2013 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title LV - PROCEEDINGS IN SPECIAL CASES
Chapter 540 - ACTIONS AGAINST TENANTS
Section 540:1-a - Definitions.

    540:1-a Definitions. – In this chapter:
    I. "Nonrestricted property'' means all real property rented for nonresidential purposes and the following real property rented for residential purposes:
       (a) Single-family houses, if the owner of such a house does not own more than 3 single-family houses at any one time.
       (b) Rental units in an owner-occupied building containing a total of 4 dwelling units or fewer.
       (c) [Repealed.]
       (d) Single-family houses acquired by banks or other mortgagees through foreclosure.
    II. "Restricted property'' means all real property rented for residential purposes, except those properties listed in paragraph I.
    III. "Rental unit'' means a suite of one or more rooms located within a single building rented by the owner to one or more individuals living in common for nontransient residential purposes.
    IV. The term "tenant'' or "tenancy'' shall not include occupants or occupancy in the following places and the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:
       (a) Rooms in rooming or boarding houses which are rented to transient guests for fewer than 90 consecutive days. For purposes of this subparagraph, if the owner of the facility directs the occupant to move from one room to another in the same rooming or boarding house, or directs the occupant to move from one of the owner's rooming or boarding houses to another, the 90-day period for computing consecutive days of occupancy shall not be broken. Consecutive days of occupancy shall not include a voluntary move from one room to another if the move was made at the request of the occupant after the occupant has been notified of the exemption from tenancy under this subparagraph. Such request shall be in writing and shall include the following statement:
       "I request a move from ________________ to _______________. I have received a copy of RSA 540:1-a, IV(a) and understand that any time I spent in the first room shall not apply toward the 90 consecutive days of occupancy required for tenancy under RSA 540.''
       (b) Rooms in hotels, motels, inns, tourist homes and other dwellings rented for recreational or vacation use.
       (c) Rooms in student dormitories, nursing homes, hospitals and any other facilities licensed under RSA 151 or certified under RSA 126-A, convents, monasteries, asylums, or group homes.
       (d) A single-family home in which the occupant has no lease, which is the primary and usual residence of the owner.
       (e) Residential real estate under RSA 540-B.
       (f) Vacation or recreational rental units under RSA 540-C.

Source. 1985, 249:1. 2001, 277:1. 2006, 312:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2007. 2010, 203:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2011. 2013, 61:3, eff. June 6, 2013; 253:1, eff. July 24, 2013.