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NH Rev Stat § 356-C:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-C - Protection of Tenants in Conversion of Rental Units|Section 356-C:5 - Exclusive Right to Purchase.

    356-C:5 Exclusive Right to Purchase. –||I. Any tenant entitled to notice under RSA 356-C:3, I and II, shall have an exclusive right to contract for the purchase of the unit that he occupies, provided that the unit is to be retained without substantial alteration in its physical layout. Such tenant shall be given all documents provided to the general public or to any other tenant as a part of the offering for sale. Each tenant shall have 60 days from the time of receipt of the sales documents to exercise his exclusive right to purchase. The exclusive right to purchase shall expire prior to the expiration of the 60 day period upon the tenant's voluntarily giving notice of termination of his lease or rental agreement or vacating his unit, whichever is earlier.||II. Failure to comply with this section shall render a sale to any person or entity other than the tenant voidable at the option of the tenant if the tenant exercises this option before giving notice of termination or vacating the premises.|||Source. 1983, 398:1, eff. June 22, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-C:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-C - Protection of Tenants in Conversion of Rental Units|Section 356-C:6 - Eviction Protection.

    356-C:6 Eviction Protection. –||Once notice has been served on the tenant in accordance with RSA 356-C:3, I or II, the tenant shall not be evicted from his dwelling unit except upon the following grounds:||I. Nonpayment of rent or other reasonable charges due under the lease or rental agreement, provided that:||(a) No owner or his agent shall charge, and no tenant shall be liable for, any rent increase other than increases which are based on the unit's pro rata share of increases in insurance, fuel oil, gas, electricity, water or sewer costs, real property taxes and maintenance and operational expenses, which directly or indirectly benefit the tenant. Rental increases are prohibited if based on:||(1) Assessments against the unit for improvements to the converted property; and||(2) Increased tax assessments due to conversion of the residential property of which the unit is a part;||(b) In any action for nonpayment based on the tenant's failure to pay an increase, the court shall determine how much of the proposed increase is permissible and allow the tenant 30 days to pay such sum. If the tenant pays the amount of the increase ordered by the court within the 30 day period, any eviction action shall be dismissed.||II. Failure of the tenant to comply with material terms of the lease or rental agreement if the tenant is first given written notice of the failure to comply and a reasonable opportunity to comply;||III. Damage by the tenant to the dwelling unit, reasonable wear and tear excepted, and failure by the tenant to repair the damage within a reasonable time;||IV. Repeated conduct of the tenant which disturbs the peace and quiet of other tenants;||V. Expiration of the notice period under RSA 356-C:3, I or II; or||VI. If applicable, there is no longer in residence in the dwelling unit an elderly or disabled tenant of the tenant household who occupied the unit at the time the notice was given under RSA 356-C:3, I or II.|||Source. 1983, 398:1, eff. June 22, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-C:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-C - Protection of Tenants in Conversion of Rental Units|Section 356-C:7 - Waiver Prohibited.

    356-C:7 Waiver Prohibited. –||No lease or rental agreement, oral or written, shall contain any provision by which the tenant prospectively waives any of his rights under this chapter; and any such waiver shall be deemed contrary to public policy and shall be unenforceable and void.|||Source. 1983, 398:1, eff. June 22, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-C:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-C - Protection of Tenants in Conversion of Rental Units|Section 356-C:8 - Circumvention of This Chapter.

    356-C:8 Circumvention of This Chapter. –||No owner or his agent acting alone or with other persons shall attempt to circumvent or circumvent the protections given tenants under RSA 356-C:6; nor shall any such person willfully cause a tenant to vacate the dwelling unit or to be evicted from the unit without good cause in contemplation of conversion before the issuance of the notices required by RSA 356-C:3, I or II. Nothing in this chapter shall make it unlawful for a landlord to evict a tenant at any time for one of the grounds set forth in RSA 356-C:6.|||Source. 1983, 398:1, eff. June 22, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-C:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-C - Protection of Tenants in Conversion of Rental Units|Section 356-C:9 - Damages; Penalties.

