New Hampshire Revised Statutes 354-A:9 – Definitions
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In this subdivision:
I. “Aggrieved person” includes any person who:
(a) Claims to have been injured by a discriminatory housing practice; or
(b) Believes that such person will be injured by a discriminatory housing practice that is about to occur.
II. “Discriminatory housing practice” means an act that is unlawful under section 804, 805, 806, or 818 of the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3601, et seq.
III. “Family” includes a single individual.
IV. “Familial status” means one or more individuals who have not attained the age of 18 years and who are domiciled with:
(a) A parent or another person having legal custody of such individual or individuals; or
(b) The designee of such parent or other person having such custody, with the written permission of such parent or other person.
V. “Person” includes one or more individuals, corporations, partnerships, associations, labor organizations, legal representatives, mutual companies, joint-stock companies, trusts, unincorporated organizations, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy cases under Title 11 of the United States Code, receivers, and fiduciaries.
VI. “Real property” includes buildings, structures, real estate, lands, tenements, leaseholds, interests in real estate cooperatives, condominiums, and hereditaments, corporeal and incorporeal, or any interest therein.
VII. “Real estate transaction” includes the sale, exchange, rental or lease of real property. “Real estate transaction” also includes the brokering or appraising of residential real property and the making or purchasing of loans or providing other financial assistance:
(a) For purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing or maintaining a dwelling; or
(b) Secured by residential real estate.
VIII. “Housing accommodation” includes any improved or unimproved real property, or part thereof, which is used or occupied, or is intended, arranged or designed to be used or occupied, as the home or residence of one or more individuals.
IX. “Real estate broker or salesman” means a person, whether licensed or not, who, for or with the expectation of receiving a consideration, lists, sells, purchases, exchanges, rents, or leases real property, or who negotiates or attempts to negotiate any of these activities, or who holds himself or herself out as engaged in these.
X. “Conciliation” means the attempted resolution of issues raised by a charge, or by the investigation of such charge, through informal negotiations involving the aggrieved party, the respondent, and the commission.
XI. “Conciliation agreement” means a written agreement setting forth the resolution of the issues in conciliation.
I. “Aggrieved person” includes any person who:
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 354-A:9
- Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- 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
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- United States: shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
(a) Claims to have been injured by a discriminatory housing practice; or
(b) Believes that such person will be injured by a discriminatory housing practice that is about to occur.
II. “Discriminatory housing practice” means an act that is unlawful under section 804, 805, 806, or 818 of the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3601, et seq.
III. “Family” includes a single individual.
IV. “Familial status” means one or more individuals who have not attained the age of 18 years and who are domiciled with:
(a) A parent or another person having legal custody of such individual or individuals; or
(b) The designee of such parent or other person having such custody, with the written permission of such parent or other person.
V. “Person” includes one or more individuals, corporations, partnerships, associations, labor organizations, legal representatives, mutual companies, joint-stock companies, trusts, unincorporated organizations, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy cases under Title 11 of the United States Code, receivers, and fiduciaries.
VI. “Real property” includes buildings, structures, real estate, lands, tenements, leaseholds, interests in real estate cooperatives, condominiums, and hereditaments, corporeal and incorporeal, or any interest therein.
VII. “Real estate transaction” includes the sale, exchange, rental or lease of real property. “Real estate transaction” also includes the brokering or appraising of residential real property and the making or purchasing of loans or providing other financial assistance:
(a) For purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing or maintaining a dwelling; or
(b) Secured by residential real estate.
VIII. “Housing accommodation” includes any improved or unimproved real property, or part thereof, which is used or occupied, or is intended, arranged or designed to be used or occupied, as the home or residence of one or more individuals.
IX. “Real estate broker or salesman” means a person, whether licensed or not, who, for or with the expectation of receiving a consideration, lists, sells, purchases, exchanges, rents, or leases real property, or who negotiates or attempts to negotiate any of these activities, or who holds himself or herself out as engaged in these.
X. “Conciliation” means the attempted resolution of issues raised by a charge, or by the investigation of such charge, through informal negotiations involving the aggrieved party, the respondent, and the commission.
XI. “Conciliation agreement” means a written agreement setting forth the resolution of the issues in conciliation.