How much notice to end a month-to-month lease in New Hampshire?
We could not find a fixed notice period for New Hampshire that we can calculate for a month-to-month lease; the verified rule text is below.
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We can't compute a notice date for a tenant in New Hampshire: the law sets no fixed period we could verify for this case. See the rule text below.
What the law says (tenant): No statute found setting a notice period for a tenant to end a month-to-month tenancy (RSA 540:2 and 540:3 govern notice by the lessor/owner).
Month-to-month only; your lease or city may require more.
Source: RSA 540:2, I-III, VIII; 540:3, II-IV · All New Hampshire tenant law rules
What the law says in New Hampshire
tenant: No statute found setting a notice period for a tenant to end a month-to-month tenancy (RSA 540:2 and 540:3 govern notice by the lessor/owner).
landlord: For all residential tenancies the landlord's eviction notice is 30 days (RSA 540:3, II); 7 days suffice for nonpayment of rent, substantial damage, behaviour adversely affecting health/safety, or an accused domestic-violence perpetrator (540:2, II(a),(b),(d),(h)). The notice must state the reason with specificity (540:3, III). Whether the landlord needs a stated cause depends on whether the property is 'restricted' or 'nonrestricted' (540:2, I-II; defined in RSA 540:1-a). For restricted property the permitted reasons are listed in 540:2, II(a)-(i). New 540:2, II(i), effective July 1, 2026: for a lease with an original term (or renewed total) of 12 months or longer, the landlord may end the tenancy at expiration if it gave written notice at least 60 days before the termination date that the lease will not be renewed and filed a possessory action within 6 months after the lease expired; this no-fault ending is not treated as an eviction for screening purposes (540:2, VIII). Where good cause is based on tenant conduct, a prior written warning notice is required (540:2, III).
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New Hampshire move-out notice questions
How much notice does a tenant have to give to end a month-to-month lease in New Hampshire?
No statute found setting a notice period for a tenant to end a month-to-month tenancy (RSA 540:2 and 540:3 govern notice by the lessor/owner).
How much notice does a landlord have to give to end a month-to-month tenancy in New Hampshire?
For all residential tenancies the landlord's eviction notice is 30 days (RSA 540:3, II); 7 days suffice for nonpayment of rent, substantial damage, behaviour adversely affecting health/safety, or an accused domestic-violence perpetrator (540:2, II(a),(b),(d),(h)). The notice must state the reason with specificity (540:3, III). Whether the landlord needs a stated cause depends on whether the property is 'restricted' or 'nonrestricted' (540:2, I-II; defined in RSA 540:1-a). For restricted property the permitted reasons are listed in 540:2, II(a)-(i). New 540:2, II(i), effective July 1, 2026: for a lease with an original term (or renewed total) of 12 months or longer, the landlord may end the tenancy at expiration if it gave written notice at least 60 days before the termination date that the lease will not be renewed and filed a possessory action within 6 months after the lease expired; this no-fault ending is not treated as an eviction for screening purposes (540:2, VIII). Where good cause is based on tenant conduct, a prior written warning notice is required (540:2, III).
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