    356-C:9 Damages;  Penalties. –||I. An owner or his agent who violates any provision of this chapter shall be liable in a court of competent jurisdiction to any tenant injured by such violation in an amount equal to double the actual damages suffered; provided, however, if RSA 356-C:8 is violated, the owner or his agent shall be liable to such tenant in an amount equal to actual damages or $1,000, whichever is greater. A tenant which prevails in any action brought under this section shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney's fees and costs.||II. An action commenced under paragraph I by any member of the tenant household shall bar any other action under said paragraph by any other member of the household. Any damages awarded to the tenant household shall be distributed to the members thereof in equal proportions or as the court, in its sole discretion, may otherwise determine.||III. A payment in good faith in settlement of any claim or action arising under paragraph I to any member of the tenant household shall bar any other claim or action thereunder by any other member of the household.|||Source. 1983, 398:1, eff. June 22, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-C:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-C - Protection of Tenants in Conversion of Rental Units|Section 356-C:10 - Reimbursement of Owner's Costs.

    356-C:10 Reimbursement of Owner's Costs. –||If a tenant refuses to pay a permissible rent increase under RSA 356-C:6, I(a), or brings an action under RSA 356-C:9, I, on grounds found by a court in either case to be frivolous or solely for the purposes of harassment, the tenant shall be liable to the owner for any costs incurred by the owner in connection with any such proceedings, including reasonable attorney's fees.|||Source. 1983, 398:1, eff. June 22, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-C:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-C - Protection of Tenants in Conversion of Rental Units|Section 356-C:11 - Repealed by 1985, 300:30, eff. July 1, 1987.

    356-C:11 Repealed by 1985, 300:30, eff. July 1, 1987. –|
NH Rev Stat § 357-C:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 357-C - Regulation of Business Practices Between Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Distributors and Dealers|Section 357-C:2 - Applicability.

    357-C:2 Applicability. –||Any person who engages directly or indirectly in purposeful contacts within this state in connection with the offering or advertising for sale of, or has business dealings with respect to, a motor vehicle within the state shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter and the jurisdiction of the courts of this state.|||Source. 1981, 477:2, eff. Aug. 25, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 357-C:3-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 357-C - Regulation of Business Practices Between Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Distributors and Dealers|Section 357-C:3-a - Access to Documentation.

    357-C:3-a Access to Documentation. –||I. Once annually, a dealer may request to obtain a copy of (i) reports created in the regular course of business about the dealer, (ii) written correspondence with the dealer, and (iii) written reports prepared by a representative of the manufacturer or distributor documenting or memorializing any contact with a dealer or any employee or agent of the dealer, collectively known as "the documentation." The documentation required to be produced shall be limited to documentation created in the 12 months preceding the dealer's request. The manufacturer or distributor shall provide the documentation to the dealer within 30 days of the dealer's written request. The manufacturer shall certify that the documentation it produces is complete as of the date of the request. The manufacturer or distributor may charge the dealer a reasonable per page fee for reproduction, provided that such fee shall not exceed the usual and customary fee charged by copy centers in the immediate vicinity of the location of the documentation. No other fees or charges shall be permitted.||II. Any documents or portions of documents that are required to be produced pursuant to this section, which are not produced by the manufacturer or distributor in response to a dealer's request and that the manufacturer or distributor did not make a written, good faith objection to producing shall be excluded and not admissible as evidence or used in any manner at any proceeding at the motor vehicle industry board or any other state agency or any court proceeding. This paragraph shall not apply to any documents that document, evidence, or demonstrate insolvency, or alleged criminal, unlawful, or fraudulent activity by the dealer. At any proceeding before the motor vehicle industry board, any state agency, or any court, the presiding hearing officer, judge, board, or agency, may admit documents otherwise inadmissible under this paragraph if it is found that the documents were withheld in good faith or by accident or mistake.||III. A complete copy of any written report of any nature prepared by a representative of the manufacturer or distributor after any contact with a dealer or any employee or agent of the dealer shall be provided to the dealer within 60 days of the report's creation.||IV. Nothing in the section shall require a manufacturer to disclose privileged, confidential, proprietary, or private third party information or information about another dealer or dealers and this includes but is not limited to names, addresses, financial data, and any other information relating to other dealers that may otherwise be referenced in the supporting documentation, except for specific information which is used by the manufacturer to compare the requesting dealer's performance with other dealers.|||Source. 2013, 130:11, eff. Sept. 23, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 357-C:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 357-C - Regulation of Business Practices Between Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Distributors and Dealers|Section 357-C:4 - Delivery and Preparation Obligations.

