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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 447 - Liens for Labor and Materials › Section 447:12-a - Attachment Priority.

447:12-a Attachment Priority. –
Such attachment shall have precedence and priority over any construction mortgage. For the purposes of this section, a construction mortgage shall mean any mortgage loan made for the purpose of financing the construction, repair or alteration of any structure on the mortgaged premises where the lien secured by such attachment arises from the same construction, repair or alteration work. However, such attachment shall not be entitled to precedence as provided in this section to the extent that the mortgagee shows that the proceeds of the mortgage loan were disbursed either toward payment of invoices from or claims due subcontractors and suppliers of materials or labor for the work on the mortgaged premises, or upon receipt by the mortgagee from the mortgagor or his agent of an affidavit that the work on the mortgaged premises for which such disbursement is to be made has been completed and that the subcontractors and suppliers of materials or labor have been paid for their share of such work, or will be paid out of such disbursement. A mortgagee shall not knowingly accept a fraudulent affidavit, and shall encourage and promote the practices outlined in RSA 447:12-b. Any agreement waiving the precedence provided by this section shall be enforceable only upon like showing by the mortgagee. The precedence provided by this section shall not apply to wage claims of employees working for wages under an employer-employee relationship, as defined in RSA 275:42. A mortgagor or his agent making a willfully false affidavit under this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.
Source.
1971, 462:1. 1973, 528:306. 1991, 270:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 447 - Liens for Labor and Materials › Section 447:12-b - Additional Responsibilities; Construction Mortgages.

447:12-b Additional Responsibilities;  Construction Mortgages. –
I. Within 10 business days of the execution of a construction mortgage, including any refinancing thereof, the mortgagor or his agent shall post in a conspicuous place on the jobsite for which the construction funds were secured, the name, address and telephone number of the institution providing the construction funds.
II. Any person entitled to a lien pursuant to RSA 447:2-7 shall, within 15 business days of the posting required in paragraph I or of commencing to furnish services, materials, supplies or other things, whichever is later, provide written notice to the institution providing the construction funds that such person is furnishing services, materials, supplies or other things. The written notice provided under this paragraph shall include the name and address of the jobsite. Failure to provide the notice required by this paragraph shall not alone invalidate the lien created by RSA 447:2-7.
III. [Repealed.]
IV. In the event that a written contract between the mortgagor or his agent and any person furnishing services, materials, supplies or other things shall provide that the disbursement of construction funds, a portion of which is intended to pay such person, shall be by a 2-party check, the mortgagor or his agent shall transmit a copy of such agreement to the mortgagee. Upon receipt of a copy of such written agreement, the mortgagee shall subsequently disburse funds intended in part to pay any such person only by a check made payable to the mortgagor or his agent and such person. Unless otherwise agreed by the mortgagor and mortgagee, disbursements shall be made only for actual work completed and materials consumed on the jobsite for which the construction funds were secured.
Source.
1991, 270:3, eff. Jan. 1, 1992. 2019, 57:1, eff. Aug. 4, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 447 - Liens for Labor and Materials › Section 447:13 - Boomage.

447:13 Boomage. –
If logs are attached, the officer making the attachment may pay the boomage thereon, if any, and return the amount so paid on the writ, and it shall be included in the costs recovered.
Source.
1861, 2500. 1866, 4245:1. GS 125:15. GL 139:19. PS 141:17. PL 217:23. RL 264:23.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 447 - Liens for Labor and Materials › Section 447:14 - Taking a Note.

447:14 Taking a Note. –
No lien shall be defeated by taking a note, unless it was taken in discharge of the amount due and of the lien.
Source.
1866, 4245:2. GS 125:16. GL 139:20. PS 141:18. PL 217:24. RL 264:24.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 447 - Liens for Labor and Materials › Section 447:15 - State Work.

447:15 State Work. –
The liens given by RSA 447:5-14, inclusive, shall attach to any money due or to become due from the state or from any political subdivision thereof by virtue of any contract for any public work or construction, alteration, or repair, in the performance of which contract the lienor participated by performing labor, providing professional design services, or furnishing materials or supplies. Such liens shall not attach, however, unless filed within 90 days after the completion and acceptance of the project by the contracting party, whether such contracting party is the state or any political subdivision of the state.
Source.
1927, 88:1. RL 264:25. RSA 447:15. 1983, 130:1, eff. Aug. 6, 1983. 2012, 158:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 447 - Liens for Labor and Materials › Section 447:16 - Bond Required.

