New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, Chapter 540 — Actions Against Tenants
New Hampshire landlord-tenant eviction procedure: grounds for eviction, notice and demand requirements, possessory actions in district court, tenant defenses, and post-judgment writ of possession process. 43 sections (including 3 repealed stubs).
Provisions (43)
§ 540:1
Tenancies, Nature of.
§ 540:10
Repealed by 1985, 249:10, II, eff. Aug. 6, 1985.
§ 540:11
Termination by Lessee.
§ 540:11-a
Termination by Members of the Armed Services.
§ 540:11-b
Termination of Lease by Tenant Due to Domestic Violence.
§ 540:12
Possessory Action.
§ 540:13
Writ; Service; Discovery; Record; Default.
§ 540:13-a
Defense to Retaliation.
§ 540:13-b
Evidence of Intent to Retaliate.
§ 540:13-c
Discretionary Stay Dependent on Payment of Rent.
§ 540:13-d
Defenses to Violations of Fitness.
§ 540:13-e
Infestation of Bed Bugs: Liability for Costs of Remediation.
§ 540:14
Judgment.
§ 540:15
Neglect to Enter, etc.
§ 540:16
General Issue.
§ 540:16-a
Hearsay Exception.
§ 540:17
Plea of Title, Recognizance.
§ 540:18
Effect of Plea, etc.
§ 540:19
Neglect to Recognize.
§ 540:1-a
Definitions.
§ 540:1-b
Landlord's Agent Required.
§ 540:1-c
Penalty.
§ 540:2
Termination of Tenancy.
§ 540:20
Appeal.
§ 540:21
Repealed by 1995, 277:26, III, eff. Aug. 19, 1995.
§ 540:22
Neglect to Enter Appeal.
§ 540:23
Plaintiff's Damages.
§ 540:24
Recognizance, by Plaintiff.
§ 540:25
Recognizance, by Defendant.
§ 540:26
Other Remedies.
§ 540:27
Landlord's Grantee.
§ 540:28
Lease Provisions.
§ 540:28-a
Snow and Ice Removal in Tenancies.
§ 540:29
Conflict of Laws.
§ 540:3
Eviction Notice.
§ 540:30
Unauthorized Practice of Law; Exception; Certain Employees and Members of Limited Liability Companies, Corporations, or Partnerships.
§ 540:4
Demand.
§ 540:5
Service of Demand and Eviction Notice.
§ 540:6
Repealed by 1985, 249:10, I, eff. Aug. 6, 1985.
§ 540:7
Demand of Rent.
§ 540:8
Time of.
§ 540:9
Payment After Notice.
§ 540:9-a