# New Hampshire — Landlord retaliation presumption period by US state

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, not quoted from the source)_
- **Presumption period:** 6 months _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What the presumption does:** a rebuttable presumption that such possessory action was in retaliation of the tenant's action shall be created _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Example of a protected activity:** The landlord received notice that the tenant had initiated an action pursuant to RSA 540-A _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Statute:** RSA 540:13-b _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## 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:

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Example of a protected activity

> III. The landlord received notice that the tenant had initiated an action pursuant to RSA 540-A; or

## Source

- https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/LV/540/540-13-b.htm

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2027-09-02.
Part of [Landlord retaliation presumption period by US state](https://referencesource.org/landlord-retaliation-presumption-period-by-state/).