reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
NH Rev Stat § 52:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 52 - Village Districts|Section 52:16 - Taxation, Procedure.

    52:16 Taxation, Procedure. –||I. Whenever the district votes to raise money by taxation or otherwise for any of its purposes, the clerk shall, within 20 days thereafter, deliver a certified copy of such vote to the selectmen of each town which contains any part of the district and to the commissioner of revenue administration. Whether or not the district is situated wholly within one town, the selectmen of each town shall assess the tax on that part of the district lying within their own town and commit it to the collector of taxes from their own town. The collectors shall then collect the tax as required by law. The selectmen may make such assessments in the manner provided under RSA 76:4.||II. In the case of districts with annual budgets of less than $200,000, the town treasurer shall distribute the amount of taxes collected and held in trust by the town under paragraph I to the district treasurer no later than December 31 of each calendar year, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the town and district treasurers. In the case of districts with annual budgets of $200,000 or more, the town treasurer shall distribute the amount of taxes collected and held in trust by the town under paragraph I by distributing to the district treasurer all taxes collected in any given calendar month by the end of the next following month, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the town and district treasurers. The town treasurer, furthermore, shall turn over to the district treasurer all interest earned on district tax revenues held in trust by the town and all interest collected by the town on the account of any delinquent district taxpayers' district taxes in the same manner as the tax revenues are distributed.|||Source. 1849, 852:7. CS 116:7. GS 97:4. 1874, 11:1. GL 107:4. PS 53:11. PL 57:15. RL 70:15. RSA 52:16. 1975, 138:1. 1977, 11:1. 1991, 90:1. 1992, 274:1. 2010, 262:8, eff. Sept. 4, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 52:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 52 - Village Districts|Section 52:17 - Abatement of Assessments.

    52:17 Abatement of Assessments. –||The power to abate and correct the assessment of such taxes shall belong to the board authorized to assess them; and aggrieved parties shall have the same remedies for relief as in case of town taxes.|||Source. 1849, 852:7. CS 116:7. GS 97:4. 1874, 11:1. GL 107:4. PS 53:11. PL 57:16. RL 70:16.|
NH Rev Stat § 52:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 52 - Village Districts|Section 52:18 - Taking Land.

    52:18 Taking Land. –||If any such district cannot obtain for a reasonable price any land or easement in land required by it for its purposes it may, through its commissioners or other duly authorized agents, make and file in the town clerk's office of each town in which such land is situated a description thereof by reference to permanent bounds or other means of description, and may petition the selectmen of the town or towns in which the district is situated for the assessment of the owner's damages. All subsequent proceedings and rights of all parties in interest shall be the same as in taking land for highways located in one town, or 2 adjoining towns, as the case may be.|||Source. GL 107:4. PS 53:12. PL 57:17. RL 70:17.|
NH Rev Stat § 52:18-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 52 - Village Districts|Section 52:18-a - Water Pollution.

    52:18-a Water Pollution. –||Any district which shall have received an order by the department of environmental services under the provisions of RSA 147, 485, or 485-A shall proceed forthwith to acquire whatever easements and lands as are necessary to comply with said order provided that a majority of the voters vote in favor of said acquisition at any regular or special district meeting called for the purpose of taking action on such order and may enter upon, for the purpose of survey leading to land description, any land within the town or towns in which such district is situated. In so proceeding the district commissioners or other duly authorized agents shall institute any necessary land taking in accordance with the provisions of RSA 52:18 and, anything contained in RSA 231 or in the statutes generally notwithstanding, the decision of the commissioners of the town or towns in which such land or lands are situated shall not be vacated and any subsequent appeal or other action by the owner or owners shall be based solely on the amount of damages assessed, and the duly appointed agents of the district shall have full right of immediate entry for the purposes of detailed surveys, borings, or the conduct of any and all other actions necessary or desirable to aid the district in implementation of the order by the department of environmental services.|||Source. 1969, 377:3. 1986, 202:6, I(a). 1989, 339:14. 1996, 228:108, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 52:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 52 - Village Districts|Section 52:19 - Joint Board.

    52:19 Joint Board. –||If a district, situated in 2 or more towns, adopts the provisions of RSA chapter 252 the selectmen of all the towns as a joint board shall have powers and perform the duties of selectmen in such case.|||Source. PS 53:13. PL 57:18. RL 70:18.|
NH Rev Stat § 52:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 52 - Village Districts|Section 52:20 - Reporting Appointments.