447:16 Bond Required. –
Officers, public boards, agents or other persons who contract in behalf of the state or any political subdivision thereof for the construction, repair or rebuilding of public buildings, public highways, bridges or other public works shall if said contract involves an expenditure of $75,000 in behalf of the state or $125,000 in behalf of a political subdivision, and may if it involves an expenditure of less amount, obtain as a condition precedent to the execution of the contract, sufficient security, by bond or otherwise, in an amount equal to at least 100 percent of the contract price, or of the estimated cost of the work if no aggregate price is agreed upon, conditioned upon the payment by the contractors and subcontractors for all labor performed or furnished, for all equipment hired, including trucks, for all material used and for fuels, lubricants, power, tools, hardware and supplies purchased by said principal and used in carrying out said contract, and for labor and parts furnished upon the order of said contractor for the repair of equipment used in carrying out said contract.
Source.
1927, 88:2. RL 264:26. 1943, 182:1, par. 26. 1949, 71:1. 1953, 253:3. RSA 447:16. 1979, 28:1. 1981, 4:5, eff. Mar. 6, 1981. 2009, 8:1, eff. June 16, 2009. 2017, 242:1, eff. Sept. 16, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 447 - Liens for Labor and Materials › Section 447:17 - Notice.

447:17 Notice. –
To obtain the benefit of the bond, any person, firm or corporation having any claim for labor performed, materials, machinery, tools, or equipment furnished as aforesaid shall, within 90 days after the completion and acceptance of the project by the contracting party, file in the office of the secretary of state, if the state is a contracting party, or with the department of transportation, if the state is a party to said contract by or through said department, or with the department of administrative services, if the state is a party to said contract by or through said department, or in the office of the clerk of the superior court for the county within which the contract shall be principally performed, if any political subdivision of the state is a contracting party, a statement of the claim, a copy of which shall forthwith be sent by mail by the office where it is filed to the principal and surety.
Source.
1927, 88:3. RL 264:27. 1943, 182:1, par. 27. 1953, 4:1. RSA 447:17. 1961, 230:1, eff. Aug. 29, 1961. 2004, 257:34, eff. June 15, 2004. 2005, 291:21, eff. July 25, 2005.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 447 - Liens for Labor and Materials › Section 447:18 - Petition and Hearing.

447:18 Petition and Hearing. –
Said claimant shall, within one year after filing such claim, file a petition in the superior court for the county within which the contract shall be principally performed to enforce his claim or intervene in a petition already filed, with copy to the principal and surety, and such further notice as the court may order. Such petition shall contain an allegation of the nature and subject matter of the claim or contract or indebtedness relied upon, of the execution and delivery of the bond, and of the facts showing compliance by the claimant with the provisions of RSA 447:17 and this section relative to the filing of said claim. Subsequent pleadings may thereafter be filed by any party in interest for the purpose of formulating issues under the direction of the court. The court shall examine all claims which have been duly filed in accordance herewith, and fix a date for hearing thereon, with notice to all creditors who have filed claims as herein provided, and to the principal and surety or sureties, and find the respective amounts due such party claimants and their rights to participate in the security and make such orders and decrees as justice may require. The court may require at any hearing on said claims the attendance of any official with whom claims have been filed, with such claims, or require such official to furnish a copy of such claims for the use of the court.
Source.
1943, 182:1, par. 27-a, eff. May 11, 1943.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 447-A - Commercial Real Estate Broker Lien › Section 447-A:1 - Definitions.

447-A:1 Definitions. –
In this chapter:
I. "Commercial real estate" means any real estate other than real estate containing one to 4 residential units.
II. "Principal broker" means the individual broker, including the broker designated by a corporation, partnership or association, whom the New Hampshire real estate commission holds responsible for the action of licensees who are assigned to such individual broker.
III. "Real estate" means and includes leaseholds or any other interests or estates in land and business opportunities which involve any interest in real estate. It also includes the sale and resale of time-share developments and manufactured housing parks.
Source.
2002, 144:1, eff. July 12, 2002.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 447-A - Commercial Real Estate Broker Lien › Section 447-A:2 - Principal Broker's Lien.

447-A:2 Principal Broker's Lien. –
If a principal broker is entitled to a fee, commission, or property management fee pursuant to a written contract signed by the owner, buyer, or tenant of commercial real estate, or the owner's, buyer's, or tenant's duly authorized agent, pertaining to the sale or lease of said commercial real estate, then the principal broker shall have the right to record a notice of lien in the amount of the fee, commission, or property management fee.
Source.
2002, 144:1, eff. July 12, 2002.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 447-A - Commercial Real Estate Broker Lien › Section 447-A:3 - How Secured.

