This bill amends existing zoning laws to prohibit any city, town, village district, or county from adopting or enforcing ordinances that limit the number of occupants in a dwelling unit to fewer than two occupants per bedroom. Additionally, it bars the adoption of zoning ordinances that discriminate based on familial, non-familial, or marital status among occupants, which includes provisions that could affect college students. The bill emphasizes that these restrictions do not interfere with the enforcement of state building or fire codes.

The new legal language inserted into the law includes a specific prohibition against ordinances that restrict occupancy based on the number of occupants per bedroom and against discrimination based on relationships among occupants. The bill does not include any deletions from current law but introduces a new paragraph (VIII) to RSA 674:16, outlining these prohibitions. The act is set to take effect 60 days after its passage.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 674:16