House Bill 1409 - VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU ATTEND
Where: Room 208 of the Legislative Office Building
Time: Tuesday January 21st at 1:30pm
HOUSE BILL 1409 would expand the law against
discrimination to prohibit housing discrimination against recipients of rental
assistance and victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
SPONSORS:
Rep. Long,
Hills District 42, Manchester
Phone:
(603)668-1037
Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21, Represents:
Durham, Lee, Madbury, Newfields, Newington, Newmarket, and Portsmouth
Phone: (603) 271-3076
ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits housing discrimination against recipients of
rental assistance and victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or
stalking.
Howdee everyone,
At this point we are almost caught
up to the mad rush of new legislation. Last update we gave you the most
critical bills this week. In this update, those bills are repeated plus we have
included info on all the other bills this week
& the ones
already heard last week.
See more info in Summaries & Full Detail for each
category further below. (includes property owner position, contact info, Talking
points, and more).
(to jump right to bill detail, use Control-F,
Find).
Critical Bills:
HB1409,
Anti-discrimination Section 8, Domestic Violence
Title:
expanding the law against discrimination to prohibit housing discrimination
against recipients of rental assistance and victims of domestic violence, sexual
assault, or stalking.
Property Owner Position: Against
HB1274, Quarterly Semi-annual Rent
Title: relative to the quarterly or semi-annual payment of rent.
Property Owner Position: For
HB1275,
Towing Tenant Vehicle
Title: permitting a landlord to tow a
tenant's vehicle under certain circumstances.
Property Owner
Position: For
HB1336, $500 Fine For Failing To
Register Landlord Agent
Title: relative to the landlord's
agent requirement.
Property Owner Position: Against
HB1214, Termination of Tenancy
Title: relative to grounds for termination of tenancy.
Property Owner Position: For
House Status: IN
COMMITTEE
Senate Status: none
This week:
01/21/2014 at 09:00
AM SH 103
SB333,
Level of Response: Not Analyzed
yet
Property Owner Position: Not Analyzed yet
01/21/2014 at 10:30 AM LOB 208
HB1272, Excluding
Fraternity Rental to Member from RSA540.
Level of Response:
LimitedImpact; You Decide
Property Owner Position: LimitedImpact;
You Decide
01/21/2014 at 11:00 AM LOB 208
HB1274, Quarterly Semi-annual Rent
Level of Response:
Attend hearings, Email & Call Legislators
Property Owner
Position: For
01/21/2014 at 11:30 AM LOB 208
HB1275, Towing Tenant Vehicle
Level of Response: Attend
hearings, Email & Call Legislators
Property Owner Position:
For
01/21/2014 at 01:00 PM LOB 208
HB1336, $500 Fine For Failing To Register Landlord Agent
Level of Response: Attend hearings, Email & Call Legislators
Property Owner Position: Against
01/21/2014 at 01:00 PM LOB 206
HB1369, Uniform
Marital Property Act
Level of Response: You Decide
Property Owner Position: You Decide
01/21/2014 at 01:30 PM LOB 208
HB1409,
Anti-discrimination Section 8, Domestic Violence
Level of
Response: Attend hearings, Email & Call Legislators
Property
Owner Position: Against
01/21/2014 at 02:30 PM
LOB 208
HB1214, Termination of Tenancy
Level of
Response: Attend hearings, Email & Call Legislators
Property
Owner Position: For
01/22/2014 at 10:00 AM SH
100
SB315,
Level of Response: Not Analyzed yet
Property Owner Position: Not Analyzed yet
01/23/2014 at 02:00 PM LOB 104
HB1207, Reveal Source
of Legislative Bill
Level of Response: Email Call Legislators
Property Owner Position: For
01/23/2014
at 02:00 PM LOB 101
SB237,
Level of Response:
Not Analyzed yet
Property Owner Position: Not Analyzed yet
Next week:
None scheduled so far
Last week:
01/14/2014 at 09:15
AM SH 103
SB243, Business Profits, Real Estate Transfer Tax
Level of Response: LimitedImpact; You Decide
Property
Owner Position: LimitedImpact; You Decide
01/14/2014 at 02:00 PM LOB 306
HB1594, Condo Manager
License
Level of Response: Email Call Legislators
Property Owner Position: Against
01/15/2014 at 09:30 AM LOB 102
SB223,
Level of Response: Not Analyzed yet
Property Owner
Position: Not Analyzed yet
01/16/2014 at 10:45
AM LOB 302
HB1283, Rights on Revival of Condo Charter
Level of Response: LimitedImpact; You Decide
Property
Owner Position: LimitedImpact; You Decide
01/16/2014 at 01:30 PM LOB 101
SB310, Commercial
Tenant Brewer License
Level of Response: LimitedImpact; You
Decide
Property Owner Position: LimitedImpact; You Decide
Please attend hearings, email or call the committees
as noted above to give them your input on the bills ask them to vote in our
favor.
