Title XVII, Housing and Redevelopment

If the court appoints a receiver pursuant to RSA 205-A:17, III, the receiver shall have such powers and duties as the court shall determine including the right to: I. Collect rents from every manufactured housing resident who is renting a lot in the park. II. Disburse the rent co…

I. Manufactured housing which is installed in compliance with this chapter shall be exempt from all state or local standards or regulations which regulate the same matters. II. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to amend or repeal the provisions of RSA 31:116, relative to…

The board may seek and receive funds from the federal government and other public or private sources to further activities under this chapter.

If the court finds that a tenant or a park owner has filed a frivolous petition for the purpose of harassing the other party, it shall assess the court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees against the petitioner.

No person shall sell at retail a new prefabricated or presite built home in this state without a written manufacturer's warranty to the buyer which shall include the following terms: I. That such home is free from any substantial defects in materials or workmanship in the structu…

Any housing authority now or hereafter established pursuant to RSA 203, may carry out any work or undertaking (hereafter called a "redevelopment project"): (1) to acquire blighted areas, which are hereby defined as areas (including slum areas) with buildings or improvements which…

No person who owns or operates a manufactured housing park shall: I. Require any person as a precondition to renting, leasing or otherwise occupying a space for manufactured housing in a manufactured housing park to pay an entrance or other fee in an amount greater than the equiv…

I. All modular buildings and building components ordered on or after the date one year after the effective date of RSA 155-A:2 shall comply with the modular building code and the state fire code. II. All modular buildings and building components bearing a label of certification p…

I. There is hereby created an installation standards board consisting of 9 members appointed by the governor and council as follows: (a) One installer of manufactured housing, nominated by the New Hampshire Manufactured Housing Association. (b) One structural engineer or architec…

Any housing authority now or hereafter established pursuant to RSA 203 may carry out as a redevelopment project or as a part of a redevelopment project, any work or undertaking to remove, prevent or reduce blight, blighting factors, or the cause of blight in blighted areas and in…

Any housing authority now or hereafter established pursuant to RSA 203 may carry out as a redevelopment project or as a part of a redevelopment project in any area in which a redevelopment project is determined to be necessary by a housing authority, any work or undertaking to de…

The board shall be authorized, pursuant to RSA 541-A, to adopt rules relative to: I. The establishment of uniform manufactured housing installation standards. II. The design and content of all forms and applications required under this chapter. III. The application procedure for …

The remedies provided in this subdivision are in addition to and not in derogation of any other remedies which may be available to an injured party at common law or by statute.

I. No manufactured housing park owner shall make a final unconditional acceptance of any offer for the sale or transfer of a manufactured housing park without first giving 60 days' notice: (a) To each tenant: (1) That the owner intends to sell the manufactured housing park; and (…

I. The owner of a manufactured housing park who sells or transfers a park and willfully fails to comply with RSA 205-A:21 shall be liable to the tenants in the amount of $10,000 or 10 percent of the total sales price. The total of damages to all tenants, in the aggregate, shall n…

Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 205-A:21, the owner of a manufactured housing park shall not be required to give notice to the tenants if: I. A bank, mortgage company, or any other mortgagee has foreclosed on the park and said mortgagee: (a) Is selling the park at a foreclo…

I. A park owner may, as shall be appropriate under the circumstances, record in the registry of deeds of the county in which the park is located an affidavit in which the park owner certifies that: (a) The park owner has complied with the requirements of RSA 205-A:21. (b) The sal…

In undertaking such redevelopment projects a housing authority shall have all the rights, powers, privileges and immunities that such authority has under the housing authorities law, RSA 203, and any other provision of law relating to slum clearance and housing projects for perso…

A tenancy in a manufactured housing park may be terminated by a manufactured housing park owner or operator upon giving notice in writing to the tenant in the manner prescribed by RSA 540:5 and by first class mail, to remove from the premises within a period of not less than: I. …

The warranty provided in RSA 205-B:2 shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any other right or privilege which the buyer may have as otherwise provided by law. The seller or manufacturer shall not require the buyer to waive his rights under this chapter and any waiver s…

No person shall sell, lease, or install for use in this state any modular building or building component manufactured after July 24, 1992, unless such building or building component bears a label of certification issued by the department.