447-A:3 How Secured. –
Any principal broker's notice of lien shall be recorded at the registry of deeds in the county where the property is located. In the case of a sale, where the principal broker claims a fee or commission against the seller, the notice of lien shall be recorded prior to the recording of the deed conveying or transferring title to the commercial real estate from seller to purchaser. If the commission is payable by the purchaser, the notice of lien shall be recorded within 90 days of the recording of the deed conveying title to the property, but must be recorded prior to the recording of a deed conveying that purchaser's title to the property to a bona fide purchaser for value.
Source.
2002, 144:1, eff. July 12, 2002.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 447-A - Commercial Real Estate Broker Lien › Section 447-A:5 - Priority.

447-A:5 Priority. –
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no principal broker's lien shall be valid until the date of its recording in the registry of deeds in which the real estate against the lien is sought is located, even if the right to such lien arose prior to the date of such recording. Valid prior recorded liens, valid prior recorded mortgages, valid prior recorded encumbrances, and all other valid prior recorded interests of any sort or nature whatsoever shall have priority over a principal broker's lien. In no event shall the priority of a recorded principal broker's lien be deemed to relate back to a time and date prior to the actual time and date of recording of such principal broker's lien, even if the right to such lien arose at a prior time and date. Prior recorded liens, liens for ad valorem taxes, mortgages, encumbrances, and other similar interests that have priority over a principal broker's lien shall include, without limitation:
I. A mechanic's lien claim that is recorded subsequent to the principal broker's notice of lien but which relates back to a date prior to the recording date of the principal broker's notice of lien.
II. Prior recorded mortgages of all types, including prior recorded mortgages that secure lines of credit, including without limitation revolving credit lines or future advances, or both.
III. Prior recorded construction mortgages securing construction loans.
IV. Prior recorded UCC financing statements.
V. UCC financing statements recorded after the date of the recording of the principal broker's lien if such UCC financing statements would be entitled to priority over prior recorded UCC financing statements under RSA 382-A.
VI. Prior recorded leases or notices of lease, or both.
VII. Any and all prior recorded liens, encumbrances, or other interests in real estate of any sort or nature.
Source.
2002, 144:1, eff. July 12, 2002.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 447-A - Commercial Real Estate Broker Lien › Section 447-A:6 - Escrow of Disputed Amounts.

447-A:6 Escrow of Disputed Amounts. –
I. Whenever a notice of lien securing a principal broker's lien has been filed with the registry of deeds, an escrow account may be established from the proceeds of the sale of the commercial real estate in an amount equal to the amount of the notice of lien. The option to establish an escrow account, as provided for in this section, shall not be cause for any party to the real estate transaction to refuse to close the sale of the commercial real estate. The escrowed funds shall be held in escrow until the parties' rights to the escrowed moneys have been determined by written agreement of the parties, by a court of law, or by any other process as may be agreed to by the parties for resolution of their dispute. Upon the escrow of funds in the amount of the claimed lien, the lien or claim of lien shall be automatically dissolved, and a release of the notice of lien shall be provided by the principal broker and recorded forthwith at the registry of deeds in the county where the real estate is located. Once the principal broker has provided the release, the principal broker who has claimed a notice of lien and provided such release shall have an equitable lien on the funds which were or shall be held in escrow.
II. The parties are not required to follow this escrow procedure if alternative procedures which would allow the transaction to close are available and are acceptable to the transferee, the transferor, and the principal broker in the transaction. If the proceeds from the transaction are insufficient to release all liens claimed against the commercial real estate, including the principal broker's notice of lien, then the parties are not required to follow this escrow procedure.
Source.
2002, 144:1, eff. July 12, 2002.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 448 - Liens for Board, Lodging; Agistment, Service of Stallion › Section 448:1 - Board, Etc.

448:1 Board, Etc. –
Any person keeping a boarder or lodger, not a mariner or seaman, shall have a lien upon the baggage and effects of such boarder or lodger brought to the boarding or lodging house until all proper charges for his fare and board or room rent are paid or tendered.
Source.
1859, 2230. GS 125:1. GL 139:1. PS 141:1. 1909, 80:1. PL 217:1. RL 264:1.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 448 - Liens for Board, Lodging; Agistment, Service of Stallion › Section 448:2 - Pasturage, Etc.

448:2 Pasturage, Etc. –
A person to whom horses, cattle, sheep or other domestic animals shall be entrusted to be pastured or boarded shall have a lien thereon for all proper charges due for such pasturing or board until the same shall be paid or tendered.
Source.
1863, 2734. GS 125:2. GL 139:2. PS 141:2. PL 217:2. RL 264:2.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 448 - Liens for Board, Lodging; Agistment, Service of Stallion › Section 448:2-a - Lien for Food and Care.

448:2-a Lien for Food and Care. –
Any person or carrier who transports animals shall have a lien upon such animals for food, care, and custody furnished, and shall not be liable for their detention.
Source.
1870, 4:3. GL 281:28. PS 267:5. PL 382:10. RL 445:10. RSA 575:10. 1973, 532:16, eff. Nov. 1, 1973.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 448 - Liens for Board, Lodging; Agistment, Service of Stallion › Section 448:3 - Service Fee.