Further
below is:
Full details on bills above
(Which
includes property owner position, contact info, talking points, and more)
Love & Light,
Nick Norman
RPOA Director of Legislative Affairs
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Full details on bills above:
SB243, Business Profits, Real Estate Transfer Tax
01/14/2014 at 09:15 AM SH 103
Title: relative to the
carry forward of a credit against the business profits tax and relative to
rulemaking concerning the real estate transfer tax.
Summary: This bill clarifies the taxable years for which the business
profits tax credit for business enterprise tax aid may be carried forward. The
bill also allows for rules concerning the real estate transfer tax to include
examples in its rules regarding the transfer tax. This is currently done in IRS
regulations, which makes them easier to understand.
Property Owner Position: LimitedImpact; You Decide
Link to Committee Info:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/Senate/committees/committee_details.aspx?cc=S17
Email to Committee:
To:
andrew.hosmer@leg.state.nh.us; dalas@leg.state.nh.us;
chuck.morse@leg.state.nh.us; bob.odell@leg.state.nh.us;
james.rausch@leg.state.nh.us; ;
Subject: SB243
Link to Bill Text:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2014/SB0243.html
Analysis Stated in Bill:
Talking
Points:
Limited Impact, no talking points developed.
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HB1594, Condo Manager License
01/14/2014 at 02:00 PM LOB 306
Title: requiring
licensure of community association property managers.
Summary: This is a fairly comprehensive bill that establishes a
licensing board, complete with things such as rule making authority, continuing
education requirements, license requirements and the like to regulate property
manager for "Community Associations" The bill defines these associations as "a
residential homeowners’ association in which membership is a condition of
ownership of a lot, parcel, unit, or interest, whether in condominium,
subdivision, or within a planned unit development. “Community association” shall
not include associations of owners of property held under time-share
arrangements."
Since we see our membership as
apartment building owners and not as developers, or owners of multiple houses in
a development that has a community owners association, we feel that the bill
will have little impact upon us. Probably there have been property managers of
such associations that have engaged in such poor behavior that caused this bill
to be submitted. However, we feel in general more bureacracy is always
undesirable.
Property Owner
Position: Against
Link to Committee Info:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/committees/committeedetails.aspx?code=H07
Email to Committee:
To:
~HouseExecutiveDepartmentsandAdministration@leg.state.nh.us
Subject: HB1594
Link to Bill Text:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2014/HB1594.html
Analysis Stated in Bill:
Talking
Points:
This is creating another licensing process and a cost and
time by testing and doing continuing educaction every renewal. There are laws
already in place with the Real Estate department about being a property manager
and having a license to do it. Would this require your employees to get a
license? Simply adding another agency to regulate real-estate. Requiring
employees to get license which adds cost and testing along with annual fees
which go to the state general fund.
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SB223,
01/15/2014 at 09:30 AM LOB 102
Title: authorizing municipalities to enter into contracts for the
private funding and repayment of construction of sewer systems.
