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House panel hears hours of testimony on bill to allow landlords to end tenancies without cause
Summary
Representative Bob Lynn, the bill’s sponsor, told a House committee his bill would restore ordinary contract expectations by allowing landlords to end tenancies at lease expiration with written notice.
Representative Bob Lynn, the prime sponsor, told the House Committee on Housing that HB 60 would make a yearlong lease mean what it says and allow landlords a path to end tenancies at lease expiration.
"This is a bill that basically, I mean, we could if we had to label this, we could label it, I suppose, a contract means what it says, Bill," Representative Bob Lynn said, describing a court decision he said has treated tenants as effectively "there for life" once a lease has been entered.
Supporters, including property‑management representatives and the New Hampshire Association of Realtors, said the change would give landlords clarity and reduce the risk that small, "mom-and-pop" owners stop offering rental units because they fear being locked into…
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