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HB1143 • 2026

relative to the remediation of mold in rental housing.

relative to the remediation of mold in rental housing.

Housing
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Seth King (R)
Last action
2026-02-19
Official status
HOUSE
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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relative to the remediation of mold in rental housing.

relative to the remediation of mold in rental housing.

What This Bill Does

  • relative to the remediation of mold in rental housing.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-19 H

    Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 23

  2. 2026-02-10 H

    Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/03/2026 (Vote 17-1; CC) HC 7 P. 14

  3. 2026-01-28 H

    Executive Session: 02/03/2026 10:00 am GP 231

  4. 2026-01-14 H

    Public Hearing: 01/27/2026 09:30 am GP 231

  5. 2025-12-01 H

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Housing HJ 1 P. 8

Official Summary Text

relative to the remediation of mold in rental housing.

Current Bill Text

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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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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.