The duties of the board shall be to: I. Assure compliance with the Federal Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standard, including compliance with the standard as amended by the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000, Public Law 106-569. II. Establish uniform manuf…

In undertaking redevelopment projects pursuant to this chapter, a housing authority shall have the power to take real property by eminent domain. The power of eminent domain shall be used only for the purpose of acquiring real property that will be put to public use, as defined i…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in this chapter, "public use" means: I. (a) The possession, occupation, and enjoyment of real property by the general public or governmental entities; (b) The acquisition of any interest in real property necessary to the…

I. In the event of any resale of a resident owned community (ROC) unit or any interest therein by any person other than the declarant, the prospective unit owner shall have the right to obtain from the ROC owners' association, prior to the contract date of the disposition, the fo…

After the effective date of this section, a tenancy may be terminated by a park owner or operator pursuant to this chapter only for one or more of the following reasons: I. Nonpayment of rent, utility charges, or reasonable incidental service charges; provided that no action for …

Any action instituted by a buyer for failure of a manufacturer to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall allow for the recovery of court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.

An authority shall not initiate any redevelopment project under this chapter until the governing body (or agency designated by it or empowered by law so to act) of each city or town (hereinafter called "municipalities") in which any of the area to be covered by said project is si…

I. This chapter shall apply to the installation of all new and relocated manufactured housing that is used as a residential dwelling, except as provided in paragraph II. II. The following manufactured housing sites are exempt from this chapter; provided that such housing sites ar…

The commissioner shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to: I. Requirements for approval of third party inspection agencies by the department. II. Requirements for approved third party inspection agency certification of the manufacturing facilities of any person who engages i…

I. Any person who loans money secured by a lien on manufactured housing owned by a tenant in a manufactured housing park may give written notice of such lien to the park owner or operator and shall become an eligible lienholder for purposes of this section by giving such notice. …

Any area certified by the governing body of a city or town to be in need of redevelopment or rehabilitation as a result of a flood, fire, hurricane, earthquake, storm, or other catastrophe respecting which the governor of the state has certified the need for disaster assistance u…

An authority may, with the approval of the governing body (or agency designated by it or empowered by law so to act) of the municipality in which the real property lies, and prior to the approval of a redevelopment plan for a redevelopment project including such real property, (1…

Any municipality may, in addition to the cooperation provided in RSA 203:23, authorize financing for any redevelopment project as provided in paragraphs I and II and may enter into an agreement with an authority relating to one or more redevelopment projects, which need not be co…

I. The department may issue a label of certification to modular buildings or building components that have been certified by an agency of the federal government or component authority within another state, if the department finds that such certification is granted on the basis of…

The manufactured housing park owner or operator shall specify in the notice required by this chapter the reason for the termination of any tenancy in such manufactured housing park.

The authority may make land in a redevelopment project available for use by private enterprise or public agencies in accordance with the redevelopment plan. Such land may be made available at its use value, which represents the value (whether expressed in terms of rental or capit…

I. The local enforcement agency, or if there is no local enforcement agency, the board or the board's designee, shall: (a) Conduct appropriate inspections to ensure compliance throughout the state with installation practices consistent with the provisions of this chapter and rule…

Any property which the authority leases to private individuals or corporations for development under a redevelopment plan shall have the same tax status as if such leased property were owned by such private individuals or corporations.

I. A manufactured housing park owner or operator shall fully disclose in writing all terms and conditions of the tenancy including rental, utility and service charges, prior to entering into a rental agreement with a prospective tenant. No charges so disclosed may be increased by…

The commissioner shall by rule establish fees to defray the costs of administering this chapter. Such rules shall specify fees for the certification of third party inspection agencies by the department; certification of manufacturing facilities by approved third party inspection …

An authority may borrow money or accept contributions from the federal government to assist in its undertaking redevelopment projects. An authority may do any and all things necessary or desirable to secure such financial aid (including obligating itself in any contract with the …

No owner or operator of a manufactured housing park shall require as a security or damage deposit an amount greater than one month's rent. Said deposit shall be held or disposed of by said owner or operator in compliance with the provisions of RSA 477:48.

No person shall install any manufactured house subject to the provisions of this chapter without first obtaining a license from the board as required by this chapter.

I. The department shall investigate or cause to be investigated all complaints made to it alleging noncompliance with the requirements of this chapter. II. Where the department finds that a manufacturer, modular building, or building component does not conform to the requirements…

Bonds or other obligations issued by a housing authority in connection with a redevelopment project pursuant to this chapter shall be security for public deposits and legal investments to the same extent and for the same persons, institutions, associations, corporations, and othe…