Summary:
Property Owner
Position: Not Analyzed yet
Link to Committee Info:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/Senate/committees/committee_details.aspx?cc=S27
Email to Committee:
To:
jeanie.forrester@leg.state.nh.us; bette.lasky@leg.state.nh.us;
NH.Sen.Pierce@gmail.com; nancy.stiles@leg.state.nh.us; dboutin1465@comcast.net;
;
Subject: SB223
Link to Bill Text:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2014/SB0223.html
Analysis Stated in Bill:
Talking
Points:
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HB1283, Rights on
Revival of Condo Charter
01/16/2014 at 10:45 AM LOB 302
Title: relative to a homeowners association's authority to collect
back dues following revival of the association's charter.
Summary: This bill does not directly affect private landlords, unless
the landlord is renting out a condo in a community where there is a home owners
association. Given the limited number of our membership that would be affected
by the bill we leave this to you to decide if it affects you and how is best for
you to respond.
Property Owner Position:
LimitedImpact; You Decide
Link to Committee Info:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/committees/committeedetails.aspx?code=H43
Email to Committee:
To:
~HouseCommerceAndConsumerAffairs@leg.state.nh.us
Subject: HB1283
Link to Bill Text:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2014/HB1283.html
Analysis Stated in Bill:
Talking
Points:
Limited Impact, no talking points developed.
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SB310, Commercial Tenant Brewer
License
01/16/2014 at 01:30 PM LOB 101
Title:
authorizing tenant brewing.
Summary: This bill
establishes a tenant brewer license authorizing the holder to enter into a
partnership with a beverage manufacture to produce or package beer or specialty
beer. For commercial applications.
Property Owner
Position: LimitedImpact; You Decide
Link to
Committee Info:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/Senate/committees/committee_details.aspx?cc=S37
Email to Committee:
To:
jeb.bradley@leg.state.nh.us; casac@worldpath.net; andrew.hosmer@leg.state.nh.us;
NH.Sen.Pierce@gmail.com; andy.sanborn@leg.state.nh.us; ;
Subject:
SB310
Link to Bill Text:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2014/SB0310.html
Analysis Stated in Bill:
Talking
Points:
Limited Impact, no talking points developed.
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SB333,
01/21/2014
at 09:00 AM SH 103
Title: relative to property taxation of
manufactured housing.
Summary: Not Analyzed yet
Property Owner Position: Not Analyzed yet
Link to Committee Info:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/Senate/committees/committee_details.aspx?cc=S17
Email to Committee:
To:
andrew.hosmer@leg.state.nh.us; dalas@leg.state.nh.us;
chuck.morse@leg.state.nh.us; bob.odell@leg.state.nh.us;
james.rausch@leg.state.nh.us; ;
Subject: SB333
Link to Bill Text:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2014/SB0333.html
Analysis Stated in Bill:
Talking
Points:
Not Analyzed yet
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HB1272, Excluding Fraternity Rental to Member from RSA540.
01/21/2014 at 10:30 AM LOB 208
Title: excluding
certain leases by fraternal or social organizations from the definition of
tenancy.
Summary: This is a one line bill that
would exclude residential units owned and rented by a fraternal or social
organization to a member from being a residence under RSA 540.
Property Owner Position: LimitedImpact; You Decide
Link to Committee Info:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/committees/committeedetails.aspx?code=H10
Email to Committee:
To:
~HouseJudiciaryCommittee@leg.state.nh.us
Subject: HB1272
Link to Bill Text:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2014/HB1272.html
Analysis Stated in Bill:
Talking
Points:
Some of our members felt they were against this bill. Why
should these organizations be exempted from the laws we have to follow?
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HB1274, Quarterly Semi-annual
Rent
01/21/2014 at 11:00 AM LOB 208
Title:
relative to the quarterly or semi-annual payment of rent.
Summary: Allows a landlord to enter into a residential lease
requiring a tenant to pay rent either quarterly or semi-annually without
violating the security deposit statute where a landlord can not ask for more
than one month's rent.
