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NH Rev Stat § 356-A:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-A - Land Sales Full Disclosure Act|Section 356-A:9 - Annual Report.

    356-A:9 Annual Report. –||I. On April 1 of each year following the registration of the subdivided lands, the subdivider shall, until such time as all of the improvements in the subdivided lands have been completed and all of the lots, parcels, units or interests have been disposed of by the subdivider, file a report in the form prescribed by the attorney general. The report shall reflect any material changes in information contained in the original application for registration, including but not limited to any change in the ownership of interests in the corporation or organization as required in RSA 356-A:5, I(f), (g) and (h).||II. The attorney general at his option may permit the filing of annual reports within 30 days after the anniversary date of the consolidated registration in lieu of the anniversary date of the original registration.|||Source. 1970, 55:1. 1977, 469:19. 1985, 300:7, I, b.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-A:9-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-A - Land Sales Full Disclosure Act|Section 356-A:9-a - Escrow of Deposits.

    356-A:9-a Escrow of Deposits. –||Any deposit made in regard to any disposition of a lot, parcel, unit or interest in subdivided lands shall be held in escrow until settlement or closing. Such escrow funds shall be deposited in a separate account designated for this purpose; provided, however, if such funds are being held by a real estate broker or attorney licensed under the laws of this state, they may be placed in that broker's or attorney's regular escrow account and need not be placed in a separate designated account. Such escrow funds shall not be subject to attachment by the creditors of either the purchaser or the subdivider.|||Source. 1977, 469:20, eff. Sept. 10, 1977.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-A:9-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-A - Land Sales Full Disclosure Act|Section 356-A:9-b - Resale by Purchaser.

    356-A:9-b Resale by Purchaser. –||I. In the event of any resale of a lot, parcel, unit or interest in subdivided lands by any person other than the subdivider, the prospective purchaser shall have a right to obtain from the property owners' association, if any, prior to the contract date of disposition, the following:||(a) A statement of any capital expenditures and major maintenance expenditures anticipated by the property owners' association within the current or succeeding 2 fiscal years;||(b) A statement of the status and amount of any reserve for the major maintenance or replacement fund and any portion of such fund earmarked for any specified project by the board of directors;||(c) A copy of the income statement and balance sheet of the property owners' association for the last fiscal year for which such statement is available;||(d) A statement of the status of any pending suits or judgments in which the property owners' association is a party defendant;||(e) A statement setting forth what insurance coverage is provided for all property owners by the property owners' association and what additional insurance coverage would normally be secured by each individual property owner; and||(f) A statement that any improvements or alterations made to the lot, parcel, unit or interest by the prior property owner are not known to be in violation of any restrictions and covenants imposed upon the subdivided lands.||II. The principal officer of the property owners' association, or such other officer or officers as the instruments creating such association may specify, shall furnish the statements prescribed by paragraph I upon the written request of any prospective purchaser within 10 days of the receipt of such request.|||Source. 1977, 469:20, eff. Sept. 10, 1977.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-A:9-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-A - Land Sales Full Disclosure Act|Section 356-A:9-c - Taxation.

    356-A:9-c Taxation. –||Each lot, parcel, or unit in which time sharing interests, as defined in RSA 356-A:1, XVI, have been created shall be valued for purposes of real property taxation as if such lot, parcel, or unit were owned by a single taxpayer. Condominium units in which time sharing interests have been created shall be taxed as wholly owned condominium units. The total cumulative purchase price paid for time sharing interests in any such lot, parcel, or unit shall not be determinative of its assessed value. No taxes shall be assessed against the individual owner of a time sharing interest but shall be assessed against the record owner of such lot, parcel, or unit; the owners' association; trustee; or managing agent, as appropriate.|||Source. 1985, 107:1. 1989, 128:1, eff. May 15, 1989.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-A:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-A - Land Sales Full Disclosure Act|Section 356-A:11 - Investigations and Proceedings.

