HB 227 - AS INTRODUCED
2021 SESSION
21-0301
10/11
HOUSE BILL 227
AN ACT relative to termination of tenancy at the expiration of the tenancy or lease term.
SPONSORS: Rep. Lynn, Rock. 7
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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ANALYSIS
This bill adds the expiration of the term of the lease or tenancy if over 6 months as grounds for
an eviction.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
 HB 227 - AS INTRODUCED
21-0301
10/11
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
AN ACT relative to termination of tenancy at the expiration of the tenancy or lease term.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 1 New Subparagraph; Termination of Tenancy; Expiration of Term. Amend RSA 540:2, II by
2 inserting after subparagraph (g) the following new subparagraph:
3 (h) For a lease or tenancy the original term of which is 6 months or longer, or for a lease
4 or tenancy the term of which is less than 6 months but which has been renewed for a total period of
5 6 months or longer, the expiration of the term of the lease or tenancy.
6 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.


Statutes affected:
Introduced: 540:2
latest version: 540:2