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HB1302: relative to rental contracts or leases entered into by individuals who are subsequently called to service in the armed forces.
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Sponsors
- Howard Dickinson House · Carr 4
- David Babson House · Carr 6
- James Pilliod House · Belk 31
- Quandt House · Rock 83
- Joseph Kenney Senate · Dist 3
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CHAPTER 135
HB 1302 – FINAL VERSION
11Mar2004… 0456h
04/29/04 1332s
04/29/04 1425s
2004 SESSION
03-2239
06/09
HOUSE BILL 1302
AN ACT relative to rental contracts or leases entered into by individuals who are subsequently called to service in the armed forces.
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill allows a member of the armed services reserve or national guard, who is called to active duty, or a member of the military on active duty who is transferred to another state, to terminate a real estate lease or rental agreement.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
11Mar2004… 0456h
04/29/04 1332s
04/29/04 1425s
03-2239
06/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Four
AN ACT relative to rental contracts or leases entered into by individuals who are subsequently called to service in the armed forces.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
135:1 New Section; Termination by Members of the Armed Services. Amend RSA 540 by inserting after section 11 the following new section:
540:11-a Termination by Members of the Armed Services.
I. A lessee may terminate his or her lease, or a tenant may terminate a rental agreement when the lessee or tenant is:
(a) A member of the armed services reserve who is called to active duty.
(b) A member of the national guard who is called to active duty.
(c) A member of the armed services on active duty who is reassigned to a location out of the state.
II. The lessee or tenant shall give notice of termination within 7 days of receipt of notice of being called to active duty or being reassigned out of the state.
III. The lessee or tenant shall terminate the lease or rental agreement by a written notice in accordance with the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, Public Law 108-189, Section 305.
135:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2005.
(Approved: May 19, 2004)
(Effective Date: January 1, 2005)