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New Hampshire security deposit return obligations for landlords

What the statute requires of you in New Hampshire: return deadlines, clock triggers, itemization / notice duties, deposit caps, and penalties for non-compliance — drawn from Wherewithal’s statute research corpus. A landlord who complies correctly does not create a statutory penalty claim.

Confidence: PRIMARY

PRIMARY — main elements read against statute text

Deadline to return / account	30 days
When the clock starts	termination of tenancy
Penalty for non-compliance	2× (deposit + interest) less lawful charges (RSA 540-A:8); no 3× willful track
Deposit cap (maximum you may collect)	greater of 1 mo or $100
Escrow / interest requirements	yes (NH bank)
Citation	N.H. Rev. Stat. §§ 540-A:5 to 8

Source: N.H. Rev. Stat. §§ 540-A:5 to 8

Compliance flags / traps

⚠ reject "actual+$1000" and "3× willful" aggregator cites

Corpus version: 8b9830f4a94ec59d (hash of human fields; use as last-updated fingerprint)

Deadline calculator

Compliance tool only — estimates the statutory return / accounting window from Wherewithal’s corpus fields. Not legal advice. No case is created.

This state’s corpus encodes a primary numeric window of 30 days. Enter the move-out / possession-delivery date the statute keys on.

Move-out / termination date (when possession is delivered)

Tenant side: New Hampshire security deposit return rules

Same statute corpus, framed for tenants organizing a deposit-return claim.

Nearby states (landlord side)

Wherewithal is an organizational tool only. Not legal advice. Consider consulting a licensed attorney. This page is compliance information for landlords summarizing statutory duties — not legal advice.

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