HB351

It is essential for a tenant to be given 30 days notice prior to an eviction. This will enable the person/family to make plans for what is next, and will give the owner time to find new tenants and plan for any upkeep/repairs that must be made. This is a win-win and should be without question. Pass this bill.

These days, sixty days is a MINIMUM amount of time necessary for somebody to find a new apartment! Please approve this bill.

This bill would increase the notice window from 30 to 60 days, allowing people additional time to find new housing which is necessary.

This would put the most vulnerable people at risk of losing their access to housing without any due process and increase the likelihood of homelessness.

Unlike HB 60 this is a good bill.

This bill is provides a wise path for protecting the needs of both landlord and tenant.

In the midst of a housing crisis, this is a reasonable amount of time to give people the opportunity to find another place to live.

At a time of budget deficits, we have no business removing the cap on a program that has already cost the state millions of dollars, favored children from middle class and wealthy families, and has no educational accountability. Passing this bill is fiscally irresponsible. It also strikes at the heart of our public education system that serves all children by passing on the state's responsibility to the local taxpayer.

This supports tenants, people need time. Thanks.

I support this bill, as it would help NH tenants.

As both the Chief Executive and Chief Medical Officer of a NH-based Community Mental Healthcare Center, I can attest first-hand to the severe and grave consequences when a client with mental health is evicted from their property. A large body of evidence supports the principle of "Housing First" for individuals with serious mental health and/or substance use disorder. These studies demonstrate that stable housing is superior to symptom/illness treatment in terms of overall and long=term wellness. To lose housing sets a patient's recovery and functioning back by months to years, which not only has dire consequences for the individual but also for our state in terms of expense associated with long-term hospitalization, increased use of emergency services, and loss of workforce in some situations. The eviction itself, once applied, makes securing future housing almost impossible, as virtually no landlord will rent to someone with a prior eviction, especially in a housing market as competitive as the one in NH. By increasing the time of eviction from 30 to 60 days not only allows tenants more time to find housing, but it also REDUCES THE RISK of a formal eviction. This would allow someone to vacate the property prior to the eviction taking effect, and thus circumventing a history of formal eviction. Avoiding a formal eviction would afford the individual higher odds of finding future housing. Humanity is another reason to extend the time from 30 to 60 days. Individuals with mental illness are, by definition, a vulnerable population. The humane thing to do in this scenario is to vote yes to this bill to protect our most vulnerable population in our communities.