Bill Text: NH HB173 | 2011 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relative to service of process on commercial tenants.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-27 - House Signed By Governor 06/27/2011; Effective 01/01/2012; Chapter 0208 [HB173 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2011-HB173-Enrolled.html
HB 173 – VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
05/25/11 1979s
2011 SESSION
06/05
HOUSE BILL 173
AN ACT relative to service of process on commercial tenants.
SPONSORS: Rep. Jasper, Hills 27; Rep. Stepanek, Hills 6; Sen. Boutin, Dist 16
This bill permits demand for rent and eviction notices to be served at commercial properties.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
05/25/11 1979s
11-0648
06/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven
AN ACT relative to service of process on commercial tenants.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Service of Demand and Eviction Notice. Amend RSA 540:5, I to read as follows:
I. Any notice of a demand for rent or an eviction notice may be served by any person and may be served upon the tenant personally or left at his or her last and usual place of abode. In the case of commercial rental property, service of process may be made at such property provided that a copy of the demand for rent or eviction notice shall be sent by certified mail to the commercial tenant at his or her last known legal address or, for non-residents, pursuant to RSA 510:4. Proof of service must be shown by a true and attested copy of the notice accompanied by an affidavit of service, but the affidavit need not be sworn under oath. A notice of a demand for rent shall be sufficient if served upon the tenant at any time after the rent becomes due and prior to or simultaneously with the service of an eviction notice.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2012.