33 M.R.S. § 592 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 10-A / Section 592
33 §592. Requirements of time shares
Status: in_force

1. Specific disclosures. No time share may be conveyed by a developer or conveyed for the first time unless, prior to that conveyance or the execution of an agreement for the purchase, whichever is earlier, the purchaser is provided, at no cost to the purchaser, with a written statement containing the following information, all of which shall be current to a point not more than 60 days prior to the date of delivery to the purchaser. A. The front cover or first page must contain only: (1) The name and principal address of the developer and of the project and the location of the time-share property; and (2) The following statements in conspicuous type. (a) THIS CONTAINS IMPORTANT MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED IN ACQUIRING A TIME SHARE. STATE OF MAINE LAW REQUIRES THAT THESE DISCLOSURES BE MADE BUT NO STATE AGENCY OR OFFICIAL HAS REVIEWED THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS BOOKLET. (b) YOU MAY CANCEL THE PURCHASE TRANSACTION WITHIN TEN CALENDAR DAYS FOLLOWING THE DATE OF EXECUTION OF THE CONTRACT OR THE RECEIPT OF A CURRENT WRITTEN STATEMENT, WHICHEVER IS LATER. (c) THE STATEMENTS CONTAINED INSIDE ARE ONLY SUMMARY IN NATURE. IF YOU ARE THINKING OF BUYING A UNIT, YOU SHOULD TALK TO YOUR ATTORNEY AND LOOK AT ALL EXHIBITS, INCLUDING THE DECLARATION, PROJECT INSTRUMENT FLOOR PLAN, PLOT PLAN, BYLAWS AND CONTRACTS. (d) YOU SHOULD ASK YOUR ATTORNEY AND THE DEVELOPER TO TELL YOU WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO YOUR DEPOSIT, INTEREST IN THE UNIT, OR COSTS AND EXPENSES IF THE DEVELOPER OR OWNER IS DECLARED BANKRUPT. OBTAIN THE ANSWER FROM THE DEVELOPER IN WRITING. [PL 1997, c. 83, §1 (AMD).] B. The following pages shall contain, in the following order: (1) A general description of the time-share property and the time-share units, including, without limitation, the number and types of units in the time-share property and in any project of which it is a part and the schedule of commencement and completion of construction of all buildings, units, amenities and improvements; (2) The maximum number of units that may become part of the time-share property, a statement of the maximum number of time shares that may be created or that there is no maximum, and the proportion of units the developer intends to rent or market in blocks of units to investors; (3) Copies and a brief narrative description of the significant features of the project instrument and time-share instrument and any documents referred to therein, other than the survey and floor plans; the bylaws; rules; copies of any contracts and leases to be signed by purchasers at closing; and a brief narrative description of any contracts or leases, the term of which will or may extend beyond the period of developer control of the association; (4) Any current balance sheet and a projected budget for the association, if there is an association, for one year after the date of the first transfer to a purchaser, and thereafter the current budget, a statement of who prepared the budget and a statement of the budgetary assumptions concerning occupancy and inflation factors. The budget shall include, without limitation: (a) A statement of the amount, or a statement that there is no amount, included in the budget as a reserve for repairs and replacement; (b) A statement of any other reserves; (c) The projected common expense assessment by category of expenditures for the association; and (d) The projected monthly common expense assessment for each type of unit; (5) Any services not reflected in the budget that the developer provides, or expenses that he pays, and that he expects may become at any subsequent time a common expense of the association and the projected common expense assessment attributable to each of those services or expenses for the association and for each type of unit and each time-share estate; (6) Any initial or special fee due from the purchaser at or before closing, together with a description of the purpose of the fee and method of its calculation; (7) A description and a statement of the effect on the time-share owners of any liens, defects or encumbrances on or affecting the title to the project and each time-share unit; (8) A description of any financing offered by the developer; (9) The terms and significant limitations of any warranties provided by the developer, including statutory warranties and limitations on the enforcement thereof or on damages; (10) A statement that: (a) Within 10 calendar days after receipt of the current written statement or execution of a contract, whichever is later, a purchaser may cancel any conveyance or contract for purchase of a unit from the developer; and (b) If the purchaser elects to cancel, the purchaser may do so by hand delivering a notice of cancellation or by mailing the notice by prepaid United States mail to the developer. The cancellation must be without penalty and any deposit made by the purchaser must be promptly refunded in its entirety; (11) A statement of any unsatisfied judgments against the association, developer or managing entity, the status of any pending suits to which the association, developer or managing entity is a party and the status of any pending suits material to the property of which the developer has actual knowledge; (12) A statement that any deposit made in connection with the purchase of a unit will be returned to the purchaser if the purchaser cancels the contract within 10 calendar days after receipt of the written statement or contract; (13) Any restraints on transfer of time shares or portions thereof; (14) A description of the insurance coverage provided for the benefit of the time-share owners; (15) Any current or expected fees or charges to be paid by time-share owners for the use of the common elements and other facilities related to the project; (16) All unusual and material circumstances, features and characteristics of the project and the units; (17) The projected common expense assessment for each time share and whether those assessments may vary seasonally; (18) The extent to which the time-share owners of a unit are jointly and severally liable for the payment of real estate taxes and all assessments and other charges levied against that unit; and (19) The extent to which a time-share unit may become subject to a tax or other lien arising out of claims against other time-share owners of the same time-share unit. [PL 1997, c. 83, §2 (AMD).] [PL 1997, c. 83, §§1, 2 (AMD).]

2. Restraint upon partition of time-share units. No action for partition of any unit in which time shares are created may lie. [PL 1983, c. 248, §3 (NEW).]

3. Cancellation of contract. Any purchaser or prospective purchaser of a time share may cancel a contract or conveyance of a time share by delivering or mailing a postage prepaid written notice of the purchaser's intention to cancel within 10 calendar days after the date of any contract or conveyance or within 10 calendar days after delivery of the current written statement required by subsection 1 , whichever is later. [PL 1997, c. 83, §3 (AMD).]

4. Time share located outside State. This section shall apply to offers or sales within this State of time shares in property, even if the project is located outside of this State. [PL 1983, c. 248, §3 (NEW).]

5. Application with respect to foreclosures of mortgages. This section shall not apply to offers or sales by financial institutions as defined in Title 9‑B of time shares in property with respect to foreclosure of any mortgage or the delivery of any deed in lieu of that foreclosure. [PL 1983, c. 248, §3 (NEW).]