    356-A:11 Investigations and Proceedings. –||I. The attorney general may:||(a) Make necessary public or private investigations within or outside of this state to determine whether any person has violated or is about to violate this chapter or any rule or order hereunder, or to aid in the enforcement of this chapter or in the prescribing of rules and forms hereunder;||(b) Require or permit any person to file a statement in writing, under oath and subject to the pains and penalties of perjury or otherwise as the agency determines, as to all the circumstances concerning matters under investigation.||II. For the purpose of any hearing under this chapter, the attorney general or any officer designated by rule may administer oaths or affirmations. Upon his own motion or upon request of any party, the attorney general or any officer designated by rule shall subpoena witnesses, issue subpoena duces tecum, compel their attendance, take evidence, and require the production of any matter which is relevant to such hearing, including the existence, description, nature, custody, condition, and location of any books, documents, or other tangible things and the identity and location of persons having knowledge of relevant facts or any other matter reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of material evidence.||III. Upon failure to obey a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum or to answer questions propounded by the investigating officer, or to produce any material required by the investigating officer, and upon reasonable notice to all persons affected thereby, the attorney general may apply to the superior court for an order compelling compliance.|||Source. 1970, 55:1. 1985, 300:7, I(b).|
NH Rev Stat § 356-A:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-A - Land Sales Full Disclosure Act|Section 356-A:12 - Cease and Desist Orders.

    356-A:12 Cease and Desist Orders. –||I. If the attorney general determines after notice and hearing that a person has:||(a) Violated any provisions of this chapter;||(b) Directly or through an agent or employee knowingly engaged in any false, deceptive, or misleading advertising, promotional, or sales methods to offer or dispose of any interest in subdivided lands;||(c) Made any material change in the plan of disposition and development of the subdivided lands subsequent to the order of registration without notifying the attorney general, obtaining his prior approval and making an appropriate amendment to the public offering statement;||(d) Disposed of any subdivided lands which have not been registered with the attorney general;||(e) Violated any lawful order or rule of the attorney general;||he may issue an order requiring the person to cease and desist from the unlawful practice and to take such affirmative action as in the judgment of the attorney general will carry out the purposes of this chapter.||II. If the attorney general determines that the public interest will be irreparably harmed by delay in issuing an order, he may, without hearing, issue a temporary cease and desist order. Prior to issuing the temporary cease and desist order, the attorney general shall attempt to give telephonic or other notice of the proposal to issue a temporary cease and desist order to the person. Every temporary cease and desist order shall include findings of fact in support of the attorney general's determination that the public interest will be irreparably harmed by delay in issuing the order and a provision that upon request a hearing will be held within 10 business days of the deposit in the United States mails or delivery in hand of said order to determine whether or not it becomes permanent.|||Source. 1970, 55:1. 1977, 469:23, 24. 1985, 300:7, I(b).|
NH Rev Stat § 356-A:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-A - Land Sales Full Disclosure Act|Section 356-A:13 - Revocation.

    356-A:13 Revocation. –||I. A registration may be revoked after notice and hearing upon a written finding of fact that the subdivider has:||(a) Failed to comply with the terms of a cease and desist order;||(b) Been convicted after final appeal in any court subsequent to the filing of the application for registration for a crime involving fraud, deception, false pretenses, misrepresentation, false advertising, or dishonest dealing in real estate transactions;||(c) Disposed of, concealed, or diverted any funds or assets of any person so as to defeat the rights of subdivision purchasers;||(d) Failed to perform any stipulation or agreement made with the agency as an inducement to grant any registration, to reinstate any registration, or to approve any promotional plan or public offering statement;||(e) Made intentional misrepresentations or concealed material facts in an application for registration.||Findings of fact, if set forth in statutory language, shall be accompanied by a concise and explicit statement of the underlying facts supporting the findings.||II. If the attorney general finds after notice and hearing that the subdivider has been guilty of a violation for which revocation could be ordered, he may issue a cease and desist order instead.||III. If the attorney general makes a determination that the public interest will be irreparably harmed by delay in issuing an order, he may, without hearing, issue a temporary cease and desist order subject to the requirements of RSA 356-A:12, II.|||Source. 1970, 55:1. 1977, 469:25, 26. 1985, 300:7, I(b).|
NH Rev Stat § 356-A:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-A - Land Sales Full Disclosure Act|Section 356-A:14 - Judicial Review.

