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RSA 540-A:2 · General Prohibition

Title
LV: PROCEEDINGS IN SPECIAL CASES
Chapter
540-A · PROHIBITED PRACTICES AND SECURITY DEPOSITS
Status
current
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540-A:2 General Prohibition. – No landlord shall willfully violate a tenant's right to quiet enjoyment of his tenancy or attempt to circumvent lawful procedures for eviction pursuant to RSA 540. No tenant shall willfully damage the property of the landlord or prevent completion of necessary repairs or willfully deny tenants their right to quiet enjoyment of their tenancies. Source. 1979, 305:1, eff. Aug. 21, 1979.

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Source. 1979, 305:1, eff. Aug. 21, 1979.

Source history

  • 1979, 305:1, eff. Aug. 21, 1979

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  • 2026 HB1336 amend · effective 2027-01-01

    ulated conditional deposits. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Subdivision; Regulated Conditional Deposits. Amend RSA 540-A by inserting after section 8 the following new subdivision: Regulated Conditional Deposits 540-A:9 Regulated Conditional Deposits. I. A regulated conditional deposit shall be treated as part of the security depos

  • 2026 HB1336-FN amend · effective 2027-01-01

    ulated conditional deposits. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Subdivision; Regulated Conditional Deposits. Amend RSA 540-A by inserting after section 8 the following new subdivision: Regulated Conditional Deposits 540-A:9 Regulated Conditional Deposits. I. A regulated conditional deposit shall be treated as part of the security depos

  • 2026 HB1598 reference

    the party who did not receive the documents, the court shall continue the hearing for no more than 5 days. [(b)] (d) An award of damages to the plaintiff for the violations of RSA 540-A, breach of warranty of habitability, breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment or any other claim arising out of the facts alleged in the plaintiff's petition. [(c)] (e) For purposes of RSA 540-A:3, IX: (1) When the d

  • 2026 HB1598 amend

    ter invalidate a writ of possession that was valid when the plaintiff directed the sheriff to serve it. 4 Prohibited Practices and Security Deposits; General Prohibitions. Amend RSA 540-A:2 to read as follows: 540-A:2 General Prohibition. I. No landlord shall willfully violate a tenant's right to quiet enjoyment of his tenancy or attempt to circumvent lawful procedures for eviction pursuant to RSA 540.

  • 2026 HB1598-FN reference

    the party who did not receive the documents, the court shall continue the hearing for no more than 5 days. [(b)] (d) An award of damages to the plaintiff for the violations of RSA 540-A, breach of warranty of habitability, breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment or any other claim arising out of the facts alleged in the plaintiff's petition. [(c)] (e) For purposes of RSA 540-A:3, IX: (1) When the d

  • 2026 HB1598-FN amend

    ter invalidate a writ of possession that was valid when the plaintiff directed the sheriff to serve it. 4 Prohibited Practices and Security Deposits; General Prohibitions. Amend RSA 540-A:2 to read as follows: 540-A:2 General Prohibition. I. No landlord shall willfully violate a tenant's right to quiet enjoyment of his tenancy or attempt to circumvent lawful procedures for eviction pursuant to RSA 540.

  • 2025 HB2 reference

    a): (1) Actions relating to children under RSA 169-B, RSA 169-C, and RSA 169-D. (2) Domestic violence actions under RSA 173-B. (3) Small claims actions under RSA 503. (4) Landlord/tenant actions under RSA 540, RSA 540-A, RSA 540-B, and RSA 540-C. (5) Stalking actions under RSA 633:3-a II-a.] The supreme court may establish by rule an equitable fee of not less than $25 to be added to a fine whenever a court extends the time fo

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