Bill Text - HB1462 (2012)

Relative to the eviction process.


Revision: Dec. 14, 2011, midnight

HB 1462 – AS INTRODUCED

2012 SESSION

12-2353

05/09

HOUSE BILL 1462

AN ACT relative to the eviction process.

SPONSORS: Rep. Terrio, Hills 14

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

ANALYSIS

This bill permits the landlord to file a motion to amend the writ of summons.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

12-2353

05/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve

AN ACT relative to the eviction process.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Section; Landlord-Tenant Actions; Amendment of Pleadings. Amend RSA 540 by inserting after section 13-d the following new section:

540:13-e Amendment. Within 7 days of filing the writ of summons, the landlord may file a motion to amend the writ to correct a procedural or technical defect. The motion shall be granted in matters of form and may be granted in matters of substance under such terms as justice may require.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2013.