# New Hampshire — How long before a car left on your property or towed from it can legally be sold — by US state

For New Hampshire, time to count as abandoned on private property is more than 24 hours without the appropriate permission being given; owner notice process is 10 days' notice to redeem it; statutory citation is RSA 262:40-c, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State:** New Hampshire _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Time to count as abandoned on private property:** more than 24 hours without the appropriate permission being given _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Owner notice process:** 10 days' notice to redeem it _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** RSA 262:40-c _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> a vehicle shall be considered abandoned if it has been left for more than 24 hours without the appropriate permission being given or at a storage facility after having been given 10 days' notice to redeem it.

## Source

- https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/XXI/262/262-mrg.htm

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
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