Revision: Feb. 3, 2011, midnight
SB 70-FN – AS INTRODUCED
2011 SESSION
05/09
SENATE BILL 70-FN
AN ACT relative to remedies in landlord-tenant actions.
SPONSORS: Sen. De Blois, Dist 18
This bill shortens the time period during which a landlord is required to store a tenant’s abandoned property. The bill also repeals the right to a private action under the consumer protection act for violation of certain landlord-tenant laws.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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05/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven
AN ACT relative to remedies in landlord-tenant actions.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Prohibited Practices and Security Deposits; Storage of Tenant’s Personal Property. Amend RSA 540-A:3, VII to read as follows:
VII. Other than residential real estate under RSA 540-B, a landlord shall maintain and exercise reasonable care in the storage of the personal property of a tenant who has vacated the premises, either voluntarily or by eviction, for a period of [28] 7 days after the date upon which such tenant has vacated. During this period, the tenant shall be allowed to recover personal property without payment of rent or storage fees. After the [28-day] 7-day limit has expired, such personal property may be disposed of by the landlord without notice to the tenant.
2 Repeal. RSA 540-A:4, IX, relative to the landlord and tenant’s right to a private action under RSA 358-A:10, is repealed.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2012.
LBAO
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02/02/11
SB 70-FN - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to remedies in landlord-tenant actions.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is unable to complete a fiscal note for this bill as it is awaiting information from the New Hampshire Municipal Association. When completed, the fiscal note will be forwarded to the Senate Clerk's Office.