New Hampshire § 48-A-11 - Section 48-A:11 Minimum Standards; Barring the Use or Occupancy; Violations and Punishment.
Full text of New Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 48-A-11 — Section 48-A:11 Minimum Standards; Barring the Use or Occupancy; Violations and Punishment., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 48-A-11. Section 48-A:11 Minimum Standards; Barring the Use or Occupancy; Violations and Punishment.
Any municipality may (by ordinance adopted by its governing body): I. Prescribe minimum standards for the use and occupancy of dwellings throughout the municipality; II. Prevent the use or occupancy of any dwelling which is injurious to the public health, safety, or welfare. III. Enact, in the sections of their housing codes dealing with infestations of insects, provisions directed at the unique problems posed by infestations of bed bugs, provided that such provisions are no less protective of the residents of dwelling units in which bed bug infestations are found than are the provisions dealing with infestations of other kinds of insects.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 48-A-11 cover?
Section 48-A-11 ("Section 48-A:11 Minimum Standards; Barring the Use or Occupancy; Violations and Punishment.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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