2002 SESSION

02-3171

05/09

SENATE BILL 449

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a landlord-tenant mediation pilot program in the Manchester district court. The bill is a request of the study committee established in 2001, 64.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

02-3171

05/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Two

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Landlord-Tenant Mediation Pilot Program Established.

I. The supreme court shall establish a landlord-tenant mediation pilot program in the Manchester district court. The program shall be administered by the clerk of the Manchester district court, who shall supervise the program operation, including scheduling the days, times, and venues of mediation sessions. Mediators shall be members of the New Hampshire Bar Association and shall serve pro bono.

II. On or before November 1, 2004, the supreme court shall submit a report regarding implementation of the landlord-tenant mediation pilot program, including any recommendations for continuation or expansion of the program, to the senate president, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the governor.

2 Repeal. Section 1, relative to the landlord tenant mediation pilot program, is repealed.

3 Effective Date.

I. Section 2 of this act shall take effect January 1, 2005.

II. The remainder of this act shall take effect January 1, 2003.