448:3 Service Fee. –
Colts foaled in this state shall be subject to a lien to secure the payment of the service fee for the stallion, which shall continue in force until the colt is 8 months old, and may be enforced by an attachment of such colt at any time after it is 4 months old; said lien shall take precedence of any other claim.
Source.
1905, 33:1. PL 217:3. RL 264:3.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 448 - Liens for Board, Lodging; Agistment, Service of Stallion › Section 448:4 - Limitation.

448:4 Limitation. –
Such lien shall not be enforced unless the owner or manager of such stallion shall have complied with the requirements of RSA 441.
Source.
1905, 33:2. PL 217:4. RL 264:4.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 448-A - Liens in Favor of Hospitals and Home Health Care Providers › Section 448-A:1 - Right to Lien.

448-A:1 Right to Lien. –
Every individual, partnership, firm, association, corporation, institution or any governmental unit or combination or parts thereof maintaining and operating a hospital licensed in the state of New Hampshire which shall furnish medical or other service to any patient injured by reason of an accident not covered by the workers' compensation act or any home health care provider licensed under RSA 151 who furnishes medical or other services to any patient injured by reason of an accident not covered by the workers' compensation act shall, if such injured patient shall assert or maintain a claim against another for damages on account of such injuries, have a lien upon that part going or belonging to such patient, or to the person responsible for the payment of such patient's bills, of any recovery or sum had or collected or to be collected by such patient or by the person responsible for the payment of such patient's bills, or by his heirs or personal representatives in the case of his death, whether by judgment or by settlement or compromise, to the amount of the reasonable and necessary charges of such hospital or home health care provider for the treatment, care and maintenance of such patient by the hospital or by the home health care provider up to the date of payment of such damages. The provisions of this chapter shall not be applicable to accidents and injuries within the purview of the workers' compensation law.
Source.
1955, 276:1. RSA 448-A:1. 1987, 123:2, eff. July 6, 1987.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 448-A - Liens in Favor of Hospitals and Home Health Care Providers › Section 448-A:2 - Notice of Lien.

448-A:2 Notice of Lien. –
No lien shall be effective unless a written notice containing the name and address of the injured person, the date of the accident, the name and location of the hospital or home health care provider, and the name of the person or persons, firm or firms, corporation or corporations alleged to be liable to the injured party for the injuries received, shall be filed with the clerk of the town or city in which the hospital or home health care provider is located not later than 10 days after the patient has been discharged from the hospital or by the home health care provider and prior to the payment of any moneys to such injured person, his attorneys or legal representatives, as compensation for such injuries, nor unless the hospital or home health care provider shall mail by registered mail, return receipt requested, a copy of such notice with a statement of the date of filing thereof to (1) the person or persons, firm or firms, corporation or corporations alleged to be liable to the injured patient for the injuries sustained prior to the payment of any moneys to the injured person, his attorneys or legal representatives, as compensation for such injuries and (2) to any insurance carrier which has insured such person, firm or corporation against such liability. The person or persons, firm or firms, corporation or corporations alleged to be liable to the injured patient shall, upon request of the hospital or home health care provider, disclose the name of his or its insurance carrier which has insured such person, firm or corporation against such liability.
Source.
1955, 276:2. RSA 448-A:2. 1987, 123:3, eff. July 6, 1987.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 448-A - Liens in Favor of Hospitals and Home Health Care Providers › Section 448-A:3 - Duration of Lien.

448-A:3 Duration of Lien. –
Any person or persons, firm or firms, corporation or corporations, including an insurance carrier, making any payment to such patient or to his attorneys or heirs or legal representatives, or to any other person as compensation for the injury sustained, after the filing and receipt of such notice, without paying to such hospital or home health care provider the amount of its lien or so much thereof as can be satisfied out of the moneys due under any final judgment or compromise or settlement agreement after paying the amount of any prior liens, shall for a period of one year from the date of payment to such patient or his heirs, attorneys or legal representatives, or other person, as aforesaid, be and remain liable to such hospital or home health care provider for the amount which the hospital or home health care provider was entitled to receive; and any association, corporation or other institution maintaining such hospital or home health care provider may, within such period, enforce its lien by a suit at law against the person or persons, firm or firms, corporation or corporations making any such payment.
Source.
1955, 276:3. RSA 448-A:3. 1987, 123:4, eff. July 6, 1987.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 448-A - Liens in Favor of Hospitals and Home Health Care Providers › Section 448-A:4 - Index of Liens.