6. Violation. Any violation of this section shall be a violation of Title 5, chapter 10 . [PL 1983, c. 248, §3 (NEW).]

7. Completion of construction; escrow requirement. Notwithstanding chapter 31 , a developer of a time-share project may convey a time-share to a purchaser prior to the time-share unit containing the time-share being substantially completed, as long as the developer deposits all funds or other consideration received from or on behalf of the purchaser into an escrow account subject to an escrow agreement with an independent escrow agent. A. The escrow agreement must provide that the funds or other consideration may be released only as provided in this paragraph. (1) If the purchaser gives a valid notice of cancellation pursuant to this section or is otherwise entitled to cancel the sale, the funds or other consideration received from or on behalf of the purchaser must be returned to the purchaser. (2) If the purchaser defaults in the performance of any obligation relating to the purchase or ownership of the time-share following the expiration of the cancellation period set out in subsection 1 , the developer shall provide an affidavit to the escrow agent requesting release of the escrowed funds or other consideration and shall provide a copy of the affidavit to the purchaser who has defaulted. If, within 7 calendar days of mailing the affidavit, the developer has not received from the purchaser a written notice of a dispute between the purchaser and the developer or a claim to the escrowed funds or other consideration, the funds or other consideration received from or on behalf of the purchaser must be immediately released to the developer. (3) If no cancellation or default has occurred, the escrow agent may release the funds or other consideration upon presentation of an affidavit by the developer that: (a) The cancellation period has expired; and (b) A certificate or statement of substantial completion has been executed by an engineer or architect or a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the municipal building official for the time-share unit containing the time-share. [PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §15 (AMD).] B. In lieu of any escrow required by this section, the escrow agent may accept a surety bond issued by a company authorized and licensed to do business in this State in an amount equal to or in excess of the funds that would otherwise be placed in the escrow account pursuant to this section. [PL 1999, c. 478, §1 (NEW).] C. As used in this subsection, "independent escrow agent" means a financial institution whose accounts are insured by a governmental agency or instrumentality; an attorney; or a licensed title insurance company, in which: (1) The escrow agent is not a relative or an employee of the developer or managing entity or of any officer, director, affiliate or subsidiary of the developer or managing entity; (2) There is no financial relationship, other than the payment of fiduciary fees or as otherwise provided in this section, between the escrow agent and the developer or managing entity or any officer, director, affiliate or subsidiary of the developer or managing entity; and (3) Compensation paid by the developer to the escrow agent for services rendered is not paid from funds in the escrow account. [PL 1999, c. 478, §1 (NEW).] D. For purposes of paragraph C , an independent escrow agent may not be disqualified to serve as escrow agent solely because: (1) The escrow agent provides the developer or managing entity with routine banking services that do not include construction or receivables financing or any other lending activities; (2) A nonemployee, attorney-client relationship exists between the developer or managing entity and the escrow agent; or (3) The escrow agent performs closings for the developer or issues owner's or lender's title insurance commitments or policies in connection with such closings. [PL 1999, c. 478, §1 (NEW).] [PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §15 (AMD).]
33 M.R.S. § 1202 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 25 / Section 1202
33 §1202. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter the following words shall have the following meanings. [PL 1975, c. 509, §1 (RPR).]

1. Coastal island. "Coastal island" means a natural land formation protruding above the surface of and surrounded by Maine's coastal waters at mean high tide or any portion of such land formation. [PL 1975, c. 509, §1 (RPR).]

2. Coastal waters. "Coastal waters" means all waters of the State within the rise and fall of the tide and to the marine limits of the jurisdiction of the State. [PL 1975, c. 509, §1 (RPR).]

3. Person. "Person" shall include individuals, partnerships, corporations, municipalities and other legal entities but shall not include the State and its agencies or the Federal Government. [PL 1975, c. 509, §1 (RPR).]

4. Residential structure. "Residential structure" means a building used as a seasonal or year-round dwelling which was in existence on July 5, 1973. [PL 1975, c. 509, §1 (RPR).]

5. Traceable. "Traceable" means derived through successive transfers which were accomplished by written evidence of title or by intestate succession. No intestate succession shall be included without clear and convincing evidence supplied by the registrant showing the interest which passed into the registrant's chain of title by the succession. [PL 1975, c. 509, §1 (NEW).]

6. True owner. "True owner" means a person who holds title to a coastal island which is: A. Traceable to that person from a written evidence of title which describes such island in sufficient detail to locate such coastal island on a map of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey for Maine's coastal waters for use in 1972 and is dated prior to July 13, 1913; or [PL 1975, c. 509, §1 (NEW).] B. By adverse possession. [PL 1975, c. 509, §1 (NEW).] [PL 1975, c. 509, §1 (NEW).]

7. Written evidence of title. "Written evidence of title" means: A. A deed, including tax and mortgage foreclosures, filed in the appropriate county registry of deeds; [PL 1975, c. 509, §1 (NEW).] B. A record of a Maine probate proceeding; [PL 1975, c. 509, §1 (NEW).] C. An order of a court of competent jurisdiction; or [PL 1975, c. 509, §1 (NEW).] D. Other authenticated writing which creates, confirms or evidences ownership of the coastal island as determined by the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands or the director's designate, after consultation with the Attorney General. [PL 1975, c. 509, §1 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 502, Pt. E, §30 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7 (REV); PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §24 (REV).] [PL 1975, c. 509, §1 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 502, Pt. E, §30 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7 (REV); PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §24 (REV).]
33 M.R.S. § 608 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 11 / Section 608
33 §608. Removal of register for misconduct or incapacity
Status: in_force

When on presentment of the grand jury or information of the Attorney General to the Superior Court, any register of deeds, by default, confession, demurrer or verdict, after due notice, is found guilty of misconduct in his office or incapable of discharging its duties, the court shall enter judgment for his removal from office and issue a writ to the sheriff to take possession of all the books and papers belonging thereto and deliver them to the register of deeds. [PL 1981, c. 698, §169 (AMD).]
33 M.R.S. § 1603-118 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 31 / Section 1603-118
33 §1603-118. Association records
Status: in_force

(a) An association must retain the following: [PL 2011, c. 368, §8 (NEW).]

(1) Records of receipts and expenditures affecting the operation and administration of the association and other appropriate accounting records for the past 6 years; [PL 2011, c. 368, §8 (NEW).]

(2) Minutes of all meetings of its unit owners and executive board other than executive sessions, a record of all actions taken by the unit owners or executive board without a meeting and a record of all actions taken by a committee in place of the executive board on behalf of the association; [PL 2011, c. 368, §8 (NEW).]

(3) The names of current unit owners in a form that permits preparation of a list of the names of all unit owners and the addresses at which the association communicates with them, in alphabetical order showing the number of votes each unit owner is entitled to cast; [PL 2011, c. 368, §8 (NEW).]

(4) Copies of its original or restated organizational documents and bylaws and all amendments to them and all rules currently in effect; [PL 2011, c. 368, §8 (NEW).]

(5) All financial statements and tax returns of the association for the past 3 years; [PL 2011, c. 368, §8 (NEW).]

(6) A list of the names and addresses of its current executive board members and officers; [PL 2011, c. 368, §8 (NEW).]

(7) Its most recent annual report delivered to the Secretary of State; [PL 2011, c. 368, §8 (NEW).]

(8) Financial and other records sufficiently detailed to enable the association to comply with section 1604‑108 ; [PL 2011, c. 368, §8 (NEW).]

(9) Copies of current contracts to which it is a party; [PL 2011, c. 368, §8 (NEW).]

(10) Records of executive board or committee actions to approve or deny any requests for design or architectural approval from unit owners; and [PL 2011, c. 368, §8 (NEW).]