    357-C:4 Delivery and Preparation Obligations. –||Every manufacturer shall specify to the dealer, the delivery and preparation obligations of its motor vehicle dealers prior to delivery of new motor vehicles to retail buyers. A copy of the delivery and preparation obligations of its motor vehicle dealers and a schedule of the compensation to be paid by it to its motor vehicle dealers for the work and services they shall be required to perform in connection with such delivery and preparation obligations shall be filed with the New Hampshire motor vehicle industry board by every motor vehicle manufacturer. The compensation as set forth on such schedule shall be reasonable in the same manner as provided in RSA 357-C:5, II(b). No dealer shall charge any purchaser for work or services paid for by the manufacturer.|||Source. 1981, 477:2. 1996, 263:2, eff. July 10, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 357-C:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 357-C - Regulation of Business Practices Between Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Distributors and Dealers|Section 357-C:6 - Agreements Governed.

    357-C:6 Agreements Governed. –||I. All written or oral agreements of any type between a manufacturer or distributor and a motor vehicle dealer shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter, and provisions of such agreements which are inconsistent with this chapter shall be void as against public policy and unenforceable in the courts or the motor vehicle industry board of this state.||II. Before any new selling agreement or amendment to an agreement involving a motor vehicle dealer and such party becomes effective, the manufacturer, distributor, distributor branch or division, factory branch or division, or agent thereof shall, 90 days prior to the effective date thereof, forward a copy of such agreement or amendment to the New Hampshire motor vehicle industry board and to the dealer.||III. Every new selling agreement or amendment made to such agreement between a motor vehicle dealer and a manufacturer or distributor shall include, and if omitted, shall be presumed to include, the following language: "If any provision herein contravenes the valid laws or regulations of the state of New Hampshire, such provision shall be deemed to be modified to conform to such laws or regulations; or if any provision herein, including arbitration provisions, denies or purports to deny access to the procedures, forums, or remedies provided for by such laws or regulations, such provisions shall be void and unenforceable; and all other terms and provisions of this agreement shall remain in full force and effect."|||Source. 1981, 477:2. 1990, 84:4. 1996, 263:4, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.|
NH Rev Stat § 357-C:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 357-C - Regulation of Business Practices Between Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Distributors and Dealers|Section 357-C:8 - Survivorship.

    357-C:8 Survivorship. –||I. Any designated family member of a deceased or incapacitated new motor vehicle dealer may succeed the dealer in the ownership or operation of the dealership under the existing franchise or distribution agreement provided the designated family member gives the manufacturer, distributor, factory branch or factory representative or importer of new motor vehicles written notice of his intention to succeed to the dealership within 120 days of the dealer's death or incapacity, and unless there exists good cause for refusal to honor such succession on the part of the manufacturer, factory branch, factory representative, distributor or importer. The manufacturer, distributor, factory branch or factory representative or importer may request, and the designated family member shall provide, upon request, personal and financial data that is reasonably necessary to determine whether the succession should be honored.||II. If a manufacturer, distributor, factory branch, or factory representative or importer believes that good cause exists for refusing to honor the succession to the ownership and operation of a dealership by a family member of a deceased or incapacitated new motor vehicle dealer under the existing franchise agreement, the manufacturer, distributor, factory branch, or factory representative or importer may, within 30 days of receipt of notice of the designated family member's intent to succeed the dealer in the ownership and operation of the dealership, serve notice upon the designated family member of its refusal to honor the succession and of its intent to discontinue the existing franchise agreement with the dealership no sooner than 90 days from the date such notice is served. The required notice shall state the specific grounds for refusal to honor the succession. If notice of refusal and discontinuance is not timely served upon the family member, the franchise agreement shall continue in effect subject to termination only as otherwise permitted by this chapter.||III. This chapter shall not preclude a new motor vehicle dealer from designating any person as his successor by written instrument filed with the manufacturer, distributor, factory branch, factory representative or importer.|||Source. 1981, 477:2, eff. Aug. 25, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 357-C:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 357-C - Regulation of Business Practices Between Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Distributors and Dealers|Section 357-C:10 - Franchisee's Right to Associate.

    357-C:10 Franchisee's Right to Associate. –||Any franchisee shall have the right of free association with other franchisees for any lawful purpose.|||Source. 1981, 477:2, eff. Aug. 25, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 357-C:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 357-C - Regulation of Business Practices Between Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Distributors and Dealers|Section 357-C:11 - Discounts and Other Inducements.

    357-C:11 Discounts and Other Inducements. –||In connection with a sale of any motor vehicle to the state or to any political subdivision thereof, no manufacturer or distributor shall offer any discounts, refunds or other similar inducement to any dealer without making the same offer to all other dealers of the same line make within the relevant market area.|||Source. 1981, 477:2, eff. Aug. 25, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 357-C:11-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 357-C - Regulation of Business Practices Between Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Distributors and Dealers|Section 357-C:11-a - Sale of New Motor Vehicles Manufactured to California Emission Standards.

