New Hampshire Thirty-Day Eviction Notice for Willful Pest-Preparation Failure
New Hampshire Thirty-Day Eviction Notice for Willful Pest-Preparation Failure
Before you use this: This notice is limited to RSA 540:2, II(g) for a tenant's willful failure to prepare a restricted residential unit for insect or rodent remediation. The landlord or pest control operator must already have given reasonable written preparation instructions to an adult household member with a reasonable opportunity to comply, at least 72 hours before remediation. Confirm the actual facts, the property category, and any housing-program requirements before serving it. A reported infestation also triggers the landlord's investigation and reasonable-remediation duties under RSA 540-A:3, V-a.
1. Tenant, landlord and property
To each tenant named in this notice: [FULL LEGAL NAME OR NAMES]
Tenant address: [STREET, UNIT, CITY, NEW HAMPSHIRE ZIP]
Rental property, if different: [STREET, UNIT, CITY, NEW HAMPSHIRE ZIP]
Landlord or authorized agent: [NAME]
Landlord mailing address: [ADDRESS]
Contact: [PHONE OR EMAIL]
2. Eviction notice and reason
I am terminating your tenancy for the reason stated below and request that you leave the rental property by [DATE]. This date must allow at least 30 days after service of this notice. The specific statutory ground is RSA 540:2, II(g).
The unit was scheduled for remediation of ☐ insects, including bed bugs ☐ rodents ☐ both. The affected area and proposed work were [DESCRIBE], with remediation scheduled for [DATE AND TIME].
Reasonable written instructions stated that the household must [STATE THE SPECIFIC PREPARATIONS REQUIRED]. They were delivered to an adult household member, [NAME], on [DATE AND TIME] by [METHOD]. The household had until [DATE AND TIME] to complete the preparations, leaving at least 72 hours between delivery of the instructions and scheduled remediation.
You willfully failed to complete the following specified preparations: [IDENTIFY EACH ACT OR OMISSION, THE OBSERVED CONDITION, DATE AND REASON IT SHOWS A WILLFUL FAILURE RATHER THAN INABILITY OR LACK OF NOTICE]. Supporting records or the earlier written instructions, if attached, are identified here: [DOCUMENT NAMES / NONE].
3. Court process
This notice is not a court order. If you remain after the date above, the landlord may seek possession through a court case. You may dispute the reason before a judge. If served with a Landlord and Tenant Writ, follow its return date and the court's directions for an Appearance and Answer. The Judicial Branch also provides Eviction Notice Form NHJB-3041-D.
4. Landlord signature
Signature: ______________________________
Printed name and capacity: [NAME AND ROLE]
Date: [__/__/____]
5. Attested service record
I, [SERVER NAME], attest that I served a true copy of this notice on [TENANT NAME] on [DATE] at [TIME] by:
☐ Handing it to the tenant personally.
☐ Leaving it at the tenant's last and usual place of abode: [ADDRESS].
I retain a true and attested copy with this service record and affidavit.
Server signature: ______________________________
Server address or contact: [ADDRESS OR CONTACT]
Date signed: [__/__/____]
Sources and references
About this template
- Last updated
- November 10, 2026
- Citations checked
- November 10, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- New Hampshire
- Category
- Landlord & Tenant
Legal authority
- RSA 540:1-a, II (restricted residential property)
- RSA 540:2, II(g) (willful failure to prepare for insect or rodent remediation)
- RSA 540:3, II-III (residential notice period and specific reason)
- RSA 540:5, I-II (service and notice information)
- RSA 540-A:3, V-a and V-c (investigation, reasonable preparation instructions and advance delivery)
Landlord-tenant paperwork governs who can stay in a property, on what terms, and what happens when something goes wrong. Leases, notices to quit, security deposit demands, and habitability complaints all have state and often city-specific requirements for timing, content, and service. Getting the paperwork right is what makes an eviction actually succeed or a security deposit actually come back, because judges regularly dismiss cases over small procedural mistakes.
Not legal advice
This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on November 10, 2026.
RSA 540:1-a, II (checked November 10, 2026): "Restricted property means all real property rented for residential purposes, except those properties listed in paragraph I."
RSA 540:2, II(g) (checked November 10, 2026): "Willful failure by the tenant to prepare the unit for remediation of an infestation of insects or rodents, including bed bugs, after receipt of reasonable written notice of the required preparations and reasonable time to complete them."
RSA 540:3, II-III (checked November 10, 2026): "For all residential tenancies, 30 days' notice shall be sufficient in all cases; provided, however, that 7 days' notice shall be sufficient if the reason for the termination is as set forth in RSA 540:2, II(a), (b), (d), or (h)."
RSA 540:5, I (checked November 10, 2026): "Any notice of a demand for rent or an eviction notice may be served by any person and may be served upon the tenant personally or left at his or her last and usual place of abode."
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