(11) Ballots, proxies and other records related to voting by unit owners for one year after the election, action or vote to which they relate. [PL 2011, c. 368, §8 (NEW).]

(b) Subject to subsections (c) and (d), all records retained by an association must be available for examination and copying by a unit owner or the unit owner's authorized agent: [PL 2011, c. 368, §8 (NEW).]

(1) During reasonable business hours or at a mutually convenient time and location; and [PL 2011, c. 368, §8 (NEW).]

(2) Upon 10 days' notice in writing reasonably identifying the specific records of the association requested. [PL 2011, c. 368, §8 (NEW).]

(c) Records retained by an association may be withheld from inspection and copying to the extent that they concern: [PL 2011, c. 368, §8 (NEW).]

(1) Personnel, salary and medical records relating to specific individuals; [PL 2011, c. 368, §8 (NEW).]

(2) Contracts, leases and other commercial transactions to purchase or provide goods or services currently being negotiated; [PL 2011, c. 368, §8 (NEW).]

(3) Existing or potential litigation or mediation, arbitration or administrative proceedings; [PL 2011, c. 368, §8 (NEW).]

(4) Existing or potential matters involving federal, state or local administrative or other formal proceedings before a governmental tribunal for enforcement of the declaration, bylaws or rules; [PL 2011, c. 368, §8 (NEW).]

(5) Communications with the association's attorney that are otherwise protected by the attorney-client privilege or the attorney work-product doctrine; [PL 2011, c. 368, §8 (NEW).]

(6) Information the disclosure of which would violate law other than this Act; [PL 2011, c. 368, §8 (NEW).]

(7) Records of an executive session of the executive board; or [PL 2011, c. 368, §8 (NEW).]

(8) Individual unit files other than those of the requesting unit owner. [PL 2011, c. 368, §8 (NEW).]

(d) An association may charge a reasonable fee for providing copies of any records under this section and for supervising the unit owner's inspection. [PL 2011, c. 368, §8 (NEW).]

(e) A right to copy records under this section includes the right to receive copies by photocopying or other means, including copies through an electronic transmission if available upon request by the unit owner. [PL 2011, c. 368, §8 (NEW).]

(f) An association is not obligated to compile or synthesize information. [PL 2011, c. 368, §8 (NEW).]

(g) Information provided pursuant to this section may not be used for commercial purposes or any other purpose not reasonably related to the management of the association or the duties, rights or responsibilities of unit owners, officers or executive board members under this Act or the association's governing documents. [PL 2011, c. 368, §8 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 463 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 463
33 §463. Filing of notice; recording fee
Status: reserved

In order for the notice specified in section 462 to be effective, it shall contain an accurate description of the road or way, or portion thereof, to which title is being claimed; the name or names of the person or persons on behalf of whom the title is being claimed; and a specific reference by volume and page to the recorded conveyance in which the title to such road or way is alleged to have been reserved by the grantor therein. The register of deeds for the county in which the road or way is located shall accept all such notices presented to him which describe land located in said county and shall enter and record full copies thereof in the same way that deeds and other instruments are recorded and shall be entitled to charge the same fee for the recording thereof as is charged for recording deeds. Within a reasonable time after recording such notice, the register of deeds shall enter upon the margin of the record of the prior conveyance referred to in said notice the volume and page in which the copy of said notice may be found. [PL 1973, c. 505 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 570 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 10 / Section 570
33 §570. Contents of deeds of units
Status: in_force

Deeds of units shall include the following particulars: [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]

1. Description of land. Description of the land as provided in section 569 , or date, title of and reference to the survey describing such land. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]

2. Date and record of declaration. The date of the most recent declaration and the volume and page of the registry of deeds where recorded. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]

3. Identification number. The identification number of the unit in the declaration and title of and reference to the floor plans describing any other data necessary for its proper identification. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]

4. Percentage of interest. The percentage of undivided interest appertaining to the unit in the common areas and facilities. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]

5. Further details. Any further details which the grantor and grantee may deem desirable to set forth consistent with the declaration and this chapter. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 154 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 154
33 §154. -- notice; appointment of next friend of minors
Status: in_force

Notice of any such petition shall be given in such manner as the court may order to all persons who are or may become interested in the real estate to which the petition relates, and to all persons whose issue, not in being, may become interested therein. If persons interested in said real estate do not consent in writing to a sale thereof, personal notice of the time and place of the hearing on said petition shall be given to all persons known to be interested therein. Said personal notice may be given in any manner provided by law, or by the clerk of courts or the register of probate sending a copy of said petition and order of court thereon by registered mail, return receipt requested, in time to give each party at least 14 days' notice of said hearing. The written statements of said clerk and register, with the return receipt, shall be proof of said service. The court shall in every case appoint a suitable person to appear and act therein as the next friend of all minors, persons not ascertained and persons not in being, who are or may become interested in such real estate. The cost of the appearance and services of such next friend, including the compensation of his counsel, to be determined by the court, shall be paid as the court may order either out of the proceeds of the sale or mortgage or by the petitioner, in which latter case execution therefor may issue in the name of the next friend.
33 M.R.S. § 1602-108 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 31 / Section 1602-108
33 §1602-108. Limited common elements
Status: in_force

(a) Except for the limited common elements described in section 1602‑102 , paragraphs (2) and (4), the declaration shall specify to which unit or units each limited common element is allocated. That allocation may not be altered without the consent of the unit owners whose units are affected. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(b) Except as the declaration otherwise provides, a limited common element may be reallocated by an amendment to the declaration upon application to the association by the unit owners between or among whose units the reallocation is made. Unless the executive board determines within 30 days that the reallocation is unreasonable, the association shall prepare an amendment and any plats or plans needed to depict the amendment. Upon execution by the unit owners, the amendment together with such plats or plans shall be recorded in the names of the parties and the condominium. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(c) A common element not previously allocated as a limited common element may not be so allocated, except pursuant to provisions in the declaration made in accordance with section 1602‑105 , subsection (a), paragraph (7). The allocations shall be made by amendments to the declarations. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 527 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 9 / Section 527
33 §527. Enforcement
Status: in_force

With respect to lenders that are supervised financial organizations as that term is defined in Title 9‑A, section 1‑301, subsection 38‑A , a violation of this subchapter is deemed an anticompetitive and deceptive practice and the Superintendent of Financial Institutions may take appropriate action to ensure compliance with this subchapter. With respect to all other supervised lenders, as that term is defined in Title 9‑A, section 1‑301, subsection 39 , the Superintendent of Consumer Credit Protection may take such action. [PL 2021, c. 245, Pt. A, §14 (AMD).]
33 M.R.S. § 566 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 10 / Section 566
33 §566. Compliance with bylaws and rules and regulations
Status: in_force

Each unit owner shall comply strictly with the bylaws and with the administrative rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and with the covenants, conditions and restrictions set forth in the declaration or in the deed to his unit. Failure to so comply shall be ground for an action to recover damages or for injunctive relief, or both, maintainable by the manager or board of directors on behalf of the association of unit owners or, in a proper case, by an aggrieved unit owner. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 571 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 10 / Section 571
33 §571. Recording
Status: in_force

