New Hampshire Revised Statutes 147:7-a – Notice to Owner
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As a prerequisite to the use of the alternative abatement cost collection procedure under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 147:7-b, any notice or order given pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 147:4, 147:11, 147:17, or 147:17-a, shall be in writing and subject to the following requirements:
I. The notice shall contain:
(a) A description of the nuisance or other danger to the public health, including the date of any inspection.
(b) A statement of what corrective action is required, and a reasonable time, in light of the seriousness of the nuisance or other danger to health, within which that action must be taken.
(c) A statement that failure to take the corrective action within that time may result in corrective action being taken by the municipality, and that if this occurs, the municipality’s costs shall constitute a lien against the real estate, enforceable in the same manner as real estate taxes, including possible loss of the property, if not paid.
II. The notice shall be sent by registered mail, return receipt requested, to the last known post-office address of the current owner, if known, or of the person against whom taxes are assessed for the property, and to any tenant, occupant, owner’s agent, or other person known by the health officer to exercise control over the premises.
I. The notice shall contain:
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 147:7-a
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- real estate: shall include lands, tenements, and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:21
- registered mail: when used in connection with the requirement for notice by mail shall mean either registered mail or certified mail. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:32-a
(a) A description of the nuisance or other danger to the public health, including the date of any inspection.
(b) A statement of what corrective action is required, and a reasonable time, in light of the seriousness of the nuisance or other danger to health, within which that action must be taken.
(c) A statement that failure to take the corrective action within that time may result in corrective action being taken by the municipality, and that if this occurs, the municipality’s costs shall constitute a lien against the real estate, enforceable in the same manner as real estate taxes, including possible loss of the property, if not paid.
II. The notice shall be sent by registered mail, return receipt requested, to the last known post-office address of the current owner, if known, or of the person against whom taxes are assessed for the property, and to any tenant, occupant, owner’s agent, or other person known by the health officer to exercise control over the premises.