Revision: Dec. 15, 2023, 3:51 p.m.
HB 1635 - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-2799
10/08
HOUSE BILL 1635
AN ACT relative to the definition of short-term rental.
SPONSORS: Rep. McWilliams, Merr. 30; Rep. D. Paige, Carr. 1; Rep. Read, Rock. 10
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill applies the definition of "short-term rental" to certain statutes governing housing authorities, taxation of room rentals, and certain rental proceedings.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2799
10/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to the definition of short-term rental.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
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 RSA 48-A:1, V is repealed and reenacted to read as follows: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 RSA 78-A:3, XXIII is repealed and reenacted to read as follows: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 in RSA 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.