1. Recording. The declaration, any amendment or amendments thereto, any subsequent declaration, the bylaws, any amendment or amendments thereto and any instrument by which the provisions of this chapter may be waived, shall be acknowledged and recorded and shall not be of legal effect until duly recorded in the registry of deeds of the county in which the units lie. Such instruments shall be indexed in the grantor volume under the name of the building and shall contain a reference to the file number of the floor plans of the building affected thereby. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]

2. Revised declaration. After the original declaration or a subsequent declaration of the bylaws contained therein has been modified or amended a total of 5 times, the board of directors shall prepare a new revised declaration with revised bylaws attached thereto, incorporating all modifications and amendments to date, which instrument shall be recorded forthwith. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]

3. Floor plans. Simultaneously with the recording of the original declaration there shall be filed in the registry of deeds of the county in which the units lie a set of the floor plans of the building showing the layout, location, unit numbers and dimensions of the units, stating the name of the building, containing a reference to the original declaration, the date thereof and volume and page of recording and bearing the verified statement of a registered architect or licensed professional engineer certifying that the floor plans are an accurate copy of portions of the plans of the building as filed with and approved by the municipal or other governmental subdivision having jurisdiction over the issuance of permits for the construction of buildings. Attached to the floor plans shall be a survey of the land upon which the buildings and improvements are located. Such plans shall be kept by the register of deeds in a separate file for each building, numbered serially in the order of receipt and designated "unit ownership." In the event the floor plans are modified, new floor plans shall be prepared and recorded, containing all the identifications and references of the original floor plans, numbered identically as the original floor plans, filed therewith and designated "unit ownership -- floor plans modified (indicate date)." A floor plan need not be prepared or recorded of any building which contains only one unit. [PL 1971, c. 73, §2 (AMD).]

4. Conveyance of any legal interest. Each conveyance of any legal interest in a unit shall be recorded and indexed similarly to the conveyance of any interest in real property. No instrument conveying or purporting to convey such an interest shall be effectual against any other person but the grantor and his heirs until duly recorded in the registry of deeds of the county in which the unit lies. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 301 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 301
33 §301. Grantor dead or out of State
Status: in_force

When a grantor or lessor dies, or departs from the State without acknowledging his deed, its execution may be proved by a subscribing witness before any court of record in the State. No deed without one subscribing witness can, for this purpose, be proved before any court or justice.
33 M.R.S. § 901 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 17 / Section 901
33 §901. Corporate securities
Status: in_force

Certificates of stock in corporations, corporate bonds, corporate debentures and other corporate securities, not including shares in building and loan associations, record title to which is held in the name of 2 or more persons as joint tenants or under language indicating the intention that said property be held with the right of survivorship, shall be deemed to be held in an estate in joint tenancy with all the attributes and incidents of estates in joint tenancy created or existing at common law, and shall be deemed to be so held even though said property may have been transferred directly by a person to himself jointly with another or other persons.
33 M.R.S. § 2169 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 45 / Section 2169
33 §2169. Administrator's contract to conduct examination
Status: in_force

The administrator may contract with a person to conduct an examination under this subchapter. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 471 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 471
33 §471. Preservation of claims by filing of notice
Status: in_force

The spouse of a grantor who, 20 years or more before October 1, 1975, has conveyed land without the joinder therein of such spouse in release of the spouse's right and interest by descent in the land conveyed, and which spouse intends to claim such right and interest, or any person claiming by, through or under the spouse after such right and interest has become vested in the spouse, may preserve such right and interest, or claim thereto, by filing the notice provided in section 472 in the registry of deeds for the county in which the land is located, within 2 years of October 1, 1975. [PL 1977, c. 564, §126 (AMD).]

The spouse of a grantor who, less than 20 years before or at any time after October 1, 1975, has conveyed land without the joinder therein of such spouse in release of the spouse's right and interest by descent in the land conveyed and which spouse intends to claim such right and interest, or any person claiming by, through or under the spouse after said right and interest has become vested in the spouse, may preserve such right and interest, or claim thereto, by filing the notice provided in section 472 in the registry of deeds for the county in which the land is located, before the recording of the conveyance or within the later of 20 years of the date of recording of the conveyance or 2 years of October 1, 1975. [PL 1977, c. 564, §126 (AMD).]

A spouse may also preserve a claim to right and interest by descent by filing the notice provided in section 472 at any time prior to a conveyance in which the spouse does not intend to join in the release of such right and interest. [PL 1975, c. 511 (NEW).]

In all cases the spouse must bring a claim of record for title or possession within one year of the later of the filing of the notice or the vesting of the right and interest. [PL 1975, c. 511 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 192 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 192
33 §192. Applicability; exemptions
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to the transfer of any interest in nonresidential real property, whether by sale, installment land contract, lease with an option to purchase or any other option to purchase. If a person licensed to practice real estate brokerage is involved in the transaction, the licensee is subject to the requirements of licensure in Title 32, chapter 114 . The following transfers are exempt from this subchapter: [PL 2017, c. 345, §4 (NEW).]

1. Court order. Transfers pursuant to court order, including, but not limited to, transfers ordered by a court in the administration of an estate, transfers pursuant to a writ of execution, transfers by any foreclosure sale, transfers by a trustee in bankruptcy, transfers by eminent domain and transfers resulting from a decree for specific performance; [PL 2017, c. 345, §4 (NEW).]

2. Default. Transfers to a mortgagee by a mortgagor or successor in interest who is in default or transfers to a beneficiary of a deed of trust by a trustor or successor in interest who is in default; [PL 2017, c. 345, §4 (NEW).]

3. Co-owner. Transfers from one or more co-owners solely to one or more other co-owners; [PL 2017, c. 345, §4 (NEW).]

4. Testate; intestate succession. Transfers pursuant to testate or intestate succession; [PL 2017, c. 345, §4 (NEW).]

5. Divorce. Transfers between spouses resulting from a judgment of divorce or a judgment of separate maintenance or from a property settlement agreement incidental to such a judgment; [PL 2017, c. 345, §4 (NEW).]

