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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

White Cliffs at Dover v. Bulman, 151 N.H. 251 (2004)

Citation
White Cliffs at Dover v. Bulman, 151 N.H. 251 (2004)
Parent Document
White Cliffs at Dover v. Bulman, 151 N.H. 251 (2004)
Jurisdiction
New Hampshire (state)
Effective Date
2004-07-16

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Under RSA 540:13-a (1997), if a tenant reports to the landlord what the tenant “reasonably believes to be a violation of RSA 540-A or an unreasonable and substantial violation of a regulation or housing code,” the tenant is entitled to assert retaliation as a defense to the landlord’s subsequent possessory action. In certain circumstances, the tenant is entitled to a rebuttable presumption of retaliation under RSA 540:13-b. In pertinent part, RSA 540:13-b provides that: