New Hampshire Statutes

In New Hampshire, landlord-tenant relationships are governed by RSA Chapter 540 – Actions Against Tenants and RSA Chapter 540-A – Rental Practices. These laws regulate leases, eviction processes, landlord access, and tenant protections, including anti-retaliation and domestic violence provisions. The law also requires proper notice before eviction or rent increases. Each section is outlined and linked below.

N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540:1-a – Definitions
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540-A:5(I) – Definitions
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540-A:5 – Definitions
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540-A:6(I)(a) – Procedure
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540-A:6(I)(b) – Procedure
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540-A:6(IV) – Procedure
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540-A:6 (II)(a) and (IV)(a) – Procedure
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540-A:6(IV)(b) – Procedure
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540-A:6(I)(c) – Procedure
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540-A:7(I) – Return of Security Deposit
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540-A:7(II) – Return of Security Deposit
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540-A:8 – Remedies
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540:9 – Payment after notice
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540:1 – Tenancies, nature of
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540:2(IV) – Termination of tenancy
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540:2(VII) – Termination of tenancy
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540:2(VII)(a) – Termination of tenancy
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540:2(VII)(b) – Termination of tenancy
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540:3(II) – Eviction Notice
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540-A:3(I) – Prohibition on Utility Shut-offs
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540-A:3(V) – Required Notice Before Entry
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540-A:3(II) – Prohibition on Lockouts
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540-A:3(IV) – Emergency Entry Allowed without Notice
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540-A:3(V-a) – Infestations & Pest Treatment
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540-A:3(VII) – Abandonment of Personal Property
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540-A:2 – General Prohibition
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540:13 – Writ; Service; Discovery; Record; Default
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540:13-a – Defense to retaliation
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540:13-b – Evidence of Intent to Retaliate
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540:13-d – Defenses to Violations of Fitness
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 503:1 – Small Claim Defined
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 508:4 – Personal actions
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 358-A:10 – Private actions
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 48-A:14 – Minimum Standards Established
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 638:4(III) – Issuing bad checks
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 638:4(IV) – Issuing bad checks