Legislative Update: June 14, 2022 NHAR intervenes for property owners The New Hampshire Association of Realtors has been granted the opportunity to file an amicus brief by the NH Supreme Court in the case of Conway v. Kudrick. The town … Continued
Legislative Update: June 7, 2022 Rules changes at the REC New rules approved by the New Hampshire Real Estate Commission last month increase a broker’s license from $110 per application or renewal fee to $155, an increase of $45 per fee; … Continued
May 2, 2022 Call To Action: Expand housing opportunities with SB 400 The New Hampshire House of Representatives will vote later this week on Senate Bill 400, designed to speed up zoning and planning board decisions, streamline any appeal process … Continued
Legislative Update: April 26, 2022 Senate Votes to Study Making Political Beliefs a Protected Class As passed by the House of Representatives, House Bill 1469 would prohibit any licensed professional who is subject to the Consumer Protection Act (RSA 358-A), such as … Continued
Legislative Update: April 21, 2022 House Committee Punts Decision on Short-Term Rentals to Courts Earlier this week, the House Municipal and County Government Committee voted to “interim study” Senate Bill 249. The bill sought to prevent municipalities from banning short-term rentals … Continued
March 10, 2022 Availability trends continue The February 2022 NH housing market report The housing affordability and availability crisis grew even more grave according to February New Hampshire housing numbers, as both inventory and price continued trending in troubling directions … Continued
Legislative Update: March 8, 2022 Tiny home bill proves a big problem A statewide statute on how “tiny homes” can or should be allowed in New Hampshire has been studied and debated for over three years at the State House, … Continued
Legislative Update: Feb. 15, 2022 A big vote on short-term rentals Last week, the Senate Commerce Committee voted unanimously to support an amended version of Senate Bill 249, protecting the right of property-owners to rent on a short-term basis. NHAR worked … Continued
Legislative Update: Feb. 10, 2022 Committee backs Housing Appeals Board Last week, the House Judiciary Committee voted to recommend killing two bills related to the Housing Appeals Board (HAB). House Bill 1216 would have outright repealed the HAB, while House Bill 1254 would have … Continued
Legislative Update: Jan. 19, 2022 Addressing short-term rentals and the inventory crisis The 2022 legislative session is underway in Concord. Here is a summary of a few of the bills NHAR is following: Regulate, but don’t ban, short-term rentals Senate … Continued
Matt Johnson Chris Norwood Bob Quinn An NHAR legal and legislative update NHAR legal counsel Matt Johnson will be joined by Public Policy Committee Chair Chris Norwood and CEO Bob Quinn for a 90-minute legislative and legal update via Zoom, … Continued
September 15, 2021 2021 New State Laws and Your Business Following another successful session at the State House through the work of your NHAR Public Policy Committee, the Government Affairs team has released a compilation of new laws and regulations … Continued
Sept. 13, 2021 Expense Relief Program for NH Businesses The Governor’s Office for Emergency Relief and Recovery (GOFERR) has launched the COVID-19 Expenses Relief Program to assist New Hampshire for-profit businesses with COVID-19 related business expenses in 2020 and 2021. Eligible businesses … Continued