New Hampshire
For New Hampshire, presumption period is 6 months; what the presumption does is a rebuttable presumption that such possessory action was in retaliation of the tenant's action shall be created; example of a protected activity is The landlord received notice that the tenant had initiated an action pursuant to RSA 540-A; statute is RSA 540:13-b, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.
- State
- New Hampshire our reading
- Presumption period
- 6 months verified
- What the presumption does
- a rebuttable presumption that such possessory action was in retaliation of the tenant's action shall be created verified
- Example of a protected activity
- The landlord received notice that the tenant had initiated an action pursuant to RSA 540-A verified
- Statute
- RSA 540:13-b our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
Unless the court finds that the act of the tenant in making a report or complaint or in initiating an action or in organizing relative to alleged violations by a landlord was primarily intended to prevent any eviction, a rebuttable presumption that such possessory action was in retaliation of the tenant's action shall be created when any possessory action, increase in rent or any substantial alteration in the terms of the tenancy is instituted by a landlord within 6 months after:
— gencourt.state.nh.us, retrieved 2026-09-02
Where each value comes from
The value above is stated away from the sentence quoted with the answer, so the passage that states it is shown here too.
Example of a protected activity
III. The landlord received notice that the tenant had initiated an action pursuant to RSA 540-A; or
— all from gencourt.state.nh.us, retrieved 2026-09-02
Source
- gencourt.state.nh.ushttps://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/LV/540/540-13-b.htm