HB 555 - AS INTRODUCED
2003 SESSION
05/09
HOUSE BILL 555
AN ACT requiring condominiums to comply with the Fair Housing Amendments Act and to provide accessible parking.
This bill requires a condominium to comply with the Fair Housing Amendments Act and provide accessible parking that meets the Americans with Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible Design.
The bill also clarifies that condominiums are included under New Hampshire's fair housing law, which prohibits discrimination.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03-0995
05/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three
AN ACT requiring condominiums to comply with the Fair Housing Amendments Act and to provide accessible parking.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Condominium Act; Compliance with Fair Housing Amendments Act; Accessible Parking. Amend RSA 356-B by inserting after section 6 the following new section:
356-B:6-a Compliance with Fair Housing Amendments Act; Accessible Parking. The unit owners' association shall comply with the Fair Housing Amendments Act, 24 U.S.C. section 3613(a), and provide accessible parking that meets the Americans with Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible Design, 28 C.F.R. Part 36.
2 Fair Housing; Unlawful Discriminatory Practices; Unit Owner's Association Added. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 354-A:10 to read as follows:
354-A:10 Unlawful Discriminatory Practices. It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for any condominium unit owner's association; or any person, being the owner, lessee, sublessee, assignee, managing agent or other person having the right to rent or lease a dwelling or commercial structure or being in the business of selling or renting dwellings or commercial structures:
3 Fair Housing; Unlawful Discriminatory Practices; Condominium Added. Amend RSA 354-A:10, II to read as follows:
II. To discriminate against any person in the terms, conditions, or privilege of sale or rental of a dwelling, including a condominium, or commercial structure, or in the provision of services or facilities in connection therewith, because of age, sex, race, color, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, religion or national origin. In addition, no person shall be denied the benefit of the rights afforded by this paragraph on account of that person's sexual orientation.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2004.