    356-A:14 Judicial Review. –||I. Any person aggrieved by a decision or action of the attorney general may, by petition, appeal from said decision or action to the superior court for review. The superior court may affirm, reverse, or modify the decision or action of the attorney general as justice may require.||II. The filing of the petition does not itself stay enforcement of the attorney general's decision. The attorney general may grant, or the superior court may order, a stay upon appropriate terms.||III. Within 30 days after the service of the petition, or within further time allowed by the court, the attorney general shall transmit to the superior court the original or a certified copy of the entire record of the proceeding under review. By stipulation of all parties to the review proceedings, the record may be shortened. A party unreasonably refusing to stipulate to limit the record may be taxed by the court for the additional costs. The court may require or permit subsequent corrections or additions to the record.||IV. If, before the date set for a court hearing, application is made to the court for leave to present additional evidence, and it is shown to the satisfaction of the court that the additional evidence is material and that there were good reasons for failure to present it in the proceeding before the attorney general, the court may order that the additional evidence be taken before the attorney general upon conditions determined by the court. The attorney general may modify his findings and decision by reason of the additional evidence and shall file that evidence and any modifications, new findings, or decisions with the superior court.|||Source. 1970, 55:1. 1977, 469:27. 1985, 300:7, I(b).|
NH Rev Stat § 356-A:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-A - Land Sales Full Disclosure Act|Section 356-A:15 - Penalties.

    356-A:15 Penalties. –||Any person who wilfully violates any provision of RSA 356-A or of a rule adopted under it or any person who wilfully, in an application for registration, makes any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact shall be guilty of a class B felony if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.|||Source. 1970, 55:1. 1973, 528:249, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-A:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-A - Land Sales Full Disclosure Act|Section 356-A:17 - Jurisdiction.

    356-A:17 Jurisdiction. –||Dispositions of subdivided lands are subject to this chapter, and the superior courts of this state have jurisdiction in claims or causes of action arising under this chapter if:||I. The subdivided lands offered for disposition are located in this state; or||II. The subdivider's principal office is located in this state; or||III. Any offer or disposition of subdivided lands is made in this state, whether or not the offeror or offeree is then present in this state, if the offer originates within this state or is directed by the offeror to a person or place in this state and received by the person or at the place to which it is directed.|||Source. 1970, 55:1, eff. May 4, 1970.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-A:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-A - Land Sales Full Disclosure Act|Section 356-A:18 - Interstate Rendition.

    356-A:18 Interstate Rendition. –||In the proceedings for extradition of a person charged with a crime under this chapter, it need not be shown that the person whose surrender is demanded has fled from justice or at the time of the commission of the crime was in the demanding or other state.|||Source. 1970, 55:1, eff. May 4, 1970.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-A:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-A - Land Sales Full Disclosure Act|Section 356-A:19 - Service of Process.

    356-A:19 Service of Process. –||I. Service may be made by delivering a copy of the process to the office of the attorney general but it is not effective unless the plaintiff (which may be the attorney general in a proceeding instituted by him):||(a) Forthwith sends a copy of the process and of the pleading by certified or registered mail to the defendant or respondent at his last known address, and||(b) The plaintiff's affidavit of compliance with this section is filed in the case on or before the date specified by the court on the summons, or within such further time as the court allows.||II. If any person, including any nonresident of this state, engages in conduct prohibited by this chapter or any rule or order hereunder, and has not filed a consent to service of process and personal jurisdiction over him cannot otherwise be obtained in this state, that conduct authorizes the attorney general to receive service of process in any noncriminal proceeding against him or his successor which grows out of that conduct and which is brought under this chapter or any rule or order hereunder, with the same force and validity as if served on him personally. Notice shall be given as provided in paragraph I.|||Source. 1970, 55:1. 1985, 300:7, I(b). 2014, 204:13, eff. July 11, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-A:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-A - Land Sales Full Disclosure Act|Section 356-A:20 - Conflict of Interests.

    356-A:20 Conflict of Interests. –||No member of the consumer protection and antitrust bureau, department of justice or any partnership, firm or corporation with which a member is associated shall act as subdivider, agent, attorney or broker of a subdivision, lot, parcel, unit or interest therein or offer or dispose of a subdivision, lot, parcel, unit or interest therein required to be approved pursuant to RSA 356-A:4.|||Source. 1970, 55:1. 1985, 300:7, I(b).|
NH Rev Stat § 356-A:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-A - Land Sales Full Disclosure Act|Section 356-A:21 - Short Title.

    356-A:21 Short Title. –||This chapter may be cited as the Land Sales Full Disclosure Act.|||Source. 1970, 55:1, eff. May 4, 1970.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-A:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-A - Land Sales Full Disclosure Act|Section 356-A:22 - Severability.

    356-A:22 Severability. –||If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances 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 application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.|||Source. 1970, 55:1, eff. May 4, 1970.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-B:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-B - Condominium Act|Section 356-B:1 - Short Title.

