New Hampshire HB 1143: relative to the remediation of mold in rental housing.

Bill Text

HB 1143 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION

 26-2455

 06/07

HOUSE BILL 1143

AN ACT relative to the remediation of mold in rental housing.

SPONSORS: Rep. S. King, Coos 4

COMMITTEE: Housing

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ANALYSIS

 This bill adds mold infestation as a minimum standard violation for rental housing and authorizes municipal officers to inspect, investigate, and enforce remediation for significant mold conditions.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

 Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 26-2455

 06/07

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT relative to the remediation of mold in rental housing.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 1 New Paragraph; Minimum Standards for Rental Housing; Mold. Amend RSA 48-A:14 by inserting after paragraph XI the following new paragraph: 

 XII. There is a significant infestation of mold such that it can be visibly seen or, with professional instrumentation, can be detected behind walls, under carpets, or in other areas not immediately visible.

 2 Enforcement. Amend RSA 48-A:15, to read as follows: 

 48-A:15 Enforcement of Minimum Standards. 

 I. In municipalities which have not established a public agency as described in RSA 48-A:3, a violation of the minimum standards set forth in RSA 48-A:14 shall be a violation, and each continuing day of violation after notice shall be a separate offense. 

 II. Municipal officers charged with the enforcement of minimum standards for rental housing may inspect, investigate, and enforce the provisions of RSA 48-A:14, XII, and may issue notices of violation, orders of remediation, and pursue remedies consistent with this section. 

 3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.