HB 60 - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0033
06/08
HOUSE BILL 60
AN ACT relative to the termination of tenancy at the expiration of the tenancy or lease term.
SPONSORS: Rep. Lynn, Rock. 17; Rep. Seidel, Hills. 29
COMMITTEE: Housing
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ANALYSIS
This bill adds the expiration of the term of the lease or tenancy if over 6 months as grounds for an eviction.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0033
06/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to the termination of tenancy at the expiration of the tenancy or lease term.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subparagraph; Termination of Tenancy; Expiration of Term. Amend RSA 540:2, II by inserting after subparagraph (h) the following new subparagraph:
(i) For a lease or tenancy the original term of which is 6 months or longer, or for a lease or tenancy the term of which is less than 6 months, but which has been renewed for a total period of 6 months or longer, the expiration of the term of the lease or tenancy, provided that the landlord has provided the tenant with written notice at least 60 days in advance of the termination date of the lease term that the lease will not be renewed and that the tenant must vacate the rental property at the end of the lease term.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Feb. 4, 2025 | 2025-0244h |
| Feb. 4, 2025 | 2025-0251h |
| Feb. 4, 2025 | 2025-0254h |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 21, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 21, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| Jan. 28, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
Feb. 6, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA RC 217-139 02/06/2025 HJ 4
Feb. 6, 2025: FLAM # 2025-0251h (Rep. D. Paige): AF RC 145-212 02/06/2025 HJ 4
Feb. 6, 2025: FLAM # 2025-0254h (Rep. Read): AF RC 140-217 02/06/2025 HJ 4
Jan. 30, 2025: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
Jan. 30, 2025: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/28/2025 (Vote 10-7; RC) HC 10 P. 8
Jan. 30, 2025: Executive Session: 01/21/2025 10:00 am LOB 210-211
Jan. 9, 2025: Public Hearing: 01/21/2025 10:00 am LOB 210-211
Dec. 23, 2024: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Housing HJ 2 P. 4