{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-358-p-6","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 358-P:6","heading":"Inapplicability of Other Laws; Exempted Transactions.","body":"I. Rent-to-own agreements which comply with this chapter are not governed by the laws relating to:\n(a) A \"security interest\" as defined in RSA 382-A:1-201(37).\n(b) A \"consumer credit transaction\" as defined in RSA 358-C:1, II and RSA 358-K:1, V.\n(c) \"Credit\" as defined in RSA 358-K:1, VII and RSA 399-B:1, I.\n(d) A \"home solicitation sale\" as defined in RSA 361-B:1.\nII. Rent-to-own agreements are governed by laws relating to:\n(a) \"Trade\" as defined in RSA 358-A:1, II; and\n(b) A \"consumer transaction\" as defined in RSA 358-C:1, III.\nIII. This chapter shall not apply to the following:\n(a) Rent-to-own agreements primarily for business, commercial or agricultural purposes, or those made with governmental agencies or instrumentalities or with organizations;\n(b) Rental of a safe deposit box;\n(c) Rental or bailment of personal property which is incidental to the rental of real property, and which provides that the consumer has no option to purchase the rented property; or\n(d) The rental of an automobile.","path":["Title XXXI: TRADE AND COMMERCE","Chapter 358-P: RENT-TO-OWN AGREEMENT ACT"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XXXI/358-P/358-P-6.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T15:28:02Z","sha256":"c49e799002fe40c34303a5c7e69b1fc21fdb34d1f82a5923c1e4d55035b9b8ca","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-358-p-5","next":"us-nh/rsa-358-p-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}