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01/19/2022

Under RSA 236:112 Property Inundated with Junk is a “Junk Yard” Even if the Owner is Not Selling Junk.

Town of Lincoln v. Joseph Chenard

New Hampshire Supreme Court Case No. 2020-0316

12/07/2021

Government Need Only Establish that Disclosure of a Law Enforcement Record Might Risk Circumvention of the Law; in the Right Circumstances Trial Court Review of Right-to-Know Record Disclosure can Occur in an Ex-Parte In Camera Hearing.

ACLU v. City of Concord

New Hampshire Supreme Court Case No. 2020-0036

11/08/2021

Cell Tower Location Allowed Where a Gap in Wireless Service Exists.

GMR Holdings v. Lincoln

United States District Court, District of New Hampshire Case No. 21-cv-117-SM, Opinion No. 2021 DNH 173

10/05/2021

To Permit Removal Under Oath of Office the Divulged Information Must be Defamatory; Notice of a Nonpublic Session Based on Harm to Reputation Need Not be Provided to the Person Whose Reputation Could be Adversely Affected.

Tejasinha Sivalingam v. Frances Newton

New Hampshire Supreme Court Case No. 2020-0216, 2020-0352

10/01/2021

In Order to Reassess the Value of Taxable Property There Must be a Change in the Market Value; Discovery of an Extreme Underassessment is Insufficient

Merrimack Premium Outlets v. Town of Merrimack

New Hampshire Supreme Court Case No. 2020-0358

09/28/2021

Housing Appeals Board Requires Planning Board to Revisit Decision on “Good Cause” to Extend Project Commencement and Completion Deadlines under RSA 674:39, IV

Brady Sullivan Prospect Hill v. City of Lebanon

Housing Appeals Board Case No. PBA-2021-06

09/16/2021

Notice to Abutter is Required when Abutter is “Directly” not “Diagonally” Across a Street; and Planning Board Condition that Approvals be Obtained from all Necessary Approving Bodies Validates Conditional Approval

Seabrook Onestop, Inc. & a. v. Town of Seabrook & a.

New Hampshire Supreme Court Case No. 2020-0251

09/16/2021

Proving Disproportionality Requires a Taxpayer to Establish its Aggregate Valuation is a Higher Percentage of Fair Market Value than Property in the Municipality Generally

Appeal of City of Keene

New Hampshire Supreme Court Case No. 2020-0473

09/16/2021

Equalization Ratios May be Applied to Fair Market Value Assessments of Electric Utility Property to Determine Appropriate Abatement

Appeal of Town of Chester & a.

New Hampshire Supreme Court Case No. 2020-0475

09/14/2021

Owner-Occupation Requirements in Local Zoning Ordinance Can Limit Impact of Short-Term Rentals on Local Real Estate Market

Christopher Andrews & Kelly Andrews v. Kearsarge Lighting Precinct

New Hampshire Superior Court Case No. 212-2018-CV-00049

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