HB1499 (2026) Compare Changes


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1 New Subparagraph; Termination of Tenancy. Amend RSA 540:2, II by inserting after subparagraph (i) the following new subparagraph:

(j)(1) The tenant and/or any occupant of the rented premises is unlawfully present in the United States of America, or

(2) The tenant and/or any occupant of the rented premises, within 3 years prior to the service of the eviction notice on the tenant, has been convicted, in any state or in any federal court, of one or more of the following: murder, felonious assault, sexual assault, rape, kidnapping, stalking, possession or sale of controlled substances, robbery, domestic violence, criminal threatening, burglary or any violent crime which resulted in injury to any other person, or

(3) The tenant and/or any occupant of the rented premises is a "sexual offender" as defined by RSA 651-B:1, IV.

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

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1 New Subparagraph; Termination of Tenancy. Amend RSA 540:2, II by inserting after subparagraph (i) the following new subparagraph:

(j)(1) The tenant and/or any occupant of the rented premises is unlawfully present in the United States of America, or

(2) The tenant and/or any occupant of the rented premises, within 3 years prior to the service of the eviction notice on the tenant, has been convicted, in any state or in any federal court, of one or more of the following: murder, felonious assault, sexual assault, rape, kidnapping, stalking, possession or sale of controlled substances, robbery, domestic violence, criminal threatening, burglary or any violent crime which resulted in injury to any other person, or

(3) The tenant and/or any occupant of the rented premises is a "sexual offender" as defined by RSA 651-B:1, IV.

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