New Hampshire Statutes
§ 38:23 — Security Deposits from Tenants
New Hampshire·Title III TOWNS, CITIES, VILLAGE DISTRICTS, AND UNINCORPORATED PLACES·Ch. 38 MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC, GAS, OR WATER SYSTEMS
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any public utility, including any municipal corporation, providing electricity or gas services other than for resale to a customer who is not the owner of the premises serviced by the utility and who has a separate electric or gas meter, for the premises serviced, may obtain a security deposit from the customer only, and shall not obtain a security deposit from the owner of the premises. The owner of the premises shall not be liable for the failure of a tenant to pay the utility bill when such tenant's premises has a separate meter, and the utility shall not have any lien on the property of the landlord under RSA 38:22 for the tenant's failure to pay the utility bill.
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Legislative History
1997, 206:1, eff. July 1, 1997.
Nearby Sections
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§ 38:1
Definitions§ 38:10
Construction or Condemnation§ 38:13
Ratification§ 38:13-a
Aggregate Municipal Revenue Bonds§ 38:14
Operation of Plant§ 38:15
Taking Property§ 38:16
Damages§ 38:17
Supply Contracts§ 38:18
Commissioners§ 38:19
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