448-A:4 Index of Liens. –
Every town or city clerk shall, at the expense of the town or city, provide a book or card filing system to be called the hospital and home health care provider lien docket in which, upon the filing of any lien claim under the provisions of this chapter, he shall enter the name of the injured person, the name of the person, firm or corporation alleged to be liable for the injuries, the date of the accident and the name of the hospital, home health care provider, or other institution making the claim. The clerk shall make a proper index of the same in the name of the injured person, and such clerk shall be entitled to be paid a fee of $15 by the lien claimant for such filing. In lieu of maintaining a separate filing system and index for such liens, any clerk may maintain a combined filing system and index that include other liens.
Source.
1955, 276:4. RSA 448-A:4. 1987, 123:5. 1991, 252:3. 2001, 102:34, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 449 - Liens for Cleaning, Pressing, Laundering, Etc. › Section 449:1 - Liens for Cleaning, Pressing, Glazing, Laundering or Dyeing.

449:1 Liens for Cleaning, Pressing, Glazing, Laundering or Dyeing. –
Every person who maintains an establishment for cleaning, pressing, glazing, laundering, or dyeing, who shall place in storage, or do any work on, any article of personal property at the request of the owner or legal possessor of such property shall have a lien for such service, and may retain possession of such article until the charges for such work or storage have been paid.
Source.
1945, 97:1, par. 41. RSA 449:1. 1963, 45:1, eff. June 19, 1963.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 449 - Liens for Cleaning, Pressing, Laundering, Etc. › Section 449:2 - Sale or Disposal for Service Lien.

449:2 Sale or Disposal for Service Lien. –
If such lien remains undischarged for a period of 60 days after work has been completed or after expiration of agreed terms of storage, if any, or in the absence of such agreement, after the expiration of 90 days from date of storage, the lienholder may give such article to a duly organized charitable corporation or sell such article at public or private sale. Provided, however, that reasonable notice of the above policy shall be given by posting the policy in a conspicuous place in the cleaning establishment and by including the policy on the claim check.
Source.
1945, 97:1, par. 42. RSA 449:2. 1963, 45:2. 1983, 414:1, eff. Sept. 21, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 449 - Liens for Cleaning, Pressing, Laundering, Etc. › Section 449:3 - Notice and Record.

449:3 Notice and Record. –
Notice of such sale or disposal to a charitable organization shall be given as provided in RSA 451:3 and record shall be made as provided in RSA 444:6.
Source.
1945, 97:1, par. 43. RSA 449:3. 1963, 45:3, eff. June 19, 1963.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 450 - Liens on Motor Vehicles or Aircraft › Section 450:1 - For Storage.

450:1 For Storage. –
Any person who maintains a public garage, public or private airport or hangar or trailer court for the parking, storage or care of motor vehicles or aircraft or house trailers brought to his premises or placed in his care by or with the consent of the legal or equitable owner shall have a lien upon said motor vehicle or aircraft or house trailer, so long as the same shall remain in his possession, for proper charges due him for the parking, storage or care of the same.
Source.
1925, 90:1. PL 217:35. RL 264:38. 1949, 58:1. RSA 450:1. 1955, 209:1. 1975, 104:1, eff. July 5, 1975.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 450 - Liens on Motor Vehicles or Aircraft › Section 450:2 - For Labor.

450:2 For Labor. –
Any person who shall, by himself or others, perform labor, furnish materials, or expend money, in repairing, refitting or equipping any motor vehicle or aircraft, under a contract expressed or implied with the legal or equitable owner, shall have a lien upon such motor vehicle or aircraft, so long as the same shall remain in his possession, until the charges for such repairs, materials, or accessories, or money so used or expended have been paid.
Source.
1925, 90:1. PL 217:36. RL 264:39. 1949, 58:2, eff. March 11, 1949.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 450 - Liens on Motor Vehicles or Aircraft › Section 450:3 - Notice and Sale.

450:3 Notice and Sale. –
If any of the charges referred to in this chapter shall remain unpaid for 60 days, the lienholder may sell such motor vehicle or aircraft or house trailer at public sale, and the proceeds, after first paying the expense of sale, shall be applied in payment of the charges, the balance, if any, to be paid to the debtor. Notice of such sale shall be given and record made as provided in RSA 444:3, 4 and 6.
Source.
1925, 90:1. PL 217:37. RL 264:40. 1949, 58:3. RSA 450:3. 1955, 209:2, eff. June 21, 1955.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 450-A - Liens on Vessels, Boats, and Vessel or Boat Motors › Section 450-A:1 - Storage.

