New Hampshire Real Estate Purchase Agreement Template

1.) Arsenic, Radon, and Lead Notice: Sellers must provide a specific statutory warning regarding the health risks of radon gas, arsenic in water, and lead paint (§ 477:4-a).

2.) Asbestos Disposal Site: If the property was previously used as an asbestos disposal site, the seller must notify the buyer of the contamination and report the transfer to the NHDES Commissioner’s Office (§ 141-E:23).

3.) Condominium Disclosure: Sellers of a condominium unit within a managed community must notify buyers of the condominium association’s existence and provide all governing documents, including its rules and fee schedules (§ 477:4-d).

4.) Lead-Based Paint Disclosure: Federal law requires sellers of homes built before 1978 to disclose any known lead-based paint and provide buyers with a federally-approved lead hazard pamphlet (42 U.S. Code § 4852d). This disclosure must be submitted in addition to the lead notification required by § 477:4-a.

5.) Methamphetamine Production: Sellers must disclose if the property was ever used to produce methamphetamine, unless the site has been remediated according to state standards (§ 477:4-g).

6.) Private water supply, private sewage disposal, insulation, and flood hazard zone: This consolidated disclosure requires sellers to outline the operational status and history of any private water supply or sewage disposal systems, and the type and location of the home’s insulation (§ 477:4-d). The seller must also disclose whether the property is located within a federally designated flood hazard zone, or explicitly state if any of this required information is unknown or unknowable.

7.) Public Utility Tariff: If the property being sold is subject to a utility tariff for energy-efficient upgrades that must be paid off over time, the seller must inform the buyer of the costs (§ 477:4-h).

8.) Waterfront Property: If the dwelling is a waterfront property using a septic system, the seller must provide a site assessment study conducted by a permitted designer prior to the sale (§ 485-A:39).