HB 1207 - AS INTRODUCED
2020 SESSION
20-2345
10/01
HOUSE BILL 1207
SPONSORS: Rep. Vail, Hills. 30; Rep. Horrigan, Straf. 6; Rep. Klee, Hills. 30; Rep. Conley, Straf. 13
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires a landlord to give notice to a prospective tenant of the use within 90 days of any pesticides or other toxins used to kill insects, bedbugs, rodents, or any other living organisms.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20-2345
10/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Landlord and Tenant; Required Notice. Amend RSA 540-A:3, V-a to read as follows:
V-a. No landlord shall:
(a) Fail to provide notice to a prospective tenant of the use within 90 days of any pesticides or other toxins used to kill insects, bedbugs, rodents, or any other living organisms in the tenant's rented or leased premises.
(b) Willfully fail to investigate a tenant's report of an infestation of insects, including bed bugs, or rodents in the tenant's rented or leased premises, within 7 days of receiving notice of such alleged infestation from the tenant or a municipal health or housing code authority, or fail to take reasonable measures to remediate an infestation.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 14, 2020 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 18, 2020 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| March 11, 2020 | House | Floor Vote |
March 11, 2020: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/11/2020 HJ 7 P. 40
: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 19-1; CC)
March 11, 2020: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 03/11/2020 (Vote 19-1; CC) HC 10 P. 22
Feb. 18, 2020: Executive Session: 02/18/2020 01:00 pm LOB 208
Jan. 30, 2020: Subcommittee Work Session: 01/30/2020 01:00 pm LOB 208
Jan. 14, 2020: Public Hearing: 01/14/2020 10:30 am LOB 208
Jan. 8, 2020: Introduced 01/08/2020 and referred to Judiciary HJ 1 P. 13