I. The clerk of the board shall forthwith issue an order of notice to each of the condemnees in the same manner as in the case of a petition in equity with a return date not less than 14 days from the date of filing the declaration of taking.
II. Such order of notice shall be served within or without the state of New Hampshire by any competent adult, in the same manner as service of process is served in this jurisdiction, or by certified or registered mail to the last known address of the condemnee. If service cannot be made in the manner provided, then service shall be made by posting a copy of the notice upon the most public part of the property and by publication of a copy of the notice one time in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county.

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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 498-A:8

  • Board: shall mean the board of tax and land appeals established under N. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 498-A:2
  • Condemnee: means the owner of record of property taken or to be taken, including tenants for life or years, remaindermen, reversioners, and holders of undischarged mortgages of record whose mortgages are dated not earlier than 20 years prior to the date of the filing of declaration of taking, municipalities with respect to unpaid taxes, fees and interest for which the municipality has been granted a lien or other interest in the property under the provisions of RSA 80, and guardians ad litem appointed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 498-A:2
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • petition: when used in connection with the equity jurisdiction of the superior court, and referring to a document filed with the court, shall mean complaint, and "petitioner" shall mean plaintiff. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:51
  • Property: shall include lands, tenements and hereditaments and all rights thereto and interests therein;
    VI. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 498-A:2
  • 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
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4