We think the bill should
also include a provision that a landlord may accept an offer by a tenant to
prepay more than one month's rent. It rarely happens, but some people when they
receive their tax refund want to pay ahead when they are moving into a new
apartment or over come bad credit or some other application default by prepaying
a large portion of rent. Prepayment of rent should be just that and not
considered a security deposit.
The bill merely
clears up an ambiguity for landlords who want quarterly or semi-annual payments.
We anticipate this only happens with expensive high end rentals, or seasonal
rentals.
Property Owner Position: For
Link to Committee Info:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/committees/committeedetails.aspx?code=H10
Email to Committee:
To:
~HouseJudiciaryCommittee@leg.state.nh.us
Subject: HB1274
Link to Bill Text:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2014/HB1274.html
Analysis Stated in Bill:
Talking
Points:
See Summary & this greatly affects college
communities. In Durham, Dover, Keene, etc., you have landlords routinely taking
a full semester's rent up front. The bill was intended to give them an option
to legally allow this kind of option.
There is also
the situation where someone with bad credit has a tax refund, personal injury
settlement or other lump sum and the landlord might be willing to take a chance
on the tenant if the landlord were permitted to due so under the law.
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HB1275, Towing Tenant Vehicle
01/21/2014 at 11:30 AM LOB 208
Title: permitting a
landlord to tow a tenant's vehicle under certain circumstances.
Summary: Simply it allows a landlord to tow a car in
the circumstances stated in the bill (tow a tenants car if the car is parked in
a place or manner that violates the terms of a written lease or in a fire lane,
or the tenant fails to move the car during snow removal) without violating RSA
540-A:3(III) which states: "No landlord shall willfully seize, hold or
otherwise directly or indirectly deny a tenant access to and possession of such
tenant's property, other than by proper judicial process."
Property Owner Position: For
Link to
Committee Info:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/committees/committeedetails.aspx?code=H10
Email to Committee:
To:
~HouseJudiciaryCommittee@leg.state.nh.us
Subject: HB1275
Link to Bill Text:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2014/HB1275.html
Analysis Stated in Bill:
Talking
Points:
The bill would allow us to protect tenants by having cars
in fire lanes towed or not moved during snow removal, protect our property by
allowing us to tow cars parked improperly, such as on the lawns or walk ways,
and if it is in a lease, cars that are uninspected, unregistered, or being
repaired and possibly left on jacks in a parking lot or blocking or taking up a
tenants reserved parking space. We would like to see language that says that
towing in these cases is at the tenant's expense. Hey maybe we can finally able
to clean up front yard to keep with city ordinances.
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HB1336, $500 Fine For Failing To
Register Landlord Agent
01/21/2014 at 01:00 PM LOB 208
Title: relative to the landlord's agent requirement.
Summary: Imposes a fine of $500 for any landlord who
fails to register a Landlord Agent in the city or town of the property
Property Owner Position: Against
Link to Committee Info:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/committees/committeedetails.aspx?code=H10
Email to Committee:
To:
~HouseJudiciaryCommittee@leg.state.nh.us
Subject: HB1336
Link to Bill Text:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2014/HB1336.html
Analysis Stated in Bill:
Talking
Points:
We need to address this bill and oppose it in its current
form. The bill does not state who enforces it, nor who receives the fine.
Further, if a landlord is new, doesn't even know about this requirement, and
does not register he/she is subject to this expensive fine. That landlord
should be given notice to register by the city or town and a grace period before
being subject to the fine. Should the broker who sells a building to a landlord
be required to inform the landlord of the registration requirement? Should
there be some notice or form at a property closing? Perhaps the City or Town
must be held responsible to notify all property owners of this law.
There have been several attempts to repeal this
Landlord Agent requirement. Many towns do not even know the requirement exists.
This is a crazy fine for a law that should not even exist.
Lastly, if this should go through the fine is way too expensive and
should be $50, then $100, the cap at $200 on some type of time line to
respond.
