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A New Hampshire lease agreement is a written agreement between a landlord and a tenant. It specifies which property is being leased and how it may be used. It also outlines the duties of both the landlord and the tenant.
The most commonly used New Hampshire lease agreements include a standard (yearly) residential lease, a month-to-month lease, a lease to own agreement, a roommate agreement, a subleasing agreement, and a commercial lease agreement.
Generally, a standard New Hampshire lease agreement is good for 12 months. Since it’s the most commonly used residential lease, we’re going to look at the information you need to write your own. New Hampshire Legal Aid provides excellent information that tenants should know.
Remember that the document must be dated and signed by the named parties for it to be legal.
Under state law, New Hampshire lease agreements must provide certain disclosures. That includes a move-in checklist and a receipt for the security deposit. The purpose of the move-in checklist is so that the tenant can verify the condition of the property and request repairs within 5 days of moving in. The security deposit receipt must state the amount of money the tenant gave as a security deposit and the name of the bank where the security deposit will be held.
The landlord must provide reasonable notice to tenants before entering the property for non-emergency reasons.
The landlord may not request more than one month of rent for a security deposit. The security deposit must be returned to the tenant within 30 days unless the tenant and the landlord shared the property. If they shared it, the security deposit must be returned within 20 days.
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