HB 1279 - AS INTRODUCED
2018 SESSION
18-2058
05/08
HOUSE BILL 1279
AN ACT allowing additional charges under a lease to be included in a demand for rent.
SPONSORS: Rep. J. Graham, Hills. 7
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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ANALYSIS
This bill permits the landlord to include additional charges owed under the terms of the lease agreement in a demand for rent.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-2058
05/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT allowing additional charges under a lease to be included in a demand for rent.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Time of Demand for Rent and Other Damages. Amend RSA 540:8 to read as follows:
540:8 Time of Demand. Such demand may be made when the rent is due or while it is in arrears, but the lessor shall not demand a greater sum than the whole rent in arrears and any charges owed by the tenant under the terms of the lease agreement, including but not limited to late fees and utility costs, when demand is made.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2019.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 24, 2018 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 14, 2018 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| March 6, 2018 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 15, 2018 | House | Floor Vote |
March 21, 2018: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 198-125 03/21/2018 HJ 9 P. 6
March 15, 2018: Suspend House Rule 65; extending deadline for action to 3/22/2018 (Reps. Hinch, Shurtleff): MA VV by necessary two-thirds vote 03/15/2018 HJ 8 P. 69
: Special Order to 3/15/2018 Without Objection HJ 7 P. 49
March 6, 2018: Suspend House Rule 65 (Reps. Hinch, Shurtleff): MA VV by necessary two-thirds vote 03/06/2018 HJ 6 P. 125
: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
March 6, 2018: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 03/06/2018 (Vote 12-6; RC) HC 9 P. 70
: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 12-6; RC)
Feb. 14, 2018: Executive Session: 02/14/2018 LOB 208
Jan. 24, 2018: Public Hearing: 01/24/2018 01:00 PM LOB 208
Jan. 3, 2018: Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Judiciary HJ 1 P. 5