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RSA 502-A:16-a · Change of Venue in Possessory Actions Regarding Residential Property

502-A:16-a Change of Venue in Possessory Actions Regarding Residential Property. – Venue in possessory actions concerning residential property brought pursuant to RSA 540 which are initiated in a judicial district other than that in which the defendant resides may be transferred as follows:

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In cases based on grounds other than nonpayment of rent, venue shall be transferred to the judicial district in which the defendant resides at the request of the defendant.

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In cases based on nonpayment of rent, venue may be transferred to the judicial district in which defendant resides when the court, in its discretion, determines that justice so requires. Source. 1998, 25:7, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.

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Source note

Source. 1998, 25:7, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.

Source history

  • 1998, 25:7, eff. Jan. 1, 1999

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