New Hampshire Landlord Bundle: 3 Kits in One Download (New Hampshire Landlord Kit, New Hampshire Small Claims Kit, Eviction Case File Organizer)

Who it is for

Landlords and property managers with rentals in New Hampshire: the state's rules, a small claims case for unpaid rent or damage, and an eviction case file if it comes to that.

Not the right fit if

Your rentals aren't in New Hampshire, or you only need one of the kits. Not a property management or legal service.

Why it is different

• 3 kits for 30% less than buying them one by one; each keeps its own folder in the download.
• The New Hampshire kits are built only from our New Hampshire data files: New Hampshire data files, checked November 2026 against 13 official pages, among them New Hampshire General Court: RSA chapter 540-A; New Hampshire General Court: RSA 540-A:7, Return of security deposit; New Hampshire General Court: RSA 540-A:8, Remedies; New Hampshire General Court: RSA Chapter 540 (Actions against tenants); New Hampshire General Court: RSA Chapter 540-A (Prohibited practices and security deposits), full chapter; New Hampshire Circuit Court Service Center: Landlord and Tenant Information Sheet (01/01/2021), plus National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel (a vetted secondary source, marked in the kit) where no official page could be read; New Hampshire small claims data file, checked November 2026 against NH Judicial Branch: A Quick Guide to Small Claims Cases; NH Circuit Court District Division Rules: Small Claims Actions; NH Judicial Branch: Civil Cases (District Division); RSA Chapter 503 Small Claims Actions; NH Judicial Branch: Small Claims (District Division).
• Eviction Case File Organizer covers every state; the New Hampshire kits carry the state rules.

What is inside

• New Hampshire Landlord Compliance Kit. The New Hampshire landlord-tenant rules in one package: deposit capped at 1 month of rent; deposit returned within 30 days; 30-day notice to end month-to-month; 7-day notice for unpaid rent; $10,000 small claims limit. Deposits, notice periods, the eviction case and the small claims limit, each confirmed rule with its source link and check date. What it confirms: deposit limit: One month's rent or $100, whichever is greater (540-A:6, I(a)); return deadline: Within 30 days after the tenancy ends: the deposit and any interest, less deductions (540-A:7, I); itemized list of deductions: An itemized, specific list of damage with evidence of repair cost such as receipts or estimates; other deductions itemized with specific periods (540-A:7); interest on the deposit: For deposits held a year or more, interest at the rate the institution pays on regular savings accounts; the tenant may ask for accrued interest every three years (540-A:6, IV); where the deposit is held: In trust, not mixed with the landlord's own money; may be pooled in one trust account at a New Hampshire bank, savings and loan or credit union, or a bond filed with the local clerk instead; penalty the law states: Twice the deposit plus interest, less payments and lawful deductions, for failing to comply with 540-A:6, IV or 540-A:7 (540-A:8, I(b)); ending month-to-month (landlord): For residential tenancies, 30 days' notice; ending month-to-month (tenant): A tenant at will or month to month may end the tenancy with 30 days' written notice; rent increase notice: Refusing a rent increase is grounds for eviction only after written notice of the amount and effective date at least 30 days before; unpaid rent notice: 7 days' notice for nonpayment; entry notice: No entry without the tenant's prior consent, except to make emergency repairs (including an infestation within 72 hours of notice) or under a court order; late fee limits: No late fee limit in RSA chapters 540 and 540-A as read (no section of 540-A mentions late fees or late charges); court: The Circuit Court District Division serving the town; time to answer or appear: The tenant files an appearance by the return day, 7 days after the sheriff serves the writ; from October 8, 2026 an answer is also due within 5 days after the return date; who carries out the lockout: The writ of possession authorizes the sheriff to remove the tenant; paying to stop the case: In a nonpayment case the tenant can avoid eviction by paying all back rent plus $15 in damages before the deadline.
• New Hampshire Small Claims Court Kit. In New Hampshire, small claims (Circuit Court - District Division (Small Claims)) cover claims up to $10,000. From the official page: RSA 503:1 and Circuit Court District Division Rule 4.1: small claims limit is $10,000 (excluding interest and costs); claiming more waives the excess. Where and how to file, from the official pages: RSA 503:3-a: in the town where the defendant or plaintiff resides; for nonresident defendants, where the defendant does business, made a contract, committed a tort, or holds property in the state (RSA 503:3-b). Small claims must be filed electronically (Circuit Court District Division Rule 4.1); the court's e-filing system is used. Fees: mediation surcharge added to entry fee, claims $5,000 or less (RSA 503:4, II): $5 (Surcharge only;); mediation surcharge added to entry fee, claims over $5,000 (RSA 503:4, II): $60 (Surcharge only;). Base entry fee not stated on the official pages reviewed; check the NH Judicial Branch fee information. Fee waived only for extraordinary circumstances (Rule 4.1). Online filing: https://www.courts.nh.gov/our-courts/circuit-court/district-division/small-claims Service: The court mails notice of the claim to the defendant by first-class mail; if undeliverable, the plaintiff completes service as in other civil actions at plaintiff's expense (RSA 503:6; Rule 4.2). Lawyers are allowed. Appeal: Appeal on questions of law to the NH Supreme Court within 30 days (RSA 503:9-10; Rule 4.9); findings of fact are final. A claim calculator that adds up your items and compares the total with $10,000, a costs sheet with the New Hampshire fee list, a deadline sheet in business days that skips weekends and federal holidays, and a collection tracker with the balance owed.
• Eviction Case File Organizer. Walk into the hearing with the lease, the ledger, the notices and every date in order, whichever side you are on.