relative to the termination of tenancy at the expiration of the tenancy or lease term.

HB 60 modifies New Hampshire's landlord-tenant law for leases exceeding 12 months (or renewed to 12+ months). It requires landlords to provide tenants with 60 days' written notice before lease expiration and file a legal "possessory action" within 6 months of the lease ending to terminate the tenancy. The bill also defines "no fault termination" (when a lease ends without tenant-related issues) as not an eviction for rental applications or tenant screening, mandating courts to document that the tenant was not at fault. Crucially, these provisions only take effect after the Department of Health and Human Services reports that New Hampshire maintained a 4%+ quarterly rental vacancy rate for the entire calendar year.