Notice to Vacate

[Jayson Morse]

My wife and I are looking to assume control over my mother-in-law's duplex and need to remove the current tenant in order to add a bedroom and bathroom onto that side of the property.  What formal notice is required to legally request that he leave?  New Hampshire

Thank you 

[Lisa Hammond]

Review the lease for the expiration date then your State's required Notice to Vacate terms. Here in Kansas, that's 30 days. 

[Cameron Tope]

@Lisa Hammond is spot on! In Texas it's 30 days!

[Jacqueline Mee]

Hi Jayson, 

First, review the lease terms that are in place to understand the current agreement with the tenant. If the current lease agreement runs through June 2024, the tenant has a right to stay until then. RSA 540:2 (see below) lays out New Hampshire Law as it relates to owner/tenant rights and termination of tenancy. Good luck!

https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/lv/540/540-mrg.htm

[Jayson Morse]

I appreciate the replies/knowledge sharing!  So he signed a 1 year lease back in 2014 that turned into a month-to-month after the first year elapsed.  He's been m2m since 2015 so i dont believe there will be any issues.  Update: he's been packing and boxing things up so i expect that he will stick with the timeline we gave him.