6. Living trust. Transfers to a living trust; and [PL 2017, c. 345, §4 (NEW).]

7. Corrective deed. Transfers that, without additional consideration and without changing ownership or ownership interest, confirm, correct, modify or supplement a deed previously recorded. [PL 2017, c. 345, §4 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 611 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 11 / Section 611
33 §611. Recording officer not to draft or aid in drafting recorded instrument
Status: in_force

No city, town, county or state officer whose duty is to record conveyances of any kind, assignments, certificates or other documents or papers whatsoever shall draft or aid in drafting any conveyance, assignment, certificate or other document or paper which he is by law required to record, in full or in part, under a penalty of not more than $100, to be recovered by any complainant by a civil action for his benefit or by indictment for the benefit of the county.
33 M.R.S. § 1603-114 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 31 / Section 1603-114
33 §1603-114. Surplus funds
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided in the declaration, any surplus funds of the association remaining after payment of or provision for common expenses and any prepayment of reserves must be paid to the unit owners in proportion to their common expense liability or credited to them to reduce their future common expense assessments. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 565 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 10 / Section 565
33 §565. Common elements
Status: in_force

1. Percentage of ownership. Each unit owner shall be entitled to an undivided interest in the common areas and facilities in the percentage expressed in the declaration. Such percentage shall be computed by taking as a basis the fair value of the unit at the date of the declaration in relation to the fair value of all the units having an interest in the common areas and facilities. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]

2. Permanent character. The percentage of the undivided interest of each unit owner in the common areas and facilities as expressed in the declaration shall have a permanent character and shall not be altered without the consent of all of the unit owners expressed in an amended declaration duly recorded. The percentage of the undivided interest in the common areas and facilities shall not be separated from the unit to which it appertains and shall be deemed to be conveyed or encumbered with the unit even though such interest is not expressly mentioned or described in the conveyance or other instrument. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]

3. Undivided. The common areas and facilities shall remain undivided and no unit owner or any other person shall bring any action for partition or division of any part thereof, unless the property has been removed from the provisions of this chapter. Any covenant to the contrary shall be null and void. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]

4. Use. Each unit owner may use the common areas and facilities in accordance with the purpose for which they were intended without hindering or encroaching upon the lawful rights of the other unit owners. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]

5. Repairs. The necessary work of maintenance, repair and replacement of the common areas and facilities and the making of any additions or improvements thereto shall be carried out only as provided and in the declaration and in the bylaws. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]

6. Access for repair. The association of unit owners shall have the irrevocable right, to be exercised by the manager or board of directors, to have access to each unit from time to time during reasonable hours as may be necessary for the maintenance, repair or replacement of any of the common areas and facilities therein or accessible therefrom, or for making emergency repairs therein necessary to prevent damage to the common areas and facilities or to another unit or units. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 1701 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 33 / Section 1701
33 §1701. Merchandise unclaimed for 6 months, sold to pay charges
Status: in_force

Whenever baggage, goods, merchandise, packages or parcels transported by any railroad, steamboat, express company or stage company existing by virtue of the laws of this State remain unclaimed for 6 months after its arrival at the point to which it shall have been directed, the same may be sold at auction in the city or town where the railroad, steamboat, express company or stage company has its general or principal office or any freight house. Whenever baggage, goods, merchandise, packages or parcels transported by any railroad, steamboat, express company or stage company not existing by virtue of the laws of this State and having no office or president, treasurer, clerk or general superintendent within this State, but doing business in this State, remain unclaimed for 6 months after its arrival at the point to which it shall have been directed, the same may be sold at auction to pay the charges thereon and the expense of advertising and selling. [PL 1987, c. 490, §1 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 144 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 6-B / Section 144
33 §144. Scope of option to purchase at agricultural value
Status: in_force

An option to purchase at agricultural value may include any of the following agreements affecting working farmland property: [PL 2025, c. 471, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]

1. Resale price of working farmland property. Limitations on the resale price of working farmland property, which may include provisions for payments to the holder; [PL 2025, c. 471, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]

2. Amount of equity appreciation. Limitations on the amount of equity appreciation that a fee owner may derive from ownership of working farmland property; [PL 2025, c. 471, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]

3. Improvements to working farmland property. Limitations on the type, extent, use or dollar value of improvements that may be made to working farmland property; [PL 2025, c. 471, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]

4. Uses to which working farmland property may be devoted. Restrictions on the uses to which working farmland property may be devoted, which must be consistent with the purposes of this chapter; [PL 2025, c. 471, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]

5. Options to purchase. The grant of rights of first refusal or options to purchase to qualified holders or their assigns, subject to the terms and conditions of the option to purchase at agricultural value; [PL 2025, c. 471, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]

6. Maintenance and insurance of working farmland property. The obligation to maintain, operate and insure working farmland property; [PL 2025, c. 471, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]

7. Construction and materials. The right to restrict or specify types of buildings, structures and materials that may be used in improvements on working farmland property; [PL 2025, c. 471, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]

8. Acts that may enhance affordability of working farmland property. The right to prohibit, limit or require other acts that may enhance or allow the affordability and availability of working farmland property over time to beginning farmers in the future. For the purposes of this subsection, "beginning farmer" means an individual who has not operated a farm for more than 10 years; and [PL 2025, c. 471, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]

9. Right of qualified holders to enter and inspect. In accordance with section 142, subsection 6 , the right to provide qualified holders periodic entry and inspection of farmland real property at reasonable times and after reasonable notice. [PL 2025, c. 471, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 807 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 13 / Section 807
33 §807. Use of terms
Status: in_force

The use of the "Maine Coordinate System of 1927 East Zone," "Maine Coordinate System of 1983 East Zone," "Maine Coordinate System of 1927 West Zone," "Maine Coordinate System of 1983 West Zone," "Maine Coordinate System of 2000 West Zone," "Maine Coordinate System of 2000 Central Zone" or "Maine Coordinate System of 2000 East Zone" on any map, report of survey, or other document is limited to coordinates based on the Maine Coordinate Systems as defined in this chapter. [PL 1999, c. 689, §5 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 689, §7 (AFF).]
33 M.R.S. § 1602-104 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 31 / Section 1602-104
33 §1602-104. Description of units
Status: in_force

A description of a unit which sets forth the name of the condominium, the recording data for the declaration, the county or registry district in which the condominium is located and the identifying number of the unit, is a sufficient legal description of that unit and all rights, obligations and interests appurtenant to that unit which were created by the declaration or bylaws. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 171 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 171
33 §171. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).]

1. Known defect. "Known defect" means a condition, known by the seller, that has a significant adverse effect on the value of property, significantly impairs the health or safety of future occupants of the property or, if not repaired, removed or replaced, significantly shortens the expected normal life of the premises. [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).]

2. Seller. "Seller" means the owner of the residential real property that is for sale, exchange, sale under an installment contract or lease with an option to buy. [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).]

3. Property disclosure statement. "Property disclosure statement" means a written disclosure form prepared by a seller pursuant to section 173 . [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).]

4. Purchaser. "Purchaser" means a transferee in any of the types of transactions described in section 172 . [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).]

5. Real estate contract. "Real estate contract" means a contract for the transfer of ownership of residential real property by any of the ways described in section 172 . [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).]

