New Hampshire Rental Application

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Maintained by Rapi Stack · Every state-specific figure on this page is cited to its statute or official agency page · Dataset last verified July 2026 · Not legal advice.

New Hampshire application-fee rule · as of July 2026

No statewide cap

RSA 540-A:3 (disclosure only) — No cap verified; written disclosure duties apply.

Source: New Hampshire General Court ↗. Laws change — confirm the current rule before you rely on it.

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Know your New Hampshire rules

Application-fee rules come from state law, not the form. New Hampshire's rule under RSA 540-A:3 (disclosure only) — No statewide cap. Cities can add their own caps. Check the current New Hampshire screening rules before charging or paying a fee.

Frequently asked questions

How much can a landlord charge for a rental application in New Hampshire?

New Hampshire sets no statewide cap on application fees (RSA 540-A:3 (disclosure only)), so the amount is up to the landlord — market rates run $25-$75. No cap verified; written disclosure duties apply. Source: New Hampshire General Court.

Is the application a lease?

No. The application only collects information for screening. If approved, landlord and tenant then sign a lease — see our New Hampshire lease agreement template, which reflects New Hampshire's deposit and notice rules.

How does New Hampshire compare? See application-fee limits in all 50 states, every rule cited to statute.

How New Hampshire compares

Computed from our 51-jurisdiction dataset (as of July 2026). Source for New Hampshire: New Hampshire General Court ↗.

New Hampshire is one of 33 of 51 jurisdictions that set no statutory limit on application fees (8 cap the application fee by statute; 6 limit the fee to the landlord's actual screening cost; 4 ban application fees outright).

The rest of what New Hampshire requires

The figures below are New Hampshire's, not national averages — each one is the value we verified for this state, with the statute it comes from. Follow a row to the full New Hampshire page for that document.

Security deposit cap · as of 2026: 1 month's rent or $100 (whichever is greater) N.H. Rev. Stat. §540-A:6 ↗
Deposit return deadline · as of 2026: 30 days after move-out N.H. Rev. Stat. §540-A:6 ↗
Notice to end a month-to-month tenancy · as of 2026: 30 days N.H. Rev. Stat. §540-A:6 ↗
Notice for unpaid rent · as of 2026: 7 days to pay or quit RSA 540:2, 540:3 ↗
Notice to cure a lease violation · as of 2026: 30 days RSA 540:2, 540:3 ↗
Small claims limit · as of 2026: $10,000 N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. (RSA) 503:1 ↗
Where you file · as of 2026: Small Claims (Circuit Court — District Division) · filing fee approx. $125 (claims ≤$5,000) / $180 (over) per the 2025 schedule — confirm with the Circuit Court clerk (older guides still show $90/$145) N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. (RSA) 503:1 ↗
Bill of sale notarization · as of 2026: Not required New Hampshire DMV (Form TDMV 22A) ↗
Power of attorney signing · as of 2026: Notarization required N.H. Rev. Stat. §564-E:105 (form §564-E:301) ↗
LLC operating agreement · as of 2026: Not required by statute, but it controls over the default rules N.H. RSA 304-C:16 (definition); RSA 304-C:40 (form) ↗
Recording a deed · as of 2026: Register of Deeds (county registry of deeds) · no witnesses NH RSA 477:3 ↗

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