Rent Receipt in New Hampshire

A simple rent receipt to give a tenant for each payment — especially cash. Some states require a receipt for cash rent; check your state below.

What New Hampshire law says

Rent receipts	No statute requires receipts for rent. For a security deposit, the landlord must promptly give a signed receipt stating the amount and where the deposit (or bond) will be held, and must tell the tenant to note any conditions needing repair on the receipt or in writing within 5 days of move-in. No deposit receipt is required if the deposit is paid by personal check, bank check, or a government or nonprofit agency check, but the 5-day condition-list notice is still required. Signed and dated cash rent receipts are listed as evidence an occupant can use to prove subtenant or implied-tenant status (RSA 540-A:4), so tenants paying cash should ask for one. The deposit rules do not apply to a person who rents out a single-family home and owns no other rental property, or to units in an owner-occupied building of 5 units or fewer (other than a unit in such a building occupied by someone 60 or older). Source: RSA 540-A:6, I(b)-(c); RSA ch. 540 and 540-A

Rent receipts

No statute requires receipts for rent. For a security deposit, the landlord must promptly give a signed receipt stating the amount and where the deposit (or bond) will be held, and must tell the tenant to note any conditions needing repair on the receipt or in writing within 5 days of move-in. No deposit receipt is required if the deposit is paid by personal check, bank check, or a government or nonprofit agency check, but the 5-day condition-list notice is still required.

Signed and dated cash rent receipts are listed as evidence an occupant can use to prove subtenant or implied-tenant status (RSA 540-A:4), so tenants paying cash should ask for one. The deposit rules do not apply to a person who rents out a single-family home and owns no other rental property, or to units in an owner-occupied building of 5 units or fewer (other than a unit in such a building occupied by someone 60 or older).

Source: RSA 540-A:6, I(b)-(c); RSA ch. 540 and 540-A

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RENT RECEIPT No. [receipt number]

Date received: [date received]

Received from: [tenant name(s)]

Rental address: [rental address]

Amount: $[amount paid] Paid by: [cash / check no. / money order / electronic]

For: rent for the period [rental period, e.g. Nov 1-30] Balance still owed: $[balance owed]

Received by: [landlord or agent name], [landlord address or phone] Signature: ____________________

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General legal information, not legal advice. Laws change and local rules can differ; check the linked official source or talk to a lawyer about your situation.