HB1635 (2024) Compare Changes


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1 Housing Standards; Definition of Short-term Rental. RSA 48-A:1, V is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:

V. "Short-term rental" means any individually or collectively owned single-family house or dwelling unit or any unit or group of units in a condominium, cooperative, or timeshare, or owner occupied residential home, that is offered for a fee and for less than 30 consecutive days in a building that is otherwise used as a residence. The term "vacation rental" shall have the same meaning as "short-term rental." For purposes of this chapter, a short-term rental is a residential use of the property and does not include a unit that is used for any nonresidential use, including retail, restaurant, banquet space, event center, or another similar use.

2 Meal and Rooms Taxation; Definition of Short-term Rental. RSA 78-A:3, XXIII is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:

XXIII. "Short-term rental" means any individually or collectively owned single-family house or dwelling unit or any unit or group of units in a condominium, cooperative, or timeshare, or owner occupied residential home, that is offered for a fee and for less than 30 consecutive days in a building that is otherwise used as a residence.

3 Shared Facility Rental; Exclusion Clarified. Amend RSA 540-B:1, II(b) to read as follows:

(b) Rooms in hotels, motels, inns, tourist homes, and other dwellings rented for recreational or vacationing use.

4 Vacation or Recreational Rental Units. Amend RSA 540-C:1, II to read as follows:

II. Rented for residential purposes by persons who have no other residence, during part or all of the non-recreational or vacation period .

5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Changed Version

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1 Housing Standards; Definition of Short-term Rental. RSA 48-A:1, V is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:

V. "Short-term rental" means any individually or collectively owned single-family house or dwelling unit or any unit or group of units in a condominium, cooperative, or timeshare, or owner occupied residential home, that is offered for a fee and for less than 30 consecutive days in a building that is otherwise used as a residence. The term "vacation rental" shall have the same meaning as "short-term rental." For purposes of this chapter, a short-term rental is a residential use of the property and does not include a unit that is used for any nonresidential use, including retail, restaurant, banquet space, event center, or another similar use.

2 Meal and Rooms Taxation; Definition of Short-term Rental. RSA 78-A:3, XXIII is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:

XXIII. "Short-term rental" means any individually or collectively owned single-family house or dwelling unit or any unit or group of units in a condominium, cooperative, or timeshare, or owner occupied residential home, that is offered for a fee and for less than 30 consecutive days in a building that is otherwise used as a residence.

3 Shared Facility Rental; Exclusion Clarified. Amend RSA 540-B:1, II(b) to read as follows:

(b) Rooms in hotels, motels, inns, tourist homes, and other dwellings rented as short-term rentals as defined inRSA 78-A:3, XXIII for recreational or vacationing use.

4 Vacation or Recreational Rental Units. Amend RSA 540-C:1, II to read as follows:

II. Rented for residential purposes by persons who have no other residence, during part or all of the non-recreational or vacation period , but which are not "short-term rentals" as defined in RSA 78-A:3, XXIII .

5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.