§ 563-D:22 — Notice of Death Affidavit

Beneficiaries who receive real property under a transfer on death deed shall file, within 60 days following the death of the transferor, a notice of death affidavit for recording at the registry of deeds in the county where the real property is located. The notice of death affidavit shall contain the name and address of each beneficiary of the transfer on death deed, the street address of the property, the date of the transfer on death deed, the book and page number at which the transfer on death deed was recorded prior to the transferor's death, the name of the deceased transferor, the date and place of death, and the name and address to which all future tax bills should be mailed. The affidavit shall be notarized. After recording the notice of death affidavit, the register of deeds shall return the original affidavit to the person who filed it and transmit a copy of the affidavit to the tax assessor of the municipality where the property is located, in accordance with RSA 478:14. The filing of the notice of death affidavit is not a condition of the transfer of title.

Legislative History

2025, 114:1, eff. Aug. 22, 2025.