Blog Posts from John D. Prendergast

We wrote last month with an update regarding the July 31, 2021, expiration of the Centers for Disease Control eviction moratorium as part of our blog series on the pandemic-related eviction restrictions in New Hampshire. Two days later, we wrote again to report that President Biden ordered the reinstatement of a federal ban on evictions for non-payment of rent in all counties in America “experiencing substantial or high levels of community transmission” of COVID-19.

The CDC Eviction Ban is Back for Tenants in Counties with “Substantial and High Levels of Community Transmission of COVID-19” - But For Now That Limits the Ban To Only the Hillsborough, Rockingham, and Strafford Counties in New Hampshire - For the Rest of New Hampshire the CDC Ban Remains Expired.

New Hampshire courts will now allow evictions against residential tenants to proceed, even against tenants formerly protected by COVID-19-related eviction moratoria.

This article briefly discusses the early stages of a Subchapter V case—the Notice, the Status Conference, and the Plan—and a brief status-report of Subchapter V cases in Vermont.

The Small Business Reorganization Act (“SBRA”), effective February 2020, added a new subchapter to the United States Bankruptcy Code that provides a streamlined process for small businesses to reorganize under Chapter 11 by eliminating many of the traditional Chapter 11 requirements.

This is an update regarding the new restriction on evictions based on nonpayment of rent that became due between March 17 and June 11, 2020 in New Hampshire.

The ongoing public health emergency caused by COVID-19 (coronavirus) has caused New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu to issue executive orders that significantly affect the rights of landlords, tenants, borrowers, lenders, and utility companies in New Hampshire.

At the invitation of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, Attorney John Prendergast was a second-year presenter at the Snow and Ice Management Association’s 6th Annual New Hampshire Salt Symposium.

At the invitation of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, on September 11, 2018, John Prendergast was a presenter at the 2018 Snow and Ice Management Association’s 5th Annual New Hampshire Salt Symposium.

At the invitation of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, on September 11, 2018, John Prendergast was a presenter at the 2018 Snow and Ice Management Association’s 5th Annual New Hampshire Salt Symposium.