated or subsidized by the federal government which are inconsistent with or contrary to the provisions of this chapter shall supersede the provisions of this chapter. Where not inconsistent, the provisions of federal law shall apply in conjunction with the provisions of this chapter.|||Source. 1985, 244:9, eff. Aug. 6, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 540:30 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 540 - Actions Against Tenants|Section 540:30 - Unauthorized Practice of Law; Exception; Certain Employees and Members of Limited Liability Companies, Corporations, or Partnerships.

    540:30 Unauthorized Practice of Law;  Exception;  Certain Employees and Members of Limited Liability Companies, Corporations, or Partnerships. –||Notwithstanding RSA 311:7, a person of good character who is not approved to practice law in New Hampshire, but is a member or employee of a limited liability company, corporation, or partnership, which has 5 or fewer members, shall, with the proper written authorization from the organization, be authorized to represent the entity on matters in the circuit court of New Hampshire arising under this chapter; provided that each such appearance shall require a new written authorization.|||Source. 2014, 164:1, eff. Sept. 9, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 540-A:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 540-A - Prohibited Practices and Security Deposits|Section 540-A:1 - Definitions.

    540-A:1 Definitions. –||As used in this subdivision:||I. "Landlord" means an owner, lessor or agent thereof who rents or leases residential premises including manufactured housing or space in a manufactured housing park to another person.||II. "Tenant" means a person to whom a landlord rents or leases residential premises, including manufactured housing or a space in a manufactured housing park.||III. "Premises" means the part of the landlord's property to which the tenant is entitled exclusive access for living or storage as a result of the rental or lease agreement.|||Source. 1979, 305:1. 1985, 100:3, eff. July 9, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 540-A:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 540-A - Prohibited Practices and Security Deposits|Section 540-A:2 - General Prohibition.

    540-A:2 General Prohibition. –||No landlord shall willfully violate a tenant's right to quiet enjoyment of his tenancy or attempt to circumvent lawful procedures for eviction pursuant to RSA 540. No tenant shall willfully damage the property of the landlord or prevent completion of necessary repairs or willfully deny tenants their right to quiet enjoyment of their tenancies.|||Source. 1979, 305:1, eff. Aug. 21, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 540-A:3-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 540-A - Prohibited Practices and Security Deposits|Section 540-A:3-a - Testing for Presence of Lead in Drinking Water.

    540-A:3-a Testing for Presence of Lead in Drinking Water. –||Any time a child tests positive for lead which exceeds the standards established in RSA 130-A:5, I, the department of health and human services shall test the water in the unit for lead. If the presence of lead in the drinking water exceeds the action level established by the Environmental Protection Agency, the landlord shall notify the tenant or prospective tenant and shall install on the kitchen faucet a filtering device certified to reduce lead by NSF International/American National Standards Institute and follow all standards for the replacement of the filtering device and cartridges. The landlord shall not be required to maintain or install water filters where the source of the lead has been removed and the water tests below the action level established by the Environmental Protection Agency, as verified by the department of health and human services.|||Source. 2018, 4:19, eff. Apr. 9, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 540-A:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 540-A - Prohibited Practices and Security Deposits|Section 540-A:5 - Definitions.

    540-A:5 Definitions. –||As used in this subdivision:||I. "Landlord" means a person and his or its employees, officers or agents who rents or leases to another person a rental unit, including space in a manufactured housing park as regulated by RSA 205-A and in manufactured housing, for other than vacation or recreational purposes. A person who rents or leases a single-family residence and owns no other rental property or who rents or leases rental units in an owner-occupied building of 5 units or less shall not be considered a "landlord" for the purposes of this subdivision, except for any individual unit in such building which is occupied by a person or persons 60 years of age or older.||II. "Security deposit" means all funds in excess of the monthly rent which are transferred from the tenant to the landlord for any purpose.||III. "Tenant" means any person who rents or leases residential premises owned by another, including space in a manufactured housing park regulated by RSA 205-A and in manufactured housing, for other than vacation or recreational purposes.||IV. "Rental unit" means each separate part of any residential premises which has full facilities for habitation, including contiguous living, sleeping, kitchen and bathroom facilities, which is held out for rental by the landlord.|||Source. 1985, 100:6, eff. July 9, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 540-A:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 540-A - Prohibited Practices and Security Deposits|Section 540-A:7 - Return of Security Deposit.

