New Hampshire Tenant Harassment Laws
New Hampshire prohibits self-help tactics by landlords under RSA 540-A:3 — including locking out tenants, cutting utilities, or removing their belongings without a court order.
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Key Rules
- Self Help Prohibited
- Lockouts, utility shutoffs, and removal of belongings without court order are prohibited
- Remedies
- Tenant may seek injunction and actual damages; court may also award attorney's fees
- Retaliation Prohibited
- Courts have recognized retaliatory eviction as a defense
- Quiet Enjoyment
- Implied covenant of quiet enjoyment in all tenancies
Applicable Statutes
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 540-A:3
Prohibited landlord acts: it is unlawful for a landlord to interrupt utility services, remove a tenant's belongings, or lock a tenant out of the unit without court process.
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