6. Residential real property. "Residential real property" means real estate consisting of one or not more than 4 residential dwelling units. [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 2072 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 45 / Section 2072
33 §2072. When United States savings bonds are presumed abandoned
Status: in_force

1. Presumed abandoned. Notwithstanding section 2061, subsection 9 and sections 2112 and 2131 , a United States savings bond subject to this chapter or held or owing in this State by any person is presumed abandoned in this State if: A. The last known address of the owner of the United States savings bond is in this State; and [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] B. The United States savings bond has remained unclaimed for 3 years after its date of final maturity. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]

2. Escheat; procedure. United States savings bonds that are presumed abandoned and unclaimed under subsection 1 , including bonds in the possession of the administrator, and those lost, stolen or destroyed bonds registered to persons with last known addresses in this State, escheat to the State 3 years after the bonds are presumed abandoned, and all property rights and legal title to and ownership of the United States savings bonds, including all rights, powers and privileges of survivorship of any owner, co-owner or beneficiary, vest solely in the State according to the following procedure. A. Within 180 days after the 3-year period in this subsection has passed, if no claim has been filed in accordance with this chapter for the United States savings bonds, the administrator shall commence a civil action in the Kennebec County Superior Court or in any other court of competent jurisdiction for a determination that the United States savings bonds escheat to the State. The administrator may postpone the bringing of such an action until sufficient United States savings bonds have accumulated in the administrator's custody to justify the expense of such a proceeding. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] B. The administrator shall make service by publication of the civil action in accordance with the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 4 and Title 1, sections 601 and 603 . [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] C. If no person files a claim or appears at the hearing to substantiate a claim or if the court determines that a claimant is not entitled to the property claimed by the claimant, the court, if satisfied by evidence that the administrator has substantially complied with the laws of this State, shall enter a judgment that the United States savings bonds have escheated to the State and all property rights and legal title to and ownership of the United States savings bonds, including all rights, powers and privileges of survivorship of any owner, co-owner or beneficiary, vest solely in the State. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] D. The administrator shall redeem the United States savings bonds escheated to the State. When the escheated proceeds have been recovered by the administrator, the administrator shall first pay all costs incident to the collection and recovery of the proceeds from the redemption of the United States savings bonds and then promptly deposit the remaining balance of the proceeds in the Unclaimed Property Fund under section 2141 to be distributed in accordance with law. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]

3. Claims after escheat. Notwithstanding subchapter 9 , any person making a claim for a United States savings bond escheated to the State under this section may file a claim with the administrator. Upon being provided sufficient proof of the validity of the person's claim, the administrator may pay the claim and may subtract any expenses and costs incurred by the State in securing full title and ownership of the property by escheat. If payment has been made to a claimant, no action may be maintained by any other claimant or the State or any state officer for or on account of the funds. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 461 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 461
33 §461. Prior conveyances
Status: reserved

Any conveyance made prior to October 3, 1973 which conveyed land abutting upon a town or private way, county road or highway shall be deemed to have conveyed all of the grantor's interest in the portion of such road or way, which abutted said land unless the grantor shall have expressly reserved his title to such road or way by a specific reference thereto contained in said conveyance. This section shall not apply to any conveyance of a lot or lots by reference to a recorded plan. [PL 1973, c. 788, §165 (AMD).]
33 M.R.S. § 123 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 6 / Section 123
33 §123. Judicial actions
Status: in_force

1. Owners; qualified holders. An action affecting an affordable housing covenant may be brought or intervened in by: A. An owner of an interest in the real property burdened by the covenant; or [PL 1991, c. 373 (NEW).] B. A qualified holder of the benefit of the affordable housing covenant. [PL 1991, c. 373 (NEW).] [PL 1991, c. 373 (NEW).]

2. State; political subdivision. An action affecting an affordable housing covenant may be intervened in by the State or a political subdivision of the State in which the real property burdened by the covenant is located. [PL 1991, c. 373 (NEW).]

3. Power of court. This chapter does not affect the power of a court to enforce an affordable housing covenant by injunction or proceeding in equity or to modify or terminate an affordable housing covenant in accordance with principles of law and equity. A court may deny equitable enforcement of an affordable housing covenant when it finds that a change of circumstances has rendered that covenant no longer in the public interest. If the court so finds, the court may allow damages as the only remedy in an action to enforce the affordable housing covenant. A comparative economic test may not be used to determine under this subsection if an affordable housing covenant is in the public interest. [PL 1991, c. 373 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 526 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 9 / Section 526
33 §526. Penalty
Status: in_force

1. Consumer remedies. A lender or settlement agent who violates any provision of this subchapter and causes actual damage to a consumer is subject to a civil action by the aggrieved consumer in which the consumer has the right to recover the greater of actual damages in an amount determined by the court or, except as provided in subsection 2 , an amount determined by the court not less than $250 nor more than $1,000, plus costs of the action together with reasonable attorney's fees. [PL 1999, c. 145, §1 (NEW).]

2. Bona fide error. Liability under subsection 1 is limited to actual damages, plus costs of the action together with reasonable attorney's fees, if the lender or settlement agent shows by a preponderance of the evidence that the violation was not intentional and resulted from a bona fide error notwithstanding the maintenance of procedures reasonably adopted to avoid any such error. [PL 1999, c. 145, §1 (NEW).]

3. Limitation of actions. An action may not be brought pursuant to this subchapter more than 2 years after the violation occurred. [PL 1999, c. 145, §1 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 403 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 403
33 §403. -- appointment of trustees; bond
Status: in_force

The court may appoint one or more trustees, removable at its pleasure, to hold said estates or stocks for said uses, who shall give bond with sufficient sureties to the clerk of said court for the faithful discharge of their duty.
33 M.R.S. § 771 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 12 / Section 771
33 §771. Grant as a word of conveyance
Status: in_force

In a conveyance of real estate the word "grant" or the word "convey" shall be a sufficient word of conveyance without the use of the words "give, grant, bargain, sell and convey", and no covenant shall be implied from the use of the word "grant" or "convey". In a release of real estate the word "release" shall be a sufficient word to convey the estate which the grantor has. [PL 1967, c. 377 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 1604-115 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 31 / Section 1604-115
33 §1604-115. Statute of limitations for warranties
Status: in_force

(a) A judicial proceeding for breach of any obligation arising under section 1604‑112 or 1604‑113 must be commenced within 6 years after the cause of action accrues, but the parties may agree to reduce the period of limitation to not less than 2 years. With respect to a unit that may be occupied for residential use, an agreement to reduce the period of limitation must be evidenced by a separate instrument executed by the purchaser. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(b) Subject to subsection (c), a cause of action for breach of warranty of quality, regardless of the purchaser's lack of knowledge of the breach, accrues:

(1) As to a unit, at the time the purchaser to whom the warranty is first made enters into possession if a possessory interest was conveyed or at the time of acceptance of the instrument of conveyance if a nonpossessory interest was conveyed; and [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(2) As to each common element, at the time the common element is completed or, if later: (i) As to a common element which may be added to the condominium or portion thereof, at the time the first unit therein is conveyed to a bona fide purchaser; or (ii) As to a common element within any other portion of the condominium, at the time the first unit in the condominium is conveyed to a bona fide purchaser. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(c) If a warranty of quality explicitly extends to future performance or duration of any improvement or component of the condominium, the cause of action accrues at the time the breach is discovered or at the end of the period for which the warranty explicitly extends, whichever is earlier. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 953 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 17 / Section 953
33 §953. Recovery of rent or income from joint tenant
Status: in_force

If any one or more of the joint tenants or tenants in common take the whole rents or income in the joint estate or more than their share, without the consent of their cotenants, and refuse for a reasonable time after demand to pay such cotenants their share thereof, any one or more of them may have an action against the refusing cotenants to recover their proportion thereof.
33 M.R.S. § 1673 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 32 / Section 1673
33 §1673. Effect on existing custodianships
Status: in_force

1. Transfers validated. Any transfer of custodial property as defined in this Act made before the effective date of this Act is validated notwithstanding that there was no specific authority in former chapter 19 for the coverage of custodial property of that kind or for a transfer from that source at the time the transfer was made. [RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. A, §119 (COR).]

