Skip to main content
DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Richard Horton & a. v. David Clemens & a. (2020)

Citation
Richard Horton & a. v. David Clemens & a. (2020)
Parent Document
Richard Horton & a. v. David Clemens & a. (2020)
Jurisdiction
New Hampshire (state)
Effective Date
2020-08-11

Other Sections in This Document (35)

Full Text

653 chars
The landlords’ interpretation of RSA 540:5, II is contrary to the stated
intent of the provision, which is to encourage landlords to use judicial branch
forms. The landlords’ construction, however, would have the opposite effect. It
would encourage landlords to use their own forms that omit important
information for tenants, such as that the notice is not a court order requiring
the tenant to vacate. The landlords’ construction would, in effect, create two
classes of tenants — those who are informed of their legal rights and those who
are not informed of their legal rights, all at the landlord’s discretion. This was
not the legislature’s intent.