450-A:1 Storage. –
Any person who maintains a public boatyard, marine dealership or the like for storage and care of vessels, boats, or boat or vessel motors brought to his premises or placed in his care by or with the consent of the legal or equitable owner shall have a lien upon said vessel, boat, or boat or vessel motor so long as the same shall remain in his possession, for the proper charges due him for storage and care of the same or labor.
Source.
1977, 349:1, eff. July 1, 1977.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 450-A - Liens on Vessels, Boats, and Vessel or Boat Motors › Section 450-A:2 - Labor.

450-A:2 Labor. –
Any person who shall by himself or others perform labor, furnish materials and expend money in repairing, refitting, equipping or otherwise performing labor or expending money or materials on any vessel, boat, or boat or vessel motor under a contract, expressed or implied, with the legal or equitable owner shall have a lien upon such vessel, boat, or vessel or boat motor so long as the same shall remain in his possession, until the charges for such repair, materials or accessories, money or the like so used or expended have been paid.
Source.
1977, 349:1, eff. July 1, 1977.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 450-A - Liens on Vessels, Boats, and Vessel or Boat Motors › Section 450-A:3 - Hauling or Transportation.

450-A:3 Hauling or Transportation. –
I. Any person who maintains a public boatyard, marine dealership or the like who shall, by himself or others, haul, transport, move or expend money in hauling, transporting or moving a vessel, boat, or vessel or boat motor under a contract, expressed or implied, with the legal or equitable owner shall have a lien upon such vessel, boat, or vessel or boat motor so long as the same shall remain in his possession, until the charges for said services have been paid.
II. In the event such person performing services described in this section relinquishes possession of said vessel, boat, or vessel or boat motor, the lien created by paragraph I shall thereupon terminate, and such person shall thereafter have a non-possessory lien in said vessel, boat or vessel or boat motor which shall continue for 2 years from the time the indebtedness became due and payable. Such non-possessory lien shall be subordinate to all prior and subsequent security interests perfected in accordance with RSA 382-A, Article 9, and to the rights of subsequent purchasers for value without actual notice of such lien. It shall be enforceable by suit at law against the debtor commenced within such 2-year period, and to which all persons claiming a legal or equitable interest in the vessel, boat, or vessel or boat motor are made parties. If the lienholder shall peaceably regain possession of such vessel, boat, or vessel or boat motor within such 2-year period and, if the rights of a purchaser for value without actual notice have not intervened, then such lien may be enforced by sale in accordance with RSA 450-A:4, except that the proceeds of any such sale shall be first used to satisfy any security interests hereinbefore mentioned to which such lien is subordinate.
Source.
1977, 349:1, eff. July 1, 1977.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 450-A - Liens on Vessels, Boats, and Vessel or Boat Motors › Section 450-A:4 - Notice and Sale.

450-A:4 Notice and Sale. –
If any of the charges referred to in this chapter shall remain unpaid for 60 days, the lienholder in possession may sell such vessel, boat, or vessel or boat motor at public sale. Notice of such sale shall be given in accordance with RSA 444:3 and 4 and, in addition, a written notice of the sale shall be served, at least 14 days before the sale, upon any holder of a security interest in such vessel, boat, or vessel or boat motor filed in accordance with RSA 382-A, Article 9, stating the time and place of the sale, the property to be sold and the amount of the lien thereon. Any such holder of a security interest shall be entitled to redeem the property prior to sale by payment of the amount of the lien. The balance of the proceeds of such sale, after first paying the amount of the lien and the reasonable expenses incident to the sale, and after satisfaction of any security interests filed in accordance with RSA 382-A, Article 9 shall be paid to the general owner or person entitled thereto, on demand.
Source.
1977, 349:1, eff. July 1, 1977.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 450-A - Liens on Vessels, Boats, and Vessel or Boat Motors › Section 450-A:5 - Abandoned Boats, Vessels, or Vessel and Boat Motors.

450-A:5 Abandoned Boats, Vessels, or Vessel and Boat Motors. –
Any person who maintains a public boatyard, marine dealership or the like shall have a lien for rental and other reasonable charges for any vessel, boat, or vessel or boat motor abandoned on his premises, so long as the same shall remain in his possession. Such person shall, after a vessel, boat, or vessel or boat motor remains unclaimed after a period of 30 days, within 10 days after the expiration of that period, report the same as unclaimed to the nearest police station on a form prescribed by the department of safety. After reporting same, if such vessel, boat, or vessel or boat motor shall have been abandoned for a period of 90 days, said person may sell the same at his place of business at public auction for cash. The owner of the same may reclaim the same before its sale by paying the charges incurred, and the person selling same shall post notice of such sale at 2 or more public places in the town where the property is stored, 14 days at least prior to the sale. The balance of the proceeds of sale, if any, after payment of the amounts of the liens for said abandonment and the reasonable expenses incident to the sale shall be paid to the owner of such vessel, boat, or vessel or boat motor or his legal representative if claimed at any time within one year from the date of such sale. If such balance shall not be claimed within said period, it shall be paid into the state treasury for the use of the state.
Source.
1977, 349:1, eff. July 1, 1977.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 451 - Jewelers' Liens › Section 451:1 - Lien Upon Item for Work.