2. Application. This Act applies to all transfers made before the effective date of this Act in a manner and form prescribed in former chapter 19, except insofar as the application impairs constitutionally vested rights or extends the duration of custodianships in existence on the effective date of this Act. [RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. A, §119 (COR).]

3. Terminated custodianship. Sections 1652 and 1671 with respect to the age of a minor for whom custodial property is held under this Act do not apply to custodial property held in a custodianship that terminated because of the minor's attainment of 18 years of age after September 1, 1984 and before the effective date of this Act. [RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. A, §119 (COR).]
33 M.R.S. § 1555 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 29 / Section 1555
33 §1555. Limitation
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not be construed to imply that any restriction, easement, covenant or condition which does not have the benefit of this chapter shall be unenforceable. Nothing in this chapter shall diminish the powers granted by any general or special law to any governmental body to acquire by purchase, gift or eminent domain or otherwise property for public purposes. [PL 1979, c. 389 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 553-A — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 9 / Section 553-A
33 §553-A. Discharge by attorney
Status: in_force

1. Affidavit. A recorded mortgage on a residential owner-occupied one-to-4-family dwelling may be discharged in the office of the registry of deeds by an attorney-at-law licensed to practice in the State if the mortgagee, after receipt of payment of the mortgage in accordance with the payoff statement furnished to the mortgagor by the mortgagee, fails to make that discharge or to execute and acknowledge a deed of release of the mortgage. The attorney shall execute and record an affidavit in the registry of deeds affirming that: A. The affiant is an attorney-at-law in good standing and licensed to practice in the State; [PL 1993, c. 534, §2 (NEW).] B. The affidavit is made at the request of the mortgagor or the mortgagor's executor, administrator, successor, assignee or transferee or the transferee's mortgagee; [PL 1993, c. 534, §2 (NEW).] C. The mortgagee has provided a payoff statement with respect to the loan secured by the mortgage; [PL 1993, c. 534, §2 (NEW).] D. The mortgagee has received payment that has been proved by a bank check, certified check or attorney client funds account check negotiated by the mortgagee or by evidence of receipt of payment by the mortgagee; [PL 1993, c. 534, §2 (NEW).] E. More than 30 days have elapsed since the payment was received by the mortgagee; and [PL 1993, c. 534, §2 (NEW).] F. The mortgagee has received written notification by certified mail 15 days in advance, sent to the mortgagee's last known address, that the affiant intends to execute and record an affidavit in accordance with this section, enclosing a copy of the proposed affidavit; the mortgagee has not delivered a discharge or deed of release in response to the notification; and the mortgagor has complied with any request made by the mortgagee for additional payment at least 15 days before the date of the affidavit. [PL 1993, c. 534, §2 (NEW).] [PL 1993, c. 534, §2 (NEW).]

2. Name; address; mortgagee; mortgagor. The affidavit must include the names and addresses of the mortgagor and the mortgagee, the date of the mortgage, the title reference and similar information with respect to recorded assignment of the mortgage. [PL 1993, c. 534, §2 (NEW).]

3. Copy. The affiant shall attach to the affidavit the following, certifying that each copy is a true copy of the original document: A. Photostatic copies of the documentary evidence that payment has been received by the mortgagee, including the mortgagee's endorsement of a bank check, certified check or attorney client funds account check; and [PL 1993, c. 534, §2 (NEW).] B. A photostatic copy of the payoff statement if that statement is made in writing. [PL 1993, c. 534, §2 (NEW).] [PL 1993, c. 534, §2 (NEW).]

4. Effect. An affidavit recorded under this section has the same effect as a recorded discharge. [PL 1993, c. 534, §2 (NEW).]

5. Exception. A mortgage may not be discharged as provided by this section if the holder of the mortgage at the time a discharge is sought is a financial institution or credit union authorized to do business in the State as defined in Title 9‑B, section 131, subsection 12‑A or 17‑A . [PL 1995, c. 94, §1 (AMD).]
33 M.R.S. § 576-A — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 10 / Section 576-A
33 §576-A. Electric vehicle charging stations allowed
Status: reserved

1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. "Bylaw" means the instrument, however denominated, that contains the procedures for conduct of the affairs of the association of unit owners regardless of the form in which the association of unit owners is organized, including any amendments to the instrument. [PL 2025, c. 280, §1 (NEW).] B. "Common interest community" has the same meaning as in Title 38, section 3002, subsection 3 . [PL 2025, c. 280, §1 (NEW).] C. "Electric vehicle charging station" means an electric component assembly or cluster of component assemblies designed specifically to charge batteries within electric vehicles by permitting the transfer of electric energy to a battery or other storage device in an electric vehicle. [PL 2025, c. 280, §1 (NEW).] D. "Executive board" means the body, regardless of name, designated in the declaration to act on behalf of the association of unit owners. [PL 2025, c. 280, §1 (NEW).] E. "Limited common element" has the same meaning as in section 1601‑103, subsection (16) . [PL 2025, c. 280, §1 (NEW).] F. "Purchaser" means a person, other than a declarant or a dealer, that by means of a voluntary transfer acquires a legal or equitable interest in a unit, other than: a leasehold interest, including renewal options, of less than 20 years; or as security for an obligation. [PL 2025, c. 280, §1 (NEW).] G. "Rule" means a policy, guideline, restriction, procedure or regulation of an association of unit owners, however denominated, that is adopted by an association of unit owners, that is not set forth in the declaration or bylaws and that regulates conduct occurring within the common interest community for the use, maintenance, repair, replacement, modification or appearance of the common interest community of an association of unit owners. [PL 2025, c. 280, §1 (NEW).] H. "Unreasonable restriction" means a restriction that significantly increases the cost of the electric vehicle charging station or significantly decreases its efficiency or specified performance. [PL 2025, c. 280, §1 (NEW).] [PL 2025, c. 280, §1 (NEW).]

2. Unenforceable provisions. Beginning January 1, 2026, any provision of a declaration or bylaw that either prohibits or places an unreasonable restriction on the installation or use of an electric vehicle charging station in a unit parking space or limited common element parking space or is otherwise in conflict with the provisions of this section is void and unenforceable. [PL 2025, c. 280, §1 (NEW).]

3. Application to install. A unit owner may submit an application to the executive board to install an electric vehicle charging station in a unit parking space or in a limited common element parking space with the written approval of the unit owner of each unit to which use of the limited common element parking space is reserved. The executive board shall acknowledge, in writing, the receipt of an application not later than 30 days after receipt of the application and process the application in the same manner as an application for an addition, alteration or improvement pursuant to the declaration or bylaws. The approval or denial of the application must be in writing and must be issued not later than 60 days after the date of receipt of the application. Unless the executive board reasonably requests additional information not later than 60 days from the date of receipt of the application, the application is deemed approved if a denial in writing has not been received within 60 days of the date the application was received. [PL 2025, c. 280, §1 (NEW).]