    540-A:7 Return of Security Deposit. –||I. Except as provided in RSA 540-A:6, IV(c), a landlord shall return a security deposit to a tenant and pay the interest due, if any, within 30 days from the termination of the tenancy. If there are any damages to the premises, excluding reasonable wear and tear, the landlord may deduct the costs of repair from the security deposit. The landlord shall provide the tenant with a written, itemized list of any damages for which the landlord claims the tenant is liable, which shall indicate with particularity the nature of any repair necessary to correct any damage and satisfactory evidence that repair necessary to correct these damages has been or will be completed. Satisfactory evidence may include, but not be limited to, receipts for purchased repair materials and labor estimates, bills or invoices indicating the actual or estimated cost thereof.||II. If the tenant is required under the lease agreement to pay all or part of any increase in real estate taxes levied against the property and becoming due and payable during the term of the lease, or if there is unpaid rent due, or if there are other lawful charges due under the lease which remain unpaid, the landlord may deduct such share of real estate taxes or unpaid rent or unpaid charges from the amount of the security deposit. The landlord shall provide the tenant with a written, itemized list of any claim for unpaid rent or share of real estate taxes or unpaid charges for which the landlord claims the tenant is liable, which shall indicate with particularity the period for which the claim is being made.|||Source. 1985, 100:6. 1988, 167:2. 2006, 296:2, eff. July 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 540-A:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 540-A - Prohibited Practices and Security Deposits|Section 540-A:8 - Remedies.

    540-A:8 Remedies. –||I. (a) Any landlord who does not comply with RSA 540-A:6, I, II or III shall be deemed to have violated RSA 358-A:2.||(b) Any landlord who does not comply with RSA 540-A:6, IV or RSA 540-A:7 shall be liable to the tenant in damages in an amount equal to twice the sum of the amount of the security deposit plus any interest due under this subdivision, less any payments made and any charges owing for damages, unpaid rent, or share of real estate taxes as specified in RSA 540-A:7.||II. Notwithstanding RSA 540-A:6, 540-A:7, and 540-A:8, I, a landlord shall not be liable nor forfeit any rights if his failure to comply with said sections and paragraph is due to the failure of the tenant to notify the landlord of his new address upon termination of the tenancy. Any deposits plus interest due on the deposit that remain unclaimed after 6 months from the termination of the tenancy shall become the property of the landlord, free and clear of any claim of the tenant, absent fraud.||III. Any provision in any lease or rental agreement by which the tenant is purported to waive any of his rights under this subdivision, except as provided in RSA 540-A:6, III(d), shall be void.|||Source. 1985, 100:6, eff. July 9, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 540-B:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 540-B - Rental of Shared Facilities|Section 540-B:1 - Definition; Shared Facility.

    540-B:1 Definition;  Shared Facility. –||I. A "shared facility" means real property rented for residential purposes which has separate sleeping areas for each occupant and in which each occupant has access to and shares with the owner of the facility one or more significant portions of the facility in common, such as kitchen, dining area, bathroom, or bathing area, for which the occupant has no rented right of sole personal use.||II. A shared facility shall not include:||(a) Facilities rented to transient guests intended for use of less than 90 days.||(b) Rooms in hotels, motels, inns, tourist homes, and other dwellings rented for recreational or vacationing use.||(c) Rooms provided ancillary to other primary purposes such as jails, student dormitories, nursing homes, hospitals, group homes, and emergency shelters.|||Source. 2001, 277:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 540-B:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 540-B - Rental of Shared Facilities|Section 540-B:2 - Nature of Tenancy.

    540-B:2 Nature of Tenancy. –||Every tenancy shall be deemed to be at will, and the rent payable as agreed, unless a written contract defines the terms of the tenancy differently. Except as otherwise provided, a verbal rental agreement shall be permitted.|||Source. 2001, 277:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 540-B:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 540-B - Rental of Shared Facilities|Section 540-B:3 - Termination of Tenancy; Notice of Termination.

    540-B:3 Termination of Tenancy;  Notice of Termination. –||I. The owner or agent of the owner of a shared facility may terminate any tenancy without stating any reason. A written 30-day notice of termination shall be required.||II. The owner or agent of the owner of a shared facility may terminate any tenancy for nonpayment of rent. A written 7-day notice of termination shall be required.||III. The owner or agent of the owner of a shared facility may terminate any tenancy for damage to the premises, or behavior of the occupant or guest of any family member of the occupant which adversely affects the health or safety of the other occupants or the owner or the agent of the owner, or material breech of any rental agreement. A written 72-hour notice of termination shall be required.|||[Paragraph IV effective January 1, 2022.]||||IV. The process for termination of tenancy of a shared facility described by paragraphs I-III shall apply in place of the eviction process detailed in RSA 540. Shared facilities governed by this chapter shall not be subject to the eviction process of RSA 540.|||Source. 2001, 277:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2002. 2021, 63:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.|
NH Rev Stat § 540-B:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 540-B - Rental of Shared Facilities|Section 540-B:4 - Termination by Occupant.

    540-B:4 Termination by Occupant. –||An occupant may terminate any at will tenancy by a written 30-day notice or in accordance with any notice requirement of a written rental agreement.|||Source. 2001, 277:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 540-B:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 540-B - Rental of Shared Facilities|Section 540-B:5 - Service of Notice.

    540-B:5 Service of Notice. –||I. The owner or agent of the owner of a shared facility shall give the notice of termination personally to the occupant or attach the notice to the primary entrance to the occupant's separated area.||II. The occupant shall give the notice of termination by the same method used to pay rent or in accordance with any written rental agreement.|||Source. 2001, 277:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 540-B:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 540-B - Rental of Shared Facilities|Section 540-B:6 - Possessory Rights.