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HB1369, Uniform
Marital Property Act
01/21/2014 at 01:00 PM LOB 206
Title: adopting the Uniform Marital Property Act.
Summary: This bill would have New Hampshire adopt the Uniform
Property Act probably drafted by a committee who proposes such legislation for
the country as a whole.
Property Owner Position:
You Decide
Link to Committee Info:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/committees/committeedetails.aspx?code=H37
Email to Committee:
To: 0
Subject: HB1369
Link to Bill Text:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2014/HB1369.html
Analysis Stated in Bill:
Talking
Points:
The purpose of uniform codes is that all states that adopt
the act have almost the same laws in that area of the law. For commercial
transactions, this is very important. Martial property laws have varied from
state to state in the past.
Much of what is in
this bill is the law in the State of New Hampshire. For instance, the division
of a pension in a divorce follows the law that was developed by the Courts in
deciding cases. The bill also follows the general principal that all marital
property is to be divided equally upon a divorce but the trial court has the
power to make an unequal division based upon certain factors set forth in
another statute.
The bill is far to complicated to
provide a short and comprehensive summary. Further, to accurately explain how
the bill changes New Hampshire law will require the analysis of someone who has
knowledge of current marital property laws which we don’t have.
The bill is very important to people who are involved
in divorces, fights between spouses regarding the gifting or management of
assets, probate, and other property division matters between spouses.
NH has not been a "community property" state. I don't
know if this would force NH into a "community property". Would it prohibit the
legal functioning of prenuptual and co-habitation agreements?
Many questions need to be answered here. If you believe this affects
you please get involved.
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HB1409, Anti-discrimination Section 8, Domestic Violence
01/21/2014 at 01:30 PM LOB 208
Title: expanding the
law against discrimination to prohibit housing discrimination against recipients
of rental assistance and victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or
stalking.
Summary: Proposed and drafted by NHLA
(tenant advocates) expanding the law against discrimination to prohibit housing
discrimination against recipients of rental assistance (any kind of assistance
including Section 8) and any one who claims to be a victim of domestic violence,
sexual assault, or stalking. Note: merely making an unverified call to the
police or violence center would constitute some one now in a protected class.
Property Owner Position: Against
Link to Committee Info:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/committees/committeedetails.aspx?code=H10
Email to Committee:
To:
~HouseJudiciaryCommittee@leg.state.nh.us
Subject: HB1409
Link to Bill Text:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2014/HB1409.html
Analysis Stated in Bill: This bill prohibits housing discrimination
against recipients of rental assistance and victims of domestic violence, sexual
assault, or stalking.
Talking Points:
WE NEED EVERYONE TO SHOW UP AND OPPOSE THIS BILL. MARK YOUR CALENDARS
AND BE THERE!
1/21/14 1:30pm LOB 208.
This bill makes two significant changes by adding two distinct and
separate categories to RSA 354-A.
First addition to
the protected classes (protected from discrimination) is any person who has
merely reported to law enforcement, a victim’s violence center, or obtained a
temporary or permanent protective order.
The
second addition to RSA 354-A the protected classes (protected from
discrimination) is for people who receive rental assistance..
We met with NHLA about this bill and were told two of the reasons
NHLA put forward the bill are:
1. NHLA was told that people in
these classes have difficulty finding apartments. However, NHLA has not provided
any statistics to back this up. Further people have 60 days to locate an
apartment that can be extended up to 120 days. If they work as hard at finding
an apartment as the members of the legislature do during a session they should
be able to locate an apartment within the allotted time frames.
We were told the victims of domestic violence
sometimes have trouble getting apartments because they come with bad landlord
references.
2. The second reason is that NHLA feels
all tenants should be able to live where they want (despite their bad landlord
references) and that these classes of tenants would have a better chance of
improving theirs situations if they could live in better areas.
Note that rental assistance vouchers have rental
amount limits as to how much can be spent on rent.
Does this mean
that all public housing that concentrates poor people in one project should be
eliminated?
