Howdee everyone,
LSRs, the beginning process for a new bill,
have started to come out for the 2016 season. As we have done for the past few
years we will keep you in touch with what is “coming down the
pike”.
One huge change that has happened in the
past few months relates to a NH Supreme court case this year.
The extremely short version of the case
analysis is that any eviction work out agreement between landlord and tenant
that involves future rent will be denied.
It has often been the case that during an
eviction hearing at court a landlord would offer an agreement where the tenant
would pay weekly rent plus an extra amount to get caught up. If the
tenant did not make the weekly payment the landlord would ask for and receive a
writ of possession with out starting the eviction all over again.
That type of arrangement would involve rents
future to the court date and now will not be allowed.
Both the landlord side and tenant side of
this feel the supreme court decision to be a tragedy and hurts both
sides.
Interestly, we are in communication with
NHLA to cowrite a bill that will fix the situation. It will
be one of our major bills this next legislative season.
For now, it is advised to NOT make any
eviction work out agreements at court.
The supreme court case analysis is located
at
Love & Light,
Nick Norman
Director of Legislative Affairs
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