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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Colonial Village, Inc. v. Pelkey, 157 N.H. 91 (2008)

Citation
Colonial Village, Inc. v. Pelkey, 157 N.H. 91 (2008)
Parent Document
Colonial Village, Inc. v. Pelkey, 157 N.H. 91 (2008)
Jurisdiction
New Hampshire (state)
Effective Date
2008-04-04

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The tenant also argues that the trial court misinterpreted RSA 540:13, VII by holding that the landlord could proceed with the eviction and accept rent. However, the trial court did not rely upon that statute, nor could it. RSA 540:13, VII (2007) “affirmatively creates a safe harbor for landlords [evicting tenants for non-payment of rent]... [to] accept rental arrearages from tenants without thereby creating a new tenancy.” Miller, 150 N.H. at 660 (emphasis added). It provides that as long as “a tenant who makes such a payment does so with notice that the payment will not stop the eviction proceeding,” the landlord may accept rental arrearages without creating a new tenancy. Id.; see RSA 540:13, VII. This provision is inapplicable to a landlord’s acceptance of future rent. Miller, 150 N.H. at 660. Affirmed.