    357-C:11-a Sale of New Motor Vehicles Manufactured to California Emission Standards. –||No person shall refuse or refrain from selling, delivering or distributing any new motor vehicle manufactured to the emissions standards required by the California air resources board.|||Source. 1994, 33:2, eff. April 22, 1994.|
NH Rev Stat § 357-C:12-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 357-C - Regulation of Business Practices Between Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Distributors and Dealers|Section 357-C:12-a - Franchisor and Franchisee Registration.

    357-C:12-a Franchisor and Franchisee Registration. –||Each franchisor and franchisee shall register annually with the New Hampshire motor vehicle industry board pursuant to rules adopted by the board in accordance with RSA 541-A.|||Source. 2001, 209:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 357-C:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 357-C - Regulation of Business Practices Between Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Distributors and Dealers|Section 357-C:13 - Statute of Limitations.

    357-C:13 Statute of Limitations. –||Actions arising out of any provision of this chapter shall be commenced within 4 years of the date the cause of action accrues; provided, however, that if a person conceals the cause of action from the knowledge of the person entitled to bring it, the period prior to the discovery of his cause of action by the person so entitled shall be excluded in determining the time limited for commencement of the action. If a cause of action accrues during the pendency of any civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding against a person brought by the United States, or any of its agencies, under the antitrust laws, the Federal Trade Commission Act, any other federal act, or the laws of the state related to antitrust laws or to franchising, such actions may be commenced within one year after the final disposition of such civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding.|||Source. 1981, 477:2, eff. Aug. 25, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 357-C:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 357-C - Regulation of Business Practices Between Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Distributors and Dealers|Section 357-C:14 - Construction.

    357-C:14 Construction. –||In construing the provisions of this chapter, the courts may be guided by the interpretations of the Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended.|||Source. 1981, 477:2, eff. Aug. 25, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 357-C:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 357-C - Regulation of Business Practices Between Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Distributors and Dealers|Section 357-C:15 - Penalty.

    357-C:15 Penalty. –||Any violation of this chapter shall constitute a misdemeanor.|||Source. 1981, 477:2, eff. Aug. 25, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 357-C:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 357-C - Regulation of Business Practices Between Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Distributors and Dealers|Section 357-C:16 - Severability.

    357-C:16 Severability. –||If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.|||Source. 1986, 117:8, eff. July 19, 1986.|
NH Rev Stat § 357-D:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 357-D - New Motor Vehicle Arbitration|Section 357-D:1 - Intent.

    357-D:1 Intent. –||The legislature finds and declares that manufacturers, distributors and importers of new motor vehicles should be obligated to provide speedy and less costly resolution of automobile warranty problems. Manufacturers should be required to provide in as expeditious a manner as possible a refund of the consumer's purchase price, payments to a lessor and lessee, or a replacement vehicle that is acceptable to the consumer whenever the manufacturer is unable to make the vehicle conform with its applicable warranty. New motor vehicle dealers and used motor vehicle dealers cannot be sued under this chapter.|||Source. 1991, 222:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 357-D:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 357-D - New Motor Vehicle Arbitration|Section 357-D:5 - New Motor Vehicle Arbitration Board Established; Administrative Attachment; Rulemaking; Decisions.

    357-D:5 New Motor Vehicle Arbitration Board Established;  Administrative Attachment;  Rulemaking;  Decisions. –||I. There is created a New Hampshire new motor vehicle arbitration board consisting of 5 members and 3 alternate members to be appointed by the governor and council. Terms of members shall be for 3 years. One member and one alternate of the board shall be new car dealers in New Hampshire, one member and one alternate shall be persons knowledgeable in automobile mechanics, and 3 members and one alternate shall be persons who represent consumers and have no direct involvement in the design, manufacture, distributions, sales or service of motor vehicles or their parts. Three members of the board shall constitute a quorum. Members shall be paid $50 per diem plus mileage.||II. The board shall be administratively attached to the department of safety under RSA 21-G:10.||III. The board shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, to implement the provisions of this chapter.||IV. The board shall hold a hearing within 40 days of receipt of a complaint, unless an extension of time has been granted by the board under RSA 357-D:4, IV, and shall render a decision within 30 days of the conclusion of a hearing. The board shall have the authority to issue only damages as are provided by this chapter.|||Source. 1991, 222:1. 1994, 220:4, 5. 2008, 282:7, eff. Aug. 26, 2008.|