New Hampshire Security Deposit Demand Letter

New Hampshire gives a landlord 30 days after termination of the tenancy to return a security deposit. Miss it, and the tenant can claim up to 2× the deposit. This letter states that in the statute's own words, with your deadline, days overdue and the amount you can claim already computed. Free preview; $29 for the PDF.

Return deadline

30 days after termination of the tenancy

Penalty for missing it

up to 2× the deposit

Statute

N.H. Rev. Stat. §§ 540-A:7, 540-A:8

Does this statute apply to you?

RSA 540-A:5, I puts some small landlords outside this subdivision altogether: a person who rents a single-family residence and owns no other rental property, or who rents units in an owner-occupied building of 5 units or less, “shall not be considered a ‘landlord’ for the purposes of this subdivision, except for any individual unit in such building which is occupied by a person or persons 60 years of age or older.” Where that exclusion applies, the sections cited here — RSA 540-A:7 and 540-A:8 — do not reach the tenancy, and the lease and common law govern instead. A unit rented to someone 60 or older stays covered even in an exempt building.

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