RTA · Protection Against Family Violence Act
9 Effect of order on property and leasehold interest
an ownership interest in any real or personal property held jointly
by the parties or held solely by one of the parties.
(2) Where a residence is leased by a respondent under an oral,
written or implied agreement and a claimant who is not a party to
the lease is granted exclusive occupation of that residence, no
landlord may evict the claimant solely on the basis that the
claimant is not a party to the lease.
RSA 2000
PROTECTION AGAINST
(3) On the request of a claimant mentioned in subsection (2), the
landlord must advise the claimant of the status of the lease and
serve the claimant with notice of any claim against the respondent
arising from the lease, and the claimant, at the claimant's option,
may assume the responsibilities of the respondent under the lease.
1998 cP-19.2 s9