New Hampshire mobile home rights cheat sheet

A quick reference to how New Hampshire law generally treats manufactured housing park lot tenancies. New Hampshire has a strong dedicated act — Regulation of Manufactured Housing Parks, RSA Chapter 205-A. This is general information, not legal advice, and the authors are not lawyers — for a specific situation, consider consulting a licensed attorney in New Hampshire. Each line cites the controlling statute; read it at the official source linked in Sources below.

At a glance

Topic	What the law generally provides	Cite
Governing law	Dedicated Manufactured Housing Parks act, RSA ch. 205-A.	RSA ch. 205-A
Rent increase	60 days' notice + explanation; mediation if 51% petition and increase > $15.	RSA 205-A:6
Eviction grounds	Only 6 listed reasons (nonpayment, law/rule violation, damage, disturbance, change of use).	RSA 205-A:4
Eviction notice	30 days nonpayment; 60 days most others; 18 months change of use.	RSA 205-A:3
Nonpayment cure	Pay arrears + $15 before the notice expires.	RSA 205-A:4, I
Entrance fee	≤ 3 months' rent, only for services actually rendered.	RSA 205-A:2, I
Late fee	None if rent is paid within 7 days.	RSA 205-A:6, IV
Application fee	Non-refundable fee ≤ $125 unless itemized.	RSA 205-A:2, II(e)
Security deposit	Max one month's rent (held under RSA 477:48).	RSA 205-A:7
Selling in place	Sell at your own price; 2 signs; buyer approval not unreasonably withheld, 14 days.	RSA 205-A:2, II
Sale commission	None unless the park acted as agent by written contract.	RSA 205-A:2, II(b)
Safe home	A code-built home is presumed safe and can't be forced out for the sale.	RSA 205-A:2, III
Park sold	60 days' notice + tenants' right to make an offer / negotiate.	RSA 205-A:21
Utilities	No forced single supplier; central fuel ≤ local average; park pays conversion costs.	RSA 205-A:2, IV; 205-A:6, II
Habitability	Implied warranty of safe water + working sewage.	RSA 205-A:13-c
Underground systems	No charge to tenant for repairs not caused by the tenant.	RSA 205-A:2, IX
Tax / title	Manufactured housing taxed as real estate in the town where located.	RSA 72:7-a
Waiver	Chapter 205-A rights cannot be waived.	RSA 205-A:10

How to use this

This sheet summarizes; it does not replace the statute or legal advice. Chapter 205-A cannot be waived (RSA 205-A:10), and a violation can be an unfair trade practice (RSA 205-A:13-a). Start with the written terms, the park rules (with their required notice), and your lease, then check the controlling section for your issue.

Where to read more

• New Hampshire topic guides on FightMyPark: lot rent, eviction, fees, utilities, buying, selling, title, and storm.
• The official statute text and agency pages, linked in the Sources section below.