# N.H. Rev. Stat. § 205:2: 205:2 Redevelopment Project

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TXVII_C205_S2

## Section

- **Citation:** N.H. Rev. Stat. § 205:2
- **Heading:** 205:2 Redevelopment Project
- **Jurisdiction:** New Hampshire
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NH Code / Title XVII / Chapter 205 / Section 2

## Text

Any housing authority now or hereafter established pursuant to RSA 203, may carry out any work or undertaking (hereafter called a "redevelopment project"): (1) to acquire blighted areas, which are hereby defined as areas (including slum areas) with buildings or improvements which, by reason of dilapidation, obsolescence, overcrowding, faulty arrangement or design, lack of ventilation, light and sanitary facilities, excessive land coverage, deleterious land use or obsolete layout, or any combination of these or other factors, are detrimental to the safety, health, morals, or welfare of the community; (2) to acquire other real property for the purpose of removing, preventing, or reducing blight, blighting factors or the causes of blight; (3) to acquire real property where the condition of the title, the diverse ownership of the real property to be assembled, the street or lot layouts, or other conditions prevent a proper development of the property and where the acquisition of the area by the authority is necessary to carry out a redevelopment plan; (4) to clear any areas acquired and install, construct, or reconstruct streets, utilities, and site improvements essential to the preparation of sites for uses in accordance with the redevelopment plan; (5) to sell or lease land so acquired for uses in accordance with the redevelopment plan; or (6) to accomplish a combination of the foregoing to carry out a redevelopment plan.

## Nearby sections

- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 205:1 205:1 Finding and Declaration of Necessity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TXVII_C205_S1.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 205:1-a 205:1-a Findings and Declaration of Necessity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TXVII_C205_S1-a.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 205:1-b 205:1-b Findings and Declaration of Necessity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TXVII_C205_S1-b.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 205:2 205:2 Redevelopment Project.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TXVII_C205_S2.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 205:2-a 205:2-a Rehabilitation Work.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TXVII_C205_S2-a.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 205:2-b 205:2-b Development Authorized.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TXVII_C205_S2-b.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 205:3 205:3 Authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TXVII_C205_S3.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 205:3-a 205:3-a Authority to Take Real Property by Eminent Domain Limited.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TXVII_C205_S3-a.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 205:3-b 205:3-b "Public Use" Defined.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TXVII_C205_S3-b.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 205:4 205:4 Initiation of Projects.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TXVII_C205_S4.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 205:4-a 205:4-a Disasters.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TXVII_C205_S4-a.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 205:4-b 205:4-b Early Acquisition and Disposition of Real Property.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TXVII_C205_S4-b.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 205:4-c 205:4-c Cooperation in Undertaking Tax Increment Financing for Redevelopment Projects.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TXVII_C205_S4-c.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 205:5 205:5 Land Available for Public or Private Agencies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TXVII_C205_S5.md)

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