    52:20 Reporting Appointments. –||The clerk of any district having firewards or engineers shall forthwith after their appointment from time to time report their names and post-office addresses to the town clerks of the town in which the district is situated; and if he fails to do so he shall be fined $20.|||Source. 1889, 17:2, 3. PS 53:14. 1905, 99:2. PL 57:19. RL 70:19.|
NH Rev Stat § 52:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 52 - Village Districts|Section 52:21 - Dissolution.

    52:21 Dissolution. –||Any village district and any district now in existence having the rights and powers of a village district, may, at an annual meeting, by a 2/3 vote of its legal voters, terminate its existence and dispose of its corporate property. Upon the dissolution of any such district, the property, real and personal, which is contained within the former boundaries of the dissolved district shall continue to be subject to taxation and betterment assessments for the purpose of paying any unpaid bonds, notes, bills or other obligations incurred while the district was in existence, in the same manner as if the said district had not been dissolved. The selectmen of the town or towns in which the district was situated shall assess the taxes and betterment assessments in the same manner as if the district had not been dissolved and shall have the duty, authority, and power to pay such bonds, notes, bills or other obligations after the moneys received from such taxes and assessments. Provided, however, that in no case shall the total of any such taxes or assessment exceed the balance necessary to pay said bonds, notes, bills or other obligations after the net income derived from the property disposed of has been applied for the payment of the same.|||Source. GL 107:8. PS 53:15. PL 57:20. RSA 52:21. 1967, 169:1, eff. June 9, 1967.|
NH Rev Stat § 52:21-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 52 - Village Districts|Section 52:21-a - Village Districts in Lisbon.

    52:21-a Village Districts in Lisbon. –||Notwithstanding the provisions of 1961, 360:7, the provisions of RSA 52:21 shall be applicable to the village district existing in the town of Lisbon at the time of the passage of this act, and to any other village district which may hereafter be established in said town.|||Source. 1963, 436:4, eff. Aug. 30, 1963.|
NH Rev Stat § 52:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 52 - Village Districts|Section 52:22 - Adoption of Provisions.

    52:22 Adoption of Provisions. –||Village districts and precincts established under the laws heretofore in force may adopt the provisions of this chapter, and thereupon shall have the rights conferred thereby and be governed by the same except as hereinafter provided. Unless they do so, the laws under which they were organized shall continue in force as to them, notwithstanding their repeal in general terms. In any case where a village district or precinct heretofore established by special act is authorized to hold its annual meeting any designated time, the time for such annual meeting so designated in such special act shall govern the holding of such annual meeting unless said village district or precinct shall otherwise vote in adopting the provisions of this chapter.|||Source. GS 97:7. GL 107:7. PS 53:16. PL 57:21. RL 70:21. 1943, 88:2, eff. Mar. 25, 1943.|
NH Rev Stat § 52:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 52 - Village Districts|Section 52:23 - Public Water.

    52:23 Public Water. –||Upon the written application of 10 percent of the registered voters in any village water district, presented to the commissioners or one of them at least 15 days before the day prescribed for an annual meeting of the district, the commissioners shall insert in their warrant for such meeting an article relative to the use of fluoride in the water system for said district, and the district clerk shall prepare a ballot for said meeting with the following question: "Shall fluoride be used in the district water system?" Beside the question shall be printed the word "yes" and the word "no" with the proper boxes for the voter to indicate his or her choice. If a majority of those voting in a water system that serves only one municipality does not approve the use of fluoride in the district water system, no fluoride shall be introduced into the district water system; or if fluoride has, prior to said vote, been so introduced, such use shall be discontinued until such time as the majority of those voting in the town approve of the use of fluoride. After such popular referendum, the commissioners shall not insert an article relative to the use of fluoride in the district water system in the warrant nor shall the district clerk prepare such a ballot for a minimum period of 3 years from the date of the last popular referendum of the district and only upon written application at that time of not less than 10 percent of the registered voters of said district. The procedure for a referendum on the use of fluoride in a village district that is part of a water system serving more than one municipality shall be the procedure in RSA 485:14-a.|||Source. 1959, 273:3. 1979, 335:3. 2004, 225:5. 2008, 230:8, eff. Aug. 19, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 52:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 52 - Village Districts|Section 52:24 - Filing With Secretary of State.

