Stays longer than 30 consecutive days fall outside Manchester's STR framework and are treated as residential tenancies under NH RSA 540, exempt from the 8.5% Meals & Rentals tax but governed by landlord-tenant law.
New Hampshire's Meals & Rentals tax applies only to rentals of fewer than 185 consecutive days, but the practical line for STR-versus-tenancy is 30 days. A guest who stays beyond 30 days establishes tenancy rights under RSA 540 (Actions Against Tenants) and RSA 540-A (Eviction Procedures), meaning the host can no longer simply remove them at checkout and must follow formal eviction process. Hosts converting a listing to a 30-plus-day stay should issue a written rental agreement, comply with RSA 540-A self-help eviction prohibitions, and treat the guest as a tenant for security-deposit purposes.
Attempting self-help eviction, lockout, or utility shutoff against a 30-plus-day guest violates RSA 540-A:3 and exposes the host to statutory damages of $1,000 per day plus attorney fees.
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