

You rent a public housing unit that is managed by either a local housing authority or a management company (your rent is based on your income rather than on the fair market rate).Your landlord has to get a judge’s permission before you must leave. You rent a room in a rooming house and have been there for at least 90 days straight.You rent a lot from a mobile home park or co-op and your mobile home sits on the lot.You rent a mobile home that is never rented to vacationers during the year, and the landlord does not live with you.You rent a single family home that is never rented to vacationers during the year, and the landlord does not live with you.Your landlord may or may not live in another apartment in the same building. You rent a “typical” apartment with your own kitchen and bathroom facilities.So who are the tenants entitled to this kind of eviction process? When must a landlord follow all the steps in New Hampshire’s lawful eviction process and ultimately get permission from a judge before you, the tenant, must leave? Here are some examples…


And a landlord must get the judge’s permission before the tenant has to leave. Most tenants are entitled to a hearing where they get a chance to defend themselves before a judge. You think that you’ve just been “evicted.” But when does the law really require you to leave? Most tenants in New Hampshire aren’t required to leave their homes on just the landlord’s say-so. Read about eviction during the COVID health crisis When do I have to leave?