    356-B:1 Short Title. –||This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Condominium Act".|||Source. 1977, 468:1, eff. Sept. 10, 1977.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-B:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-B - Condominium Act|Section 356-B:2 - Application.

    356-B:2 Application. –||I. This chapter shall apply to all condominiums and to all condominium projects. This chapter shall be deemed to supersede RSA 479-A, the New Hampshire Unit Ownership of Real Property Act; and no condominium shall be established under the latter on or after September 10, 1977. This chapter shall not be construed to affect the validity of any provision of any condominium instrument recorded prior to September 10, 1977. Nor shall this chapter, except as set forth in paragraphs II and III, be deemed to apply to any real estate, or any interest therein, submitted to the provisions of RSA 479-A prior to September 10, 1977.||II. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph I, this subdivision, General Principles, and subdivision IV, Administration and Enforcement, shall apply to any offer or disposition on or after November 1, 1981, of time sharing interests in condominium units established under RSA 479-A, regardless of the date on which such condominium units were created.||III. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph I, if any condominium instrument recorded under RSA 479-A prior to September 10, 1977, shall be amended after September 10, 1977, for the purpose of creating 10 or more additional units in any such condominium project, this subdivision, General Principles, and subdivision IV, Administration and Enforcement, shall apply to said additional units. If said amendment creates 10 or more, but less than 26, additional units, the applicant shall be permitted to make an abbreviated registration pursuant to RSA 356-B:51, II, and shall not be required to prepare a public offering statement pursuant to RSA 356-B:52; provided, however, this sentence shall not apply if time sharing interests are offered with respect to such additional units.|||Source. 1977, 468:1. 1981, 255:1, eff. Nov. 1, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-B:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-B - Condominium Act|Section 356-B:4 - Separate Titles and Taxation.

    356-B:4 Separate Titles and Taxation. –||Each condominium unit shall constitute for all purposes a separate parcel of real property, distinct from all other condominium units. If there is any unit or units owned by any person other than the declarant, each such unit or units shall be subject to separate assessment and taxation by each assessing authority and special district for all types of taxes authorized by law. Each unit in which time sharing interests, as defined in RSA 356-B:3, XXVIII, have been created shall be valued for purposes of real property taxation as if such unit were owned by a single taxpayer. Condominium units in which time sharing interests have been created shall be taxed as wholly owned condominium units. The total cumulative purchase price paid for time sharing interests in any such unit shall not be determinative of the unit's assessed value. No taxes shall be assessed against the individual owner of a time sharing interest but shall be assessed against the record owner of such unit, the owners' association, trustee, or managing agent, as appropriate.|||Source. 1977, 468:1. 1985, 107:2. 1989, 128:2, eff. May 15, 1989.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-B:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-B - Condominium Act|Section 356-B:5 - Municipal Ordinances.

    356-B:5 Municipal Ordinances. –||No zoning or other land use ordinance shall prohibit condominiums as such by reason of the form of ownership inherent therein. Neither shall any condominium be treated differently by any zoning or other land use ordinance which would permit a physically identical project or development under a different form of ownership. No subdivision ordinance in any city or town shall apply to any condominium or to any subdivision of any convertible land, convertible space, or unit unless such ordinance is by its express terms made applicable thereto. Nevertheless, cities and towns may provide by ordinance that proposed conversion condominiums and the use thereof which do not conform to the zoning, land use and site plan regulations of the respective city or town in which the property is located shall secure a special use permit, a special exception, or variance, as the case may be, prior to becoming a conversion condominium. In the event of an approved conversion to condominiums, cities, towns, village districts, or other political subdivisions may impose such charges and fees as are lawfully imposed by such political subdivisions as a result of construction of new structures to the extent that such charges and fees, or portions of such charges and fees, imposed upon property subject to such conversions may be reasonably related to greater or additional services provided by the political subdivision as a result of the conversion.|||Source. 1977, 468:1, eff. Sept. 10, 1977.|
NH Rev Stat § 356-B:6-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 356-B - Condominium Act|Section 356-B:6-a - Applicability of Chapter.

    356-B:6-a Applicability of Chapter. –||I. In the event of a conflict between the declaration or bylaws, the provisions of RSA 356-B shall control.||II. A unit owners association may amend or revise the condominium documents to comply with the requirements of RSA 356-B without the need to obtain mortgagee approval if the changes do not affect the mortgagee's equity or security interest in the property.|||Source. 2016, 311:4, eff. Aug. 1, 2016.|