Demand for Rent and Seven-Day Eviction Notice - New Hampshire

Demand for Rent and Seven-Day Eviction Notice

Before you use this: Complete and serve both Part A and Part B, with Part A served before or with Part B. Check whether federal law requires a longer notice for this property. Keep a true, attested copy and the service affidavit for each notice.

Part A — Demand for Rent

To tenant: [TENANT NAME]

Tenant mailing address: [STREET, CITY, NH ZIP]

Rental property: [STREET, APARTMENT, TOWN/CITY], New Hampshire

You have failed to pay rent for [RENT PERIOD(S)]. You owe $[BACK RENT] in back rent for this property. I demand that you pay the full back-rent amount. Failure to pay may result in eviction.

Other lawful charges claimed under the lease, separate from back rent: [CHARGE, LEASE SECTION, AMOUNT]

Pay [LANDLORD/AGENT] at [PAYMENT ADDRESS / PORTAL]. Contact: [PHONE / EMAIL].

Rental assistance: If you qualify, you may apply at your town or city welfare office. To avoid eviction by payment under RSA 540:9, rent and the applicable charges described in Part B must be paid before the court hearing.

Landlord/agent name: [NAME]

Landlord/agent address: [STREET, CITY, STATE, ZIP]

Date: [__/__/____] Signature: ______________________________

Part A service affidavit: I attest that the attached demand is a true copy. On [__/__/____] at [TIME] ☐ a.m. ☐ p.m., I ☐ gave it in hand to [TENANT] ☐ left it at [TENANT]'s last and usual place of abode at [ADDRESS].

Server signature: ______________________________ Date: [__/__/____]

Part B — Eviction Notice for Nonpayment of Rent

To tenant: [TENANT NAME]

Tenant mailing address: [STREET, CITY, NH ZIP]

Rental property: [STREET, APARTMENT, TOWN/CITY], New Hampshire

Landlord: [LANDLORD/AGENT NAME], of [CITY], New Hampshire

I intend to evict you and request that you vacate the property on or before [EXPIRATION DATE]. The specific reason is that you did not pay the rent due and in arrears when you received the Demand for Rent served on [DATE]. You failed to pay rent for [RENT PERIOD(S)] and now owe $[BACK RENT] in back rent. The expiration date above allows at least seven days after service of this notice for nonpayment under RSA 540:3, II.

Your right to avoid eviction for nonpayment: If this case is based solely on unpaid rent, you may be able to stop it by paying, before the hearing on the merits, all rent due through the payment date, any other lawful charges contained in the lease, $15 liquidated damages, and, if the case was filed, the landlord's filing fee and service charges. Payment may be in cash, certified check, prepaid money order, electronic transfer, other guaranteed or immediately drawable funds, or a qualifying agency written promise or payment under RSA 540:9-a. This payment right may be used no more than three times in any twelve-month period. Under RSA 540:9, the landlord must file a receipt before the hearing and state in writing that a copy was forwarded to you; if no receipt is filed, the hearing proceeds and you may prove payment there.

Where to pay: [PAYEE, ADDRESS, HOURS, PAYMENT OPTIONS]

This notice is not a court order to vacate. If you remain after its expiration, the landlord may continue the court eviction process. If you receive a Landlord and Tenant Writ, you may dispute the reason at a hearing. File an Appearance with the issuing court no later than the Writ's return date and an Answer no later than five days after that return date; state any affirmative defenses or counterclaims in the Answer. Current Judicial Branch forms are NHJB-3062-DP (Appearance) and NHJB-3059-DP (Answer).

Landlord/agent name: [NAME]

Landlord/agent address: [STREET, CITY, STATE, ZIP]

Date: [__/__/____] Signature: ______________________________

Part B service affidavit: I attest that the attached eviction notice is a true copy. On [__/__/____] at [TIME] ☐ a.m. ☐ p.m., I ☐ gave it in hand to [TENANT] ☐ left it at [TENANT]'s last and usual place of abode at [ADDRESS].

Server signature: ______________________________ Date: [__/__/____]

Mediation information for both notices

The New Hampshire Judicial Branch offers free, voluntary and confidential landlord and tenant mediation by video or telephone. For most court locations, request it before a case is filed; a request does not automatically pause a court case. Call 603-271-6418 or email [email protected]. If served with a Writ, file an Appearance by its return date even if mediation has been requested.

Sources and references

• RSA 540:2, RSA 540:3, RSA 540:5, RSA 540:9, and RSA 540:9-a.
• Judicial Branch Demand for Rent, NHJB-3040-D and Eviction Notice, NHJB-3041-D (current notice dated October 8, 2026).