New Hampshire § 540-C-2 - Section 540-C:2 Lease Required.
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§ 540-C-2. Section 540-C:2 Lease Required.
In order to evict an occupant from a dwelling unit covered by this chapter without fulfilling the requirements of RSA 540, the owner or the owner's authorized agent and the tenant shall sign a lease which: I. States the date by which the tenant shall vacate the premises; and II. Informs the tenant that if he or she remains on the premises after the expiration of the lease without the written permission of the owner or the owner's authorized agent, the tenant may be removed from the premises by a law enforcement officer without any judicial process.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 540-C-2 ("Section 540-C:2 Lease Required.") 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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