Notice that non-profit agencies are
exempt. Why?
There are so many problems with this
bill it is crazy. Here goes a listing of some.
1. Abusing the
system by tenants
To obtain this protection against discrimination
one would merely need to report abuse to any law enforcement officer or a
violence center. Making a lie to a victims violence center is not a crime,.
Many people have no problem not telling the police the truth to get what they
want, or filing a false affidavit to obtain a temporary order. Just reporting
the domestic violence or stalking is enough. There is no judicial review or any
determination of truth to obtain this protection. It is easy to abuse the good
intentions of the bill to the detriment of the landlords.
Many times at an apartment couples are arguing and the police are
called. Now that arguing couple is a protected class and you can’t evict because
an agency was called. This is really poorly written and will create another
opportunity for a professional tenant to get away without paying rent. A
landlord should be able to evict if there is a problem tenant. If the abuser
keeps coming back and starting an augment the landlord and neighboring tenants
will be stuck with the problem tenant and lose the good law abiding ones because
of this law. A “professional” tenant could make good money here.
2. Perpetrators allowed back in by victim.
Second: many times the victims allow the perpetrator into the new
apartment. Other tenants to be in danger if new tenant who is victim of DV lets
abuser back into their living space. What if one of the tenants are harmed by
the perpetrator. Can the landlord now be held some how liable because the
landlord could not do anything to eliminate the perpetrator?
If
this happens, landlords have limited ability to evict unless they are witnesses
to new abuse or disturbance of the peace. The eviction requires a 30 days
notice plus all the time the courts take so it could take 2 to 3 months at a
minimum to evict the perpetrator. Mean time all the other tenants in the
building who are subject to the fights, generally are reluctant to call police,
and may move on account of the continued problem. Now the landlord is only left
with the troubled unit and will likely have trouble rerenting because of the
troublesome unit.
Ultimately we need to stop this
bill entirely. If the bill moves forward, it needs to provide safeguards
against abuse of the protections for victims, and needs to provide a way for a
landlord to have the perpetrator removed quickly from the rented unit if the
perpetrator was not on the lease or rental agreement, or a tenant. Only victims
who have obtained a permanent order and have maintained the order should have
this protection.
3. Section 8 tenants are more
costly for landlords although landlords by HUD rules can not charge more for
them.
a. more paper work. The Section 8 lease and contract is
very large with an extreme number of clauses. Does this mean you have to except
all the provisions that this government body dreams up and the landlord as no
control over.
b. must take time for initial inspection
c. annual inspections
d. annual financial reviews
of the tenants if not more often, which changes the amount paid by the housing
authority and the tenant. Increases bookkeeping time and chances of errors.
e. More regulations, and different standards such as with lead
paint renovations which would now have to meet more stringent HUD rules.
Did you know that having a housing assistance tenant forces you to
follow HUD RRP rules instead of EPA RRP rules. The HUD rules are more
restrictive and expense to follow which will absolutely increase your expenses
and create more vacancy.
f. Need housing authority approval to
raise rents, and there are limitations on rent increases based upon what is
allowed by HUD
g. Sec 8 is funded by what has been a
disfuctional Congress. Who knows what they will continue to fund.
h Landlords should not be forced to have too many sec 8 tenants, if
funding is reduced the landlord could face fancial ruin.
i. This will open all our rental properties to having to be up to
government (HUD) codes including at least annual inspections, not just current
building code.
The bill gives people on sec 8 &
any type of housing assistance greater rights than people who work and pay rent
from their paychecks.
4. Limited ability to screen
new tenants.
This will force you to accept Section 8 tenants. You
will not be allowed to deny some one your apartment if they have bad landlord
references or bad credit if those references and credit are "caused" by the
domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Maybe this could be stretched
to say the reasons that cause a tenant to be eligible for Section 8 are the
reasons for their bad credit. If so landlords could not refuse a Section 8
tenant because of their bad credit. Could that be extended to say the could not
be refuse because of bad past rental payments.
5.
