New Hampshire Landlord Notice of Entry

New Hampshire Landlord Notice of Entry

Use this form for a planned, nonemergency entry only. Use a separate counsel-reviewed record for an emergency or court-authorized entry. This notice alone does not authorize entry.

New Hampshire Entry Gate

RSA 540-A:3, IV requires the tenant's prior consent for nonemergency entry. Under current RSA 540-A:3, V, the tenant may not willfully refuse access for necessary repairs or other reasonable and lawful landlord functions at a reasonable time after notice adequate under the circumstances. There is no universal numerical notice period for ordinary entry. Check the rental agreement and applicable local, subsidy, and program requirements; do not invent a 24-hour default. If consent is refused, seek legal review rather than entering on the strength of this notice; § 540-A:3, V-d limits entry without consent to emergency repairs or a court order.

• Notice adequate under the circumstances: [EXPLAIN TIMING AND DELIVERY]
• Additional lease/local/program notice period, if any: [________]
• Proposed entry time is reasonable for the stated purpose: ☐ Confirmed
• Tenant's prior consent to this entry: ☐ Obtained and recorded in Section 3 ☐ Pending — no entry yet
• Lease, local, subsidy, and program requirements checked: ☐ Yes
• Entry is not retaliatory, harassing, or excessive: ☐ Confirmed

1. Notice

Notice date: [__/__/____]

To tenant(s): [________________________________]

Rental premises/unit: [________________________________]

Landlord/property manager: [________________________________]

Notice is given that the landlord or authorized representatives intend to enter the dwelling unit as follows:

• Entry date: [__/__/____]
• Approximate start time: [________]
• Expected time window/duration: [________________________________]
• Persons expected to enter and roles: [________________________________]

2. Purpose and Scope

• ☐ Inspect specified condition: [________________________________]
• ☐ Make necessary or agreed repairs/improvements: [________________________________]
• ☐ Supply necessary or agreed services: [________________________________]
• ☐ Exhibit to permitted prospective/actual persons: [________________________________]
• ☐ Government-ordered work or inspection: [________________________________]
• ☐ Other expressly lawful purpose: [________________________________]

Areas to be entered and work/inspection scope:

[____________________________________________________________]

The entry will be limited to the stated purpose and scope. No emergency or no-notice authority is claimed by this form.

3. Coordination and Safeguards

• Tenant response: ☐ Consents to the stated entry ☐ Requests another time ☐ Does not consent
• Consent given by/date/time: [________________________________]
• Consent method and record (signature, message, or other evidence): [________________________________]
• Agreed entry date/time, if different: [________________________________]
• Tenant presence: ☐ Not required ☐ Requested ☐ Agreed: [________________]
• Pets, alarms, gates, accessibility, or health precautions: [________________________________]
• Contact for questions or a lawful scheduling request: [________________________________]
• Alternate date/time, if agreed: [________________________________]
• Authorized representative will carry identification: ☐ Yes
• Entry completion/condition record will be retained: ☐ Yes

4. Delivery Record

Delivered by: [NAME / ROLE]

• Method: ☐ Personal delivery ☐ Posting/door delivery if permitted ☐ Mail ☐ Acknowledged electronic notice ☐ Other lawful method: [________]
• Delivery date/time: [________________________________]
• Recipient/address/account: [________________________________]
• Proof, acknowledgement, photo, or tracking retained: ☐ Yes

Landlord/agent signature and date: [________________________________]

Sources and References

• RSA chapter 540-A — New Hampshire General Court — https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LV/540-A/540-A-mrg.htm
• RSA 540-A:3, IV, V, V-d — New Hampshire General Court — https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LV/540-A/540-A-3.htm