New Hampshire Former-Tenant Personal Property Storage Notice

New Hampshire Notice of Seven-Day Personal Property Storage

RSA 540-A:3, VII requires reasonable care in storing a vacated tenant's personal property for seven days, whether the tenant vacated voluntarily or by eviction. During that period the tenant may recover property without paying rent or storage fees.

Notice

Notice date: [__/__/____]

Former tenant: [________________________________]

Former premises: [________________________________]

Date tenant vacated: [__/__/____]

Seven-day period ends: [__/__/____]

The following property is being stored with reasonable care:

[____________________________________________________________]

Storage location: [________________________________]

Contact for retrieval: [NAME / PHONE / EMAIL]

You may recover the property during the seven-day period without payment of rent or storage fees. Proposed retrieval appointment: [________________________________]

After the seven-day period expires, RSA 540-A:3, VII permits the landlord to dispose of the property without notice to the tenant. This notice is provided to document a practical retrieval opportunity and does not shorten the statutory period.

Exclusions and Record

• Lawful possession or eviction documented: ☐ Yes
• Inventory and photographs completed: ☐ Yes
• Vehicles, titled property, hazardous items, animals, deceased-tenant property, and credible third-party claims reviewed separately: ☐ Yes
• Delivery method and proof: [________________________________]
• Retrieval communications: [________________________________]
• Final release or disposition: [________________________________]

Landlord/agent signature and date: [________________________________]

Sources and References

• RSA 540-A:3, VII — New Hampshire General Court — https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LV/540-A/540-A-3.htm