    52:24 Filing With Secretary of State. –||The selectmen of every town, and the councilors or aldermen of every city, which have a village district established under the provisions of this chapter lying in whole or in part within said town or city, shall file with the secretary of state the following information concerning the village district or districts within their respective municipalities.||I. Within one year of the enactment of this section there shall be filed:||(a) The name of the village district;||(b) The powers granted to said district; and||(c) The territorial boundaries of the district.||II. Thereafter, within one year of any change in the above, there shall be filed:||(a) Any change in the name, powers or territorial limits of the district; and||(b) Any notice of dissolution of the district.|||Source. 1969, 25:1, eff. May 3, 1969.|
NH Rev Stat § 52:25 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 52 - Village Districts|Section 52:25 - Repealed by 2010, 22:2, eff. July 6, 2010.

    52:25 Repealed by 2010, 22:2, eff. July 6, 2010. –|
NH Rev Stat § 52:26 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 52 - Village Districts|Section 52:26 - Contracts With the Department of Environmental Services.

    52:26 Contracts With the Department of Environmental Services. –||Any contract between a district formed for the purpose of impoundment of water, organized pursuant to this chapter, and the department of environmental services for the construction, operation, and maintenance of any dam located within the district's boundaries that is in effect on the effective date of this act shall continue in effect for the remaining term of the contract or until terminated in accordance with the terms of the contract. If the district terminates the contract, any obligations and liabilities outstanding at the time of such termination shall be outstanding obligations and liabilities of the district and, if the district is terminated, such obligations shall be treated in the same manner as under RSA 52:21.|||Source. 2010, 22:1, eff. July 6, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 52-A:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 52-A - Special Assessment Districts|Section 52-A:1 - Definitions.

    52-A:1 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Improvement plan" means the plan for the special assessment district which sets forth the supplemental public services and facilities to be provided in the district and a plan for providing such services and facilities, including a budget and fee structure, which is approved by the municipal governing body as part of the creation of the special assessment district. An improvement plan shall be updated at least once every 3 years by the governing body.||II. "Proportionate share of the benefits" means that share, or portion, of the value of the total public facilities and service which specially and peculiarly benefits the property upon which they are imposed, as determined under RSA 52-A:3, III.||III. "Public facilities" means capital improvements, including but not limited to transportation, sanitary sewer, solid waste, drainage, potable water, communication infrastructure, and parks and recreational facilities that have a life expectancy of 3 or more years.||IV. "Public services" means the performance by employees, consultants, or agents of functions, operations, design, engineering, planning and maintenance, and repair activities in order to provide public facilities.||V. "Special assessment" means a charge imposed upon properties located within a designated special assessment district by a town or city to pay for public facilities and services which specially benefit the properties upon which they are imposed.||VI. "Special assessment district" means the district in which public facilities and services are to be provided and in which special assessments and charges may be levied and collected pursuant to this chapter to pay for those public facilities and services.|||Source. 2015, 240:2, eff. Sept. 11, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 52-A:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 52-A - Special Assessment Districts|Section 52-A:2 - Authority.

    52-A:2 Authority. –||I. Consistent with the provisions of this chapter, any town or city may establish special assessment districts for a part of the area of the town or city, within which may be provided public facilities and services from funds derived from service charges, special assessments, or other charges within the special assessment district.||II. For the purpose of providing public facilities and services within any special assessment district, the town or city may levy and collect service charges, special assessments, or other charges within the district, and borrow and expend money, and issue bonds, notes, and other obligations of indebtedness, which powers shall be exercised in the manner and subject to the limitations provided by this chapter and by the general laws of the state.||III. The provisions of this chapter shall not affect or limit any other provisions of law authorizing or providing for the furnishing of public facilities and services or the raising of revenue for these purposes. A town or city may use the provisions of this chapter instead of, or in conjunction with, any other method of financing part or all of the cost of providing the public facilities and services authorized under this chapter.|||Source. 2015, 240:2, eff. Sept. 11, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 52-A:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 52-A - Special Assessment Districts|Section 52-A:3 - Requirements for Special Assessment Districts.

