New Hampshire Rent Increase Notice

A free New Hampshire rent increase notice that follows New Hampshire law. Fill in the boxes, check the rules below, then print or copy it. Keep a copy and proof of how you sent it.

What New Hampshire law says

Notice before a rent increase	For restricted property (most rentals, which are covered by good-cause eviction rules), a tenant's refusal to accept a rent increase is good cause to evict only if the landlord gave written notice of the amount and effective date at least 30 days before the increase. No statute sets an increase notice for exempt (nonrestricted) property. Under RSA 540:2, II(i), a landlord who will not renew a lease of 12 months or more must give 60 days' written notice. Source: RSA 540:2, IV; RSA 540:1-a
Rent control / increase limits	No statewide rent control or rent-increase cap in RSA ch. 540. On restricted property, a tenant's refusal of a rent increase is good cause for eviction only if the landlord gave at least 30 days' written notice of the amount and effective date. Local rent control: no statute expressly preempts it, but none authorizes it either. The general bylaw and ordinance powers of towns (RSA 31:39) and cities (RSA 47:17) list specific subjects and do not include regulating rents, so no New Hampshire city or town has clear authority to adopt rent control. Source: RSA 540:2, IV; RSA 31:39; RSA 47:17

Notice before a rent increase

For restricted property (most rentals, which are covered by good-cause eviction rules), a tenant's refusal to accept a rent increase is good cause to evict only if the landlord gave written notice of the amount and effective date at least 30 days before the increase. No statute sets an increase notice for exempt (nonrestricted) property. Under RSA 540:2, II(i), a landlord who will not renew a lease of 12 months or more must give 60 days' written notice.

Source: RSA 540:2, IV; RSA 540:1-a

Rent control / increase limits

No statewide rent control or rent-increase cap in RSA ch. 540. On restricted property, a tenant's refusal of a rent increase is good cause for eviction only if the landlord gave at least 30 days' written notice of the amount and effective date. Local rent control: no statute expressly preempts it, but none authorizes it either. The general bylaw and ordinance powers of towns (RSA 31:39) and cities (RSA 47:17) list specific subjects and do not include regulating rents, so no New Hampshire city or town has clear authority to adopt rent control.

Source: RSA 540:2, IV; RSA 31:39; RSA 47:17

Fill in your letter

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To: [tenant name(s)]

Premises: [rental address]

Your rent will change from $[current rent] to $[new rent] per [month], starting [effective date].

This notice is given under RSA 540:2, IV; RSA 540:1-a. If a fixed-term lease is in effect, the new rent starts only when the lease allows a change.

All other terms of your tenancy stay the same.

Questions: [landlord name, phone, email].

Date: [today's date]
Landlord or agent: [your name]
Signature: ____________________

How to send it: use a method you can prove — certified mail with return receipt, or email/text if your lease allows notices that way. Write down the date.

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