HB383 (2025) Compare Changes


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1 Condominium Instruments. Amend RSA 356-B:3, VI to read as follows:

VI. "Condominium instruments" is a collective term referring to the declaration, bylaws, and site plans and floor plans, recorded pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. Any exhibit, schedule, or certification accompanying a condominium instrument and recorded simultaneously therewith shall be deemed an integral part of that condominium instrument. Any amendment or certification of any condominium instrument shall, from the time of the recordation of such amendment or certification, be deemed an integral part of the affected condominium instrument, so long as such amendment or certification was made in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

2 Condominium Act; Applicability of Chapter. Amend RSA 356-B:6-a by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:

III. Once all the condominium units have been sold and control passed to the unit owners, the original declaration cannot be changed except by a vote of at least 51 percent of the entire membership of unit owners, whether the vote is taken in-person, by email or mail ballot, or a combination thereof, in compliance with RSA 356-B:39. The bylaws can be changed by a simple majority of those present at a properly noticed meeting, held in accordance with RSA 356-B:39, which allows absentee balloting.

3 New Section; Formal Rules of the Association. Amend RSA 356-B by inserting after section 35 the following new section:

356-B:35-a Formal Rules of the Association. If the condominium board registers the rules of the unit owners' association with the county registry of deeds, the rules shall have the force of law until such time as they are rescinded by a vote of the unit owners as provided in RSA 356-B:37 through RSA 356-B:39-a.

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

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1 Condominium Instruments. Amend RSA 356-B:3, VI to read as follows:

VI. "Condominium instruments" is a collective term referring to the declaration, and site plans and floor plans, recorded pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. Any exhibit, schedule, or certification accompanying a condominium instrument and recorded simultaneously therewith shall be deemed an integral part of that condominium instrument. Any amendment or certification of any condominium instrument shall, from the time of the recordation of such amendment or certification, be deemed an integral part of the affected condominium instrument, so long as such amendment or certification was made in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. If the condominium also chooses to register its rules or bylaws with the registry of deeds, the rules or bylaws shall be considered an integral part of the condominium instruments.

2 Condominium Act; Applicability of Chapter. Amend RSA 356-B:6-a by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:

III. Once all the condominium units have been sold and control passed to the unit owners, the original declaration cannot be changed except by a vote of at least 51 percent of the entire membership of unit owners, whether the vote is taken in-person, by email or mail ballot, or a combination thereof, in compliance with RSA 356-B:39. The bylaws can be changed by a simple majority of those present at a properly noticed meeting, held in accordance with RSA 356-B:39, which allows absentee balloting.

3 New Section; Formal Rules of the Association. Amend RSA 356-B by inserting after section 35 the following new section:

356-B:35-a Formal Rules of the Association. If the condominium board registers the rules of the unit owners' association with the county registry of deeds, the rules shall have the force of law until such time as they are rescinded by a vote of the unit owners as provided in RSA 356-B:37 through RSA 356-B:39-a.

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