    52-A:3 Requirements for Special Assessment Districts. –||A special assessment district shall meet the following requirements:||I. Public facilities and services for which special assessments are levied and collected must peculiarly and specially benefit the properties upon which the special assessments are imposed.||II. Special assessments levied and collected pursuant to a designated special assessment district shall not exceed a proportionate share of the benefits received by the property upon which the special assessments are imposed.||III. The proportionate share of the benefits received by the properties upon which a special assessment is imposed shall be calculated and apportioned by using any equitable means of assessment and apportionment which the governing body of the municipality may prescribe, including but not limited to square footage, front-footage, increased value, number of dwelling units, distance from the public facility, traffic generation, or other impact generation factors, or any combination thereof.|||Source. 2015, 240:2, eff. Sept. 11, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 52-A:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 52-A - Special Assessment Districts|Section 52-A:4 - Procedures for Initiation of Special Assessment Districts.

    52-A:4 Procedures for Initiation of Special Assessment Districts. –||I. Proceedings for the establishment of a special assessment district may be instituted by a petition filed with the governing body. The petition shall:||(a) Describe the boundaries of the territory which is proposed for inclusion in the special assessment district and include a map clearly delineating the boundaries.||(b) Contain a proposed improvement plan, as defined in RSA 52-A:1, I, for the special assessment district.||(c) Be signed by the owners of at least 50 percent of the lots within the proposed district, representing at least 65 percent of the assessed valuation within the proposed district. The name of each property owner signing the petition shall be indicated clearly on the petition, along with a listing by street address or lot number of all properties owned. In the case of any property that is owned jointly or in the name of a corporation, partnership, trust, or other legal entity, the signature and authority of any person purporting to represent the owner or owners shall be presumed valid for that purpose, subject to challenge. In the event of any dispute about the validity of such a signature or the authority of the person purporting to represent the entity, the decision of the governing body shall be conclusive.||(d) Designate a representative of the petitioners solely for the purpose of payment of mailing costs under RSA 52-A:5, I.||II. If the governing body finds that the petition is signed by the requisite number of petitioners under subparagraph I(c), that finding shall be final and conclusive.|||Source. 2015, 240:2, eff. Sept. 11, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 52-A:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 52-A - Special Assessment Districts|Section 52-A:6 - Method of Appropriation.

    52-A:6 Method of Appropriation. –||The municipality shall adopt a budgetary appropriation for capital and operating expenditures in a special assessment district as part of its budget process. The expense of constructing and maintaining the public facilities and performing public services described in the improvement plan, or paying off any capital debt or interest incurred in constructing or maintaining the public facilities on an annual basis, shall be included in the budgetary appropriation. At the end of each fiscal year, a full accounting of expenditures shall be made.|||Source. 2015, 240:2, eff. Sept. 11, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 52-A:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 52-A - Special Assessment Districts|Section 52-A:7 - Assessment and Collection of Special Assessments.

    52-A:7 Assessment and Collection of Special Assessments. –||Upon adoption of the budgetary appropriation, the municipality may levy assessments in an amount necessary to fund the appropriation, net of other revenues applied to the appropriation. The assessments shall be made against the owners of properties in the special assessment district based on their proportionate shares of the benefits as determined by the governing body. Government property and nonprofit organizations within the district shall be subject to the assessments. The special assessments shall be assessed and collected in the same manner as property taxes under RSA 76 and RSA 80 and be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure and sale in case of delinquency. The town or city shall commit a special assessment to the tax collector with a warrant signed by the appropriate municipal officials requiring the tax collector to collect them. The tax collector shall have the same rights and remedies, including a lien on the real estate, and be subject to the same liabilities in relation thereto as in the collection of taxes as provided in RSA 80.|||Source. 2015, 240:2, eff. Sept. 11, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 52-A:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places|Title 52-A - Special Assessment Districts|Section 52-A:8 - Use of Proceeds.

    52-A:8 Use of Proceeds. –||Any special assessments collected pursuant to this chapter shall be used, in whole or in part, only for public facilities and services authorized by this chapter or for the payment of the principal and interest of bonds and other obligations of indebtedness for such public facilities and services.|||Source. 2015, 240:2, eff. Sept. 11, 2015.|