New Hampshire HB1371: prohibiting application fees for residential rental agreements.

What the bill says

An act prohibiting application fees for residential rental agreements. Rep. Booras, Hills. 8; Rep. Read, Rock. 10; Rep. Hegner, Hills. 41; Rep. Hicks, Merr. 24 COMMITTEE: Housing ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill prohibits application fees for residential rental agreements. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and s.

From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:

AN ACT prohibiting application fees for residential rental agreements. Rep. Booras, Hills. 8; Rep. Read, Rock. 10; Rep. Hegner, Hills. 41; Rep. Hicks, Merr. 24 COMMITTEE: Housing ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill prohibits application fees for residential rental agreements. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.] Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-3009 07/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT prohibiting application fees for residential rental agreements. 356-C:12 Residential Rental Application Fees. I. A landlord or a landlord's agent shall not charge an application fee to any individual in order to apply to enter into a rental agreement for a residential dwelling unit. This section shall not be construed to prohibit a person from …

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Sponsors

• Janet Lucas (D, 7) · primary sponsor
• Efstathia Booras (D, 8)