    540-B:6 Possessory Rights. –||The occupant shall have no possessory rights to any portion of a shared facility. The owner or agent of the owner may request law enforcement intervention for any behavior if such action is deemed necessary. The law enforcement officer shall not be precluded from any normal response based on the fact of the rental agreement.|||Source. 2001, 277:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 540-B:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 540-B - Rental of Shared Facilities|Section 540-B:7 - Remedies.

    540-B:7 Remedies. –||I. Violations of this chapter shall be subject to the remedies set forth in RSA 540-A:4, however, a tenant of a shared facility must identify in the petition, which may be by a checkbox on the circuit court's form petition, that their rental is governed by RSA 540-B.||II. A tenant shall not enjoy the remedies set forth in RSA 540-A:4 in regard to tenant lockout if the owner or agent of the owner of the shared facility has complied with the requirements of RSA 540-B:3.|||Source. 2001, 277:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2002. 2021, 63:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.|
NH Rev Stat § 540-B:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 540-B - Rental of Shared Facilities|Section 540-B:8 - Possession.

    540-B:8 Possession. –||The owner or agent of the owner of a shared facility may take possession of the separated areas used by the occupant at the end of the notice period. The owner or agent of the owner may request law enforcement intervention as necessary.|||Source. 2001, 277:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 540-B:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 540-B - Rental of Shared Facilities|Section 540-B:9 - Personal Property.

    540-B:9 Personal Property. –||The owner or agent of the owner of a shared facility shall retain and exercise reasonable care in the storage of the personal property of the occupant who has vacated the premises for a period of 3 days after the date on which such occupant has vacated. After the 3-day period, the owner or agent of the owner of a shared facility may dispose of such property without notice to the occupant.|||Source. 2001, 277:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 540-B:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 540-B - Rental of Shared Facilities|Section 540-B:10 - Security Deposit.

    540-B:10 Security Deposit. –||The owner or agent of the owner of a shared facility may require a security deposit in an amount to be determined by the owner or agent of the owner. If the deposit amount is more than the equivalent of 30 days rent, there shall be a written instrument acknowledging receipt and explaining where the deposit shall be maintained and when it shall be returned. If there is no written agreement, the deposit shall be returned within 20 days after the occupant has vacated.|||Source. 2001, 277:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 540-C:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 540-C - Vacation or Recreational Rental Units|Section 540-C:1 - Covered Units.

    540-C:1 Covered Units. –||This chapter shall apply to all dwelling units which are:||I. Rented for recreational or vacation use at least one month out of the year; and||II. Rented for residential purposes by persons who have no other residence, during part or all of the non-recreational or vacation period.|||Source. 2006, 312:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 540-C:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 540-C - Vacation or Recreational Rental Units|Section 540-C:2 - Lease Required.

    540-C:2 Lease Required. –||In order to evict an occupant from a dwelling unit covered by this chapter without fulfilling the requirements of RSA 540, the owner or the owner's authorized agent and the tenant shall sign a lease which:||I. States the date by which the tenant shall vacate the premises; and||II. Informs the tenant that if he or she remains on the premises after the expiration of the lease without the written permission of the owner or the owner's authorized agent, the tenant may be removed from the premises by a law enforcement officer without any judicial process.|||Source. 2006, 312:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 540-C:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 540-C - Vacation or Recreational Rental Units|Section 540-C:3 - Removal Upon Expiration of Lease.

    540-C:3 Removal Upon Expiration of Lease. –||Any law enforcement officer of this state, upon presentation of the expired lease by the owner or the owner's authorized agent, shall remove the occupants from the dwelling unit. Upon removal the occupants shall be deemed to have abandoned his or her rights of occupancy and the owner may then make such unit available to other occupants.|||Source. 2006, 312:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 540-C:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 540-C - Vacation or Recreational Rental Units|Section 540-C:4 - Civil Penalty.

    540-C:4 Civil Penalty. –||Any person who directs a law enforcement officer to remove a tenant from a dwelling unit covered by this chapter without complying with RSA 540-C:3, or misrepresents to a law enforcement officer that the unit is a covered unit under this chapter shall be liable to any tenant who is involuntarily removed from the unit by the law enforcement officer in an amount equivalent to 3 months rent, plus costs and attorneys fees.|||Source. 2006, 312:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 541:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 541 - Rehearings and Appeals in Certain Cases|Section 541:1 - Definition.

    541:1 Definition. –||The word "commission" as here used means the public utilities commission, the milk sanitation board, or any state department or official concerning whose decision a rehearing or appeal is sought in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.|||Source. RL 414:1. RSA 541:1. 1989, 138:8. 1996, 228:103, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 541:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 541 - Rehearings and Appeals in Certain Cases|Section 541:2 - Uniform Procedure.

    541:2 Uniform Procedure. –||When so authorized by law, any order or decision of the commission may be the subject of a motion for rehearing or of an appeal in the manner prescribed by the following sections.|||Source. RL 414:2.|