HB 1336 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
13Mar2014… 0372h
2014 SESSION
05/10
HOUSE BILL 1336
AN ACT relative to the landlord’s agent requirement.
This bill enables municipalities to fine landlords who do not provide the city or town clerk with contact information for an agent authorized to accept service on behalf of the owner of the property.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
13Mar2014… 0372h
14-2551
05/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen
AN ACT relative to the landlord’s agent requirement.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Landlord’s Agent Required. Amend RSA 540:1-b by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:
V. A municipality may, pursuant to its bylaws or ordinances, establish and collect a $500 fine for the failure of an owner of restricted property to comply with the requirements of this section. 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2015.