Haunted addresses on record in New Hampshire
What New Hampshire requires
New Hampshire law says a seller or their agent does not have to volunteer that a property was the site of a homicide, another felony, or a suicide — but if a buyer directly asks, and the seller or agent knows, they must answer honestly. New Hampshire has no separate law addressing alleged hauntings or paranormal reputation.
New Hampshire's stigmatized-property protection is written into RSA 477:4-e, 'History of Property.' It says the owner of real property, or any agent of the owner, is not required to disclose that the property was the site of a homicide, other felony, or suicide, unless the buyer requests that information and the owner or agent has knowledge of it. The statute also shields the owner or agent from liability for disclosing that history once a buyer has asked.
The ask rule is built directly into the statute rather than left to general fraud principles: silence is permitted by default, but a direct question from the buyer about a homicide, felony, or suicide obligates a truthful answer if the seller or agent actually knows about it. RSA 477:4-e also lets a buyer and seller contractually agree to broader disclosure terms than the statute requires.
New Hampshire has no death-disclosure time window comparable to California's three-year rule under Civil Code section 1710.2 — the statute's protection from having to volunteer the information doesn't depend on how long ago the death occurred.
The statute's language covers homicide, other felonies, and suicide specifically; it does not mention hauntings, paranormal activity, or psychological impact, and searches did not turn up a New Hampshire statute or reported court case addressing alleged hauntings the way New York's Stambovsky v. Ackley (the 1991 'legally haunted house' ruling) or newer statutes in states like New Jersey and Massachusetts do. That New York case is not binding in New Hampshire and no New Hampshire equivalent was found.
General information, not legal advice. Laws change and turn on details — for a real decision, talk to a licensed professional in New Hampshire.
The New Hampshire record is waiting
No entries filed from New Hampshire yet. If something happened at an address you know, write it down — you may be the reason the next resident feels less alone at 3 AM.