Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 155-B:4

  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
The order shall be served upon the owner of record, or his agent if an agent is in charge of the building, and upon the occupying tenant, if there is one, and upon all lien holders of record, in the manner provided for service of a summons in a civil action. If the owner cannot be found, the order shall be served upon him by posting it at the main entrance to the building and by 4 weeks’ publication in a published newspaper of the municipality if there is one, otherwise in a newspaper of general circulation in the state.