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RSA 540:9-a · Payment by Voucher and Application of Rents Paid by a Municipality

Title
LV: PROCEEDINGS IN SPECIAL CASES
Chapter
540 · ACTIONS AGAINST TENANTS
Status
current
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540:9-a Payment by Voucher and Application of Rents Paid by a Municipality. –

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I.

Any rental payment or partial rental payment tendered by the tenant in the form of a written promise to pay on behalf of the tenant by the state, a county or a municipality of this state, or a payment by any organization which disburses federal or state funds, and any application by a municipality of amounts owed to it by a landlord pursuant to RSA 165:4-a, shall constitute payment by the tenant of the amount represented in the voucher, and of any amount applied by a municipality to delinquent balances of the landlord; provided, that this section shall not be construed to obligate a landlord to accept partial rental payments.

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II.

In any eviction based on non-payment of rent, it shall be an affirmative defense that:

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(a)

The tenant tendered timely payment pursuant to paragraph I, and such payment was refused; or

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The tenant could have tendered timely payment pursuant to paragraph I had the landlord provided ordinary and reasonable verification of rental information requested by the agency. Source. 1988, 100:2. 1992, 184:3. 2000, 48:1. 2006, 192:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007. 2007, 153:1, eff. Aug. 17, 2007. 2021, 152:2, Pt. I, Sec. 2, eff. July 23, 2021.

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Source. 1988, 100:2. 1992, 184:3. 2000, 48:1. 2006, 192:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007. 2007, 153:1, eff. Aug. 17, 2007. 2021, 152:2, Pt. I, Sec. 2, eff. July 23, 2021.

Source history

  • 1988, 100:2
  • 1992, 184:3
  • 2000, 48:1
  • 2006, 192:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007
  • 2007, 153:1, eff. Aug. 17, 2007
  • 2021, 152:2, Pt. I, Sec. 2, eff. July 23, 2021

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