More legal battles to fight.
It happens often that a landlord who
never had any intent to discriminate winds up spending hours and hours and
thousands of dollars in an effort to convince an investigator of their
innocence. How could you know that some one is a victim of domestic violence
or if they have reported domestic violence or verify of these? What does that
mean? To be safe from a descrimination lawsuit a landlord must simply accept
anybody? This could easily open up many “frivolous” lawsuits against
landlords.
6. Potential issues with property
insurance
Some insurance company want to know what % of the
building is Section 8. Would we have to pay higher premiums?
This is a terrible bill for landlords. There is so much to talk
about here that it will take us a while to put together all the notes required.
We are even still collecting and summarizing notes against the bill.
Stay tuned and show up for this hearing.
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HB1214, Termination of Tenancy
01/21/2014 at 02:30 PM LOB 208
Title: relative to
grounds for termination of tenancy.
Summary: Allows
a landlord to evict a tenant based upon the expiration of a lease or the
rightful termination of the term of the lease or rental agreement.
Property Owner Position: For
Link to Committee Info:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/committees/committeedetails.aspx?code=H10
Email to Committee:
To:
~HouseJudiciaryCommittee@leg.state.nh.us
Subject: HB1214
Link to Bill Text:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2014/HB1214.html
Analysis Stated in Bill:
Talking
Points:
Surrounding states have this already as law. A lease is a
contract – by law it has to have a beginning and an end date. The tenant can
have the end date as the last day, the landlord should have that option as
well.
It is a short one line bill that would
overrule the NH Supreme Court case that says that Landlords have to have a valid
reason to evict a tenant, as set for the RSA 540:2.
There are many instances where we need to evict a problematic tenant
where it can be difficult to prove the facts needed to evict. For instance the
loud bully who other tenants do not want to testify against. (How about the
member of a motor cycle gang, not club, but gang.) If this bill passes, we could
evict that tenant without involving other residents of the building.
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SB315,
01/22/2014
at 10:00 AM SH 100
Title: establishing the board of building
officials.
Summary: Not Analyzed yet
Property Owner Position: Not Analyzed yet
Link to Committee Info:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/Senate/committees/committee_details.aspx?cc=S06
Email to Committee:
To:
sharon.carson@leg.state.nh.us; john.reagan111@gmail.com;
donna.soucy@leg.state.nh.us; david.watters@leg.state.nh.us; casac@worldpath.net;
;
Subject: SB315
Link to Bill Text:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2014/SB0315.html
Analysis Stated in Bill:
Talking
Points:
Not Analyzed yet
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HB1207, Reveal Source of Legislative Bill
01/23/2014
at 02:00 PM LOB 104
Title: relative to identification of the
source of legislative bill proposals.
Summary:
Requires the office of Legislative Services or a member of the legislature to
disclose the source of a model act in the bill's analysis.
Property Owner Position: For
Link to
Committee Info:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/committees/committeedetails.aspx?code=H12
Link to Bill Text:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2014/HB1207.html
Analysis Stated in Bill:
Talking
Points:
We think this is a good idea, so that everyone who follows
legislation has this disclosure. This bill requires the identification of a
private organization responsible for distributing a model act used by a
legislator to propose legislation, as provided by the legislation’s prime
sponsor or as identified by a third party.
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SB237,
01/23/2014
at 02:00 PM LOB 101
Title: relative to local land use board
hearing notice to condominium owners.
Summary: Not
Analyzed yet
Property Owner Position: Not Analyzed
yet
Link to Committee Info:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/Senate/committees/committee_details.aspx?cc=S37
Email to Committee:
To:
jeb.bradley@leg.state.nh.us; casac@worldpath.net; andrew.hosmer@leg.state.nh.us;
NH.Sen.Pierce@gmail.com; andy.sanborn@leg.state.nh.us; ;
Subject:
SB237
Link to Bill Text:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2014/SB0237.html
Analysis Stated in Bill:
Talking
Points:
Not Analyzed yet
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