GELDHOF v. PENWOOD ASSOCIATES

No. 79-099.

119 N.H. 754 (1979)

JOSEPH W. GELDHOF v. PENWOOD ASSOCIATES.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

October 12, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph W. Geldhof, of Concord, pro se.

Jill Garber and Bruce E. Friedman, of Concord (Mr. Friedman orally), filed brief for amicus curiae Franklin Pierce Law Center Family and Housing Law Clinic.

Stanley, Tardif & Shapiro, of Concord (R. Peter Shapiro orally), for the defendant.


DOUGLAS, J.

The issue in this case is whether RSA 477:48 (Supp. 1977), which requires landlords to pay interest on security deposits, affects deposits tendered under lease agreements executed prior to the effective date of the statute. We hold that it does not.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Geldhof rented an apartment from Penwood Associates, Inc., on September 11, 1976. The parties executed a lease under which the tenant gave the landlord $140 as a security deposit...

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