If you rent without a rental agreement, you will be an “all-you-can-eat tenant.” Maine law gives you certain rights that we will tell you here. For example, to evict you, your landlord must give you time after receiving a written notice and receive a court order if you are still not outside. Learn more about this in Rights of Maine Renters: Eviction. Details of Maine`s rental and rental laws are listed in the box below. Other state-specific articles and resources can be found in FindLaw`s Owners` Law section. The agreement you make with your landlord will affect the rights you will have. You can sign a written agreement called Lease. A rental agreement lists the name of the landlord and tenant, the address of the apartment, the duration of the lease and the day the rent is due. Most leases contain much more than that. Read these “additional conditions” carefully and understand them before signing. As a general rule, your landlord must return the security deposit or send you a letter within 21 days of the extract and return the key. If you have a lease, check what`s in it.

If there is nothing in the rental agreement about this, or if the lease has been in existence for more than 30 days, then your landlord has 30 days to return the deposit. Either the landlord or the tenant can terminate the lease if the other party has “substantially violated” the lease. This requires a 7-day written communication, which is delivered in hand or, after 3 good faith efforts, sent by the first class mail, leaving a copy to the other party. Learn more about the landlord`s obligation to apply for a court order before evicting a tenant. Because of the risks associated with high radon levels, Maine requires homeowners to regularly test radon levels for your safety. The date and results of these regular tests should be made available to new tenants in addition to the rental agreement, as well as additional information on the risks associated with radonga. The addendum, presented by the Ministry of Health, also requires the signature of both parties to recognize the results and risks achieved. Under Maine`s rental and lease laws, landlords cannot charge you more than twice your monthly rent for a security deposit.

If you live in subsidized housing, your deposit should be much lower. In Maine, the lessor must provide an energy efficiency declaration for each lease agreement in which the tenant bears the incidental costs (either directly or through the lessor) and announce either the energy supplier`s information or the 12-month energy consumption history. BED BUGS. At the time of the presentation of this agreement, the lessor certifies that a breach of this directive constitutes a breach of the tenancy agreement and may subject the tenant to legal action against it. While some states do not have rules that prescribe how to assess late or in return cheque fees, Maine does so for late fees. This means that you can dictate if you calculate these fees, but the amount must be indicated in the rental agreement and the fees do not exceed the legal limits. In this case, late charges must not exceed 4% of the monthly rent and can only be charged after a delay of at least 15 days. The Maine rental property agreement (“rental agreement”) can be used by landowners (“landlords”) to hate themselves with a tenant (“tenant”) for the use of their property for rent. Landlords often check a tenant`s credit to make sure they are able to pay the rent. Maine homeowners must set the rules for smoking on premises, including where smoking is allowed and not. These rules can be outlined by a disclosure of the smoking guidelines contained in the lease.

The email address cannot be subscribed. Please, do it again. The Crown sets up a “model rental” form that landlords and tenants can use as a reference. The lease