451:1 Lien Upon Item for Work. –
Every jeweler, watchmaker or silver-smith who shall alter, including manufacturing another article from, repair, or do any work on any article of personal property at the request of the owner or legal possessor of such property shall have a lien upon and may retain the possession of any such article until the charges for such alteration, repairing or other work have been paid.
Source.
1917, 134:1. PL 217:32. RL 264:35. RSA 451:1. 1994, 162:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 451 - Jewelers' Liens › Section 451:2 - Sale to Satisfy Debt.

451:2 Sale to Satisfy Debt. –
If such debt remains unpaid for 90 days, the lienholder may sell such article at public sale; provided that the lienholder gives a 30-day written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the owner of the article before such sale, and the proceeds, after first paying the expense of sale, shall be applied in payment of the debt, the balance, if any, to be paid over to the county treasurer of the county where the sale is held, in trust for the debtor.
Source.
1917, 134:1. PL 217:33. RL 264:36. RSA 451:2. 1994, 162:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 451 - Jewelers' Liens › Section 451:3 - Notice to Debtor.

451:3 Notice to Debtor. –
Before any such sale is held, notice in writing of the amount due and the time and place of sale shall be given the debtor. If the debtor's residence is known, such notice shall be mailed to him 14 days before the sale. If the debtor's address is unknown, such notice shall be given by posting the same in the county courthouse or the city, village or town hall, where the lienholder resides, 30 days before the sale.
Source.
1917, 134:1. PL 217:34. RL 264:37.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 451-A - Radio and Television Machine Liens › Section 451-A:1 - For Work.

451-A:1 For Work. –
Any person who maintains an establishment for repair on radio or television equipment, who shall at his establishment or repair shop alter, repair or do any work on any such equipment at the request of the owner or legal possessor of such property shall have a lien upon and may retain the possession of any such article until the charges for such alteration, repairing or other work have been paid.
Source.
1959, 170:1, eff. Aug. 24, 1959.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 451-A - Radio and Television Machine Liens › Section 451-A:2 - Sale to Satisfy.

451-A:2 Sale to Satisfy. –
If such lien remains undischarged for a period of 60 days after work has been completed, the lienholder may sell such article at private or public sale, and the proceeds, after first paying the expense of the sale, shall be applied in payment of the debt, the balance, if any, to be paid over to the county treasurer of the county where the sale is held, in trust for the debtor.
Source.
1959, 170:1, eff. Aug. 24, 1959.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 451-A - Radio and Television Machine Liens › Section 451-A:3 - Notice to Debtor.

451-A:3 Notice to Debtor. –
Before any such sale is held, notice in writing of the amount due and the time and place of sale shall be given the debtor. If the debtor's residence is known, such notice shall be mailed to him 14 days before the sale. If the debtor's address is unknown, such notice shall be given by posting the same in the county courthouse or the city or town hall where the lienholder resides, 30 days before the sale.
Source.
1959, 170:1, eff. Aug. 24, 1959.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 451-B - Liens on Personal Property › Section 451-B:1 - Definitions.

451-B:1 Definitions. –
In this chapter:
I. "Personal property" means visible, movable, tangible goods, including goods that have been severed from real estate and moved for the purpose of being repaired. Personal property does not include real, intangible, or fixed property, fixtures, animals, inventory, or goods that are in the process of being made or manufactured.
II. "Repair" means to restore by replacing one or more parts or putting together what is torn or broken. It also means to fix, mend, or otherwise restore to a sound state.
Source.
1997, 302:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 451-B - Liens on Personal Property › Section 451-B:2 - Lien Upon Item for Work.

451-B:2 Lien Upon Item for Work. –
Except to the extent otherwise provided by law, every person who shall repair, at the request of the owner, any article of personal property, the fair market value of which is not greater than $1,000, shall have a lien upon the property and may retain the possession of the article of property until the charges for such repair have been paid. Further, persons who repair articles of personal property shall provide notice that the owner of such personal property must disclose any prior lienholders having a security interest in such personal property at the time repairs are requested. The foregoing notice requirement may be satisfied either by sign or by express written notification at the time that a repair order is made.
Source.
1997, 302:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 451-B - Liens on Personal Property › Section 451-B:3 - Sale to Satisfy Debt.

