This story was originally produced by The Keene Sentinel . NHPR is republishing it in partnership with the Granite State News Collaborative .

Landlords will be able to evict tenants at the end of their lease under a bill that goes into effect in New Hampshire next July 1.

Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed House Bill 60 into law on Friday.

Currently, tenants in most apartments can’t legally be evicted, even at the end of their lease, without a good cause such as failure to pay rent, damaging the property, endangering others or not meeting rental terms.

Supporters of the measure say a lease has a specified time frame, and it shouldn’t be binding on a property owner forever.

Opponents say the bill ends an important protection for tenants at a time when there is a statewide shortage

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