TITLE LV
PROCEEDINGS IN SPECIAL CASES
Chapter 540-C
VACATION OR RECREATIONAL RENTAL UNITS
Section 540-C:1
540-C:1 Covered Units. –
This chapter shall apply to all dwelling units which are:
I. Rented for recreational or vacation use at least one month out of the year; and
II. Rented for residential purposes by persons who have no other residence, during part or all of the non-recreational or vacation period.
Source. 2006, 312:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.
Section 540-C:2
540-C:2 Lease Required. –
In order to evict an occupant from a dwelling unit covered by this chapter without fulfilling the requirements of RSA 540, the owner or the owner's authorized agent and the tenant shall sign a lease which:
I. States the date by which the tenant shall vacate the premises; and
II. Informs the tenant that if he or she remains on the premises after the expiration of the lease without the written permission of the owner or the owner's authorized agent, the tenant may be removed from the premises by a law enforcement officer without any judicial process.
Source. 2006, 312:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.
Section 540-C:3
540-C:3 Removal Upon Expiration of Lease. –
Any law enforcement officer of this state, upon presentation of the expired lease by the owner or the owner's authorized agent, shall remove the occupants from the dwelling unit. Upon removal the occupants shall be deemed to have abandoned his or her rights of occupancy and the owner may then make such unit available to other occupants.
Source. 2006, 312:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.
Section 540-C:4
540-C:4 Civil Penalty. –
Any person who directs a law enforcement officer to remove a tenant from a dwelling unit covered by this chapter without complying with RSA 540-C:3, or misrepresents to a law enforcement officer that the unit is a covered unit under this chapter shall be liable to any tenant who is involuntarily removed from the unit by the law enforcement officer in an amount equivalent to 3 months rent, plus costs and attorneys fees.
Source. 2006, 312:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.