451-B:3 Sale to Satisfy Debt. –
If a debt for repair services remains unpaid for 60 days from the date that they are completed, the holder of the lien established by the previous section may sell the article at public sale in accordance with RSA 444:3, RSA 444:5, and, in the event a prior lienholder has been disclosed by the property owner, in accordance with the notice to lienholder provisions of RSA 444:4-a or RSA 450-A:4, as applicable, provided that the lienholder gives a 30-day written notice by verified mail, as defined in RSA 21:53, to the owner of the article before such sale. The proceeds, after first paying the expense of sale, shall be applied in payment of the debt. After satisfying the requirements of RSA 444:5, the excess proceeds from such sale, if any, shall be paid over to the state treasurer in trust for the debtor.
Source.
1997, 302:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1998. 2012, 207:6, eff. Aug. 12, 2012. 2019, 242:3, eff. Oct. 10, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 451-C - Self-Service Storage Facility Liens › Section 451-C:2 - Restrictions on Use.

451-C:2 Restrictions on Use. –
I. An owner shall not knowingly permit a rented space at a self-service storage facility to be used for residential purposes.
II. A renter shall not use a rented space for residential purposes.
Source.
2019, 242:1, eff. Oct. 10, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 451-C - Self-Service Storage Facility Liens › Section 451-C:3 - Entry of Owner Into Rented Space.

451-C:3 Entry of Owner Into Rented Space. –
An owner may enter a rented space without notice to the renter in the event of an emergency or to provide services that are reasonably necessary or were agreed to by the renter.
Source.
2019, 242:1, eff. Oct. 10, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 451-C - Self-Service Storage Facility Liens › Section 451-C:4 - Storage Lien; Contents of Rental Agreement.

451-C:4 Storage Lien;  Contents of Rental Agreement. –
I. The owner of a self-service storage facility has a lien on all personal property stored within each rented space for rent, fees, labor, or other charges, and for expenses reasonably incurred in its sale pursuant to this chapter.
II. The rental agreement shall contain a statement, in bold type, advising the renter:
(a) That property stored in the rented space is not insured by the owner against loss or damage;
(b) Of the existence of the lien;
(c) That property stored in the rented space may be sold to satisfy the lien if the renter is in default;
(d) If the rental agreement contains a limit on the value of property stored in the rented space, the limit is deemed to be the maximum value of the property stored in that space and the maximum liability of the owner for any claim; and
(e) That a late fee may be charged by the owner for each service period that the renter does not pay rent when due.
III. The rental agreement shall state the date on which rent is due and the date on which any late fee accrues, provided that such late fee shall comply with the requirements of RSA 451-C:7.
IV. The rental agreement shall state the notice required prior to any sale of property under this chapter.
V. The rental agreement shall contain a provision allowing the renter to disclose any lienholders with an interest in the property that is or will be stored in the rented space.
VI. If the owner offers notice by electronic mail, the rental agreement shall, in bold typeface, contain an affirmative statement that the renter may agree to receive notice by electronic mail only. If the renter chooses to receive notices by electronic mail only, the renter's assent shall be indicated in the rental agreement.
Source.
2019, 242:1, eff. Oct. 10, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 451-C - Self-Service Storage Facility Liens › Section 451-C:5 - Control of Property in Rented Space.

451-C:5 Control of Property in Rented Space. –
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or as stated in the rental agreement, the exclusive care, custody, and control of all property stored in the rented space shall vest in the renter until a lien sale under the provisions of this chapter.
Source.
2019, 242:1, eff. Oct. 10, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 451-C - Self-Service Storage Facility Liens › Section 451-C:6 - Denial of Access.

451-C:6 Denial of Access. –
I. The owner may immediately deny the renter and all others access to the rented space and the self-service storage facility if the owner reasonably suspects that the rented space is being used for residential or other unlawful purposes.
II. If a renter is in default for a period of 5 days or more, the owner may deny the renter access to the rented space in a reasonable and peaceable manner. Such denial of access may last until the unpaid rent, charges, fees, and expenses are paid in full.
Source.
2019, 242:1, eff. Oct. 10, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 451-C - Self-Service Storage Facility Liens › Section 451-C:7 - Late Fees.

451-C:7 Late Fees. –
I. An owner may impose a reasonable late fee in accordance with this section for each service period that a renter does not pay all rent, charges, fees, or expenses when due. A late fee shall not be imposed if the renter pays all rent, charges, fees, and expenses in full by the fifth day after the due date.
II. An owner shall not impose a late fee unless the amount of that fee and the conditions for imposing that fee are stated in the rental agreement.
III. A late fee of $20 or 20 percent of the amount of each rental payment, whichever is greater, is deemed reasonable and does not constitute a penalty. Any late fee imposed by the owner pursuant to this section shall be in addition to any other remedy provided by law or contract.
Source.
2019, 242:1, eff. Oct. 10, 2019.