HB1413: relative to the deposit of weekly rental payments by a tenant during an eviction proceeding.

HB 1413 – AS INTRODUCED

2010 SESSION

10-2620

05/09

HOUSE BILL 1413

AN ACT relative to the deposit of weekly rental payments by a tenant during an eviction proceeding.

SPONSORS: Rep. Sprague, Straf 2; Rep. Graham, Hills 18

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

ANALYSIS

This bill requires the deposit of weekly rental payments by a tenant during an eviction proceeding.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

10-2620

05/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten

AN ACT relative to the deposit of weekly rental payments by a tenant during an eviction proceeding.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Actions Against Tenants; Payment of Rent Pending Eviction Proceeding. Amend RSA 540:13, II(a) and (b) to read as follows:

(a) If the tenant wishes to contest the eviction, he or she must file an appearance in the district court no later than the return day appearing on the writ and shall pay to the court, on a weekly basis with the first payment due upon the filing of the appearance, all rent, as it becomes due between the date of filing the appearance and the date of the final order.

(b) The tenant shall not be evicted unless the court so orders; however, such an order may be granted if the tenant does not file an appearance or does not pay rent as provided under subparagraph (a).

2 Repeal. RSA 540:2, VI, relative to permitting payment of utilities in lieu of rent in certain cases, is repealed.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2011.