4. Installation requirements. A unit owner may not install an electric vehicle charging station in a unit parking space or limited common element parking space unless the unit owner complies with the requirements of this subsection. A. The unit owner shall obtain approval from the executive board to install the electric vehicle charging station. The executive board shall approve the application for the installation if the unit owner agrees in writing to: (1) Comply with the provisions of the declaration or bylaws regarding an addition, alteration or improvement; (2) Provide a certificate of insurance, within 14 days of approval, that demonstrates insurance coverage in amounts determined sufficient by the executive board; (3) Pay for the costs associated with the installation of the electric vehicle charging station, including, but not limited to, increased master insurance policy premiums, attorney's fees incurred by the association of unit owners, engineering fees, professional fees, permits and applicable zoning compliance costs; and (4) Pay the electricity usage costs associated with the electric vehicle charging station. [PL 2025, c. 280, §1 (NEW).] B. The unit owner, and each successive unit owner, of the electric vehicle charging station is responsible for: (1) The cost of any damage to the electric vehicle charging station, common elements or units resulting from the installation, use, maintenance, repair, removal or replacement of the electric vehicle charging station; (2) The cost of any maintenance, repair and replacement of the electric vehicle charging station until it has been removed; (3) The cost of any restoration of the physical space where the electric vehicle charging station was installed after it is removed; (4) The cost of electricity associated with the electric vehicle charging station; (5) The common expenses as a result of uninsured losses pursuant to any master insurance policy held by the association of unit owners; and (6) Making disclosures to prospective purchasers regarding: (a) The existence of the electric vehicle charging station; (b) The associated responsibilities of the unit owner under this section; and (c) The requirement that the purchaser accept the electric vehicle charging station unless it is removed prior to the transfer of the unit. [PL 2025, c. 280, §1 (NEW).] An electric vehicle charging station installed pursuant to this section must meet all applicable health and safety standards and requirements under any state or federal law or municipal ordinance, except that a unit owner is not required to maintain a liability coverage policy for an existing National Electrical Manufacturers Association or successor organization standard alternating current power plug. [PL 2025, c. 280, §1 (NEW).]

5. Association authority. An association of unit owners may: A. Install an electric vehicle charging station in the common elements for the use of all unit owners and develop appropriate rules for such use; [PL 2025, c. 280, §1 (NEW).] B. Create a new parking space where one did not previously exist to facilitate the installation of an electric vehicle charging station; [PL 2025, c. 280, §1 (NEW).] C. Require a unit owner to remove the unit owner's electric vehicle charging station prior to the unit owner's sale of the property unless the purchaser of the property agrees to take ownership of the electric vehicle charging station; and [PL 2025, c. 280, §1 (NEW).] D. Assess the unit owner for any uninsured portion of a loss associated with an electric vehicle charging station, whether resulting from a deductible or otherwise, regardless of whether the association of unit owners submits an insurance claim. [PL 2025, c. 280, §1 (NEW).] [PL 2025, c. 280, §1 (NEW).]

6. Attorney's fees. In any action seeking to enforce compliance with this section, the prevailing party must be awarded reasonable attorney's fees. [PL 2025, c. 280, §1 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 584 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 10 / Section 584
33 §584. Repair and reconstruction
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided, damage to or destruction of the building shall be promptly repaired and restored by the manager or board of directors, using the proceeds of insurance, if any, on the building for that purpose and the unit owners shall be liable for assessment for any deficiency, provided if there is substantially total destruction of the property and 3/4 of the unit owners vote not to proceed with repair or restoration, the property remaining shall be deemed to be owned in common by the unit owners, and each unit owner shall own that percentage of the undivided interest in common as he previously owned in the common areas and facilities. Any liens affecting any of the units shall be deemed to be transferred in accordance with the existing priorities to the percentage of the undivided interest of the unit owner in the property; and the property shall be subject to an action for partition at the action of any unit owner, in which event the net proceeds of sale, together with the net proceeds of the insurance on the property, if any, shall be considered as one fund and shall be divided among all the unit owners in accordance with their interests therein, after first paying all liens out of each of the respective interests. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 2063 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 45 / Section 2063
33 §2063. When other tax-deferred account presumed abandoned
Status: in_force

1. Presumed abandoned after 3 years. Subject to section 2070 and except for property described in section 2062 , property held in an account or plan, including a health savings account, that qualifies for tax deferral under the income tax laws of the United States is presumed abandoned if it is unclaimed by the apparent owner 3 years after the earlier of: A. The date, if determinable by the holder, specified in the income tax laws and regulations of the United States by which distribution of the property must begin to avoid a tax penalty, with no distribution having been made; and [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] B. Thirty years after the date the account or plan was opened. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]

2. Presumed abandoned after 2 years. If the owner is deceased, property under subsection 1 is presumed abandoned 2 years from the earliest of: A. The date of the distribution or attempted distribution of the property; [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] B. The date of the required distribution as stated in the plan or trust agreement governing the plan; and [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] C. The date, if determinable by the holder, specified in the income tax laws of the United States by which distribution of the property must begin in order to avoid a tax penalty. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 1604-113 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 31 / Section 1604-113
33 §1604-113. Implied warranties of quality
Status: in_force

(a) A declarant and any person in the business of selling real estate for his own account warrants that a unit will be in at least as good condition at the earlier of the time of the conveyance or delivery of possession as it was at the time of contracting, reasonable wear and tear excepted. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(b) A declarant and any person in the business of selling real estate for his own account impliedly warrants that a unit and the common elements in the condominium are suitable for the ordinary uses of real estate of its type and that any improvements made or contracted for by him, or made by any person before the creation of the condominium, will be:

(1) Free from defective materials; and [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(2) Constructed in accordance with applicable law, according to sound engineering and construction standards and in a workmanlike manner. Construction complying with the National Building Code and Code Administrators (BOCA), Basic Building Code or equivalent applicable local building code, if any, shall be deemed to satisfy such sound engineering or construction standards. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(c) In addition, a declarant warrants to a purchaser from him of a unit that may be used for residential use that an existing use, continuation of which is contemplated by the parties, does not violate applicable law at the earlier of the time of conveyance or delivery of possession. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(d) Warranties imposed by this section may be excluded or modified as specified in section 1604‑114 . [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(e) For purposes of this section, improvements made or contracted for by an affiliate of a declarant, section 1601‑103 , paragraph (1), are made or contracted for by the declarant. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(f) Any conveyance of a unit transfers to the purchaser all of the declarant's implied warranties of quality. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 594 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 10-A / Section 594
33 §594. Liens for assessment
Status: in_force

1. Lien created. A managing entity has a lien on a time share for any assessment for expenses of the time share or taxes or fines levied against that time share in accordance with the project instrument or municipal or state law from the time the assessment, tax or fine becomes due. A lien against a time-share estate may be foreclosed as provided in section 595, subsection 1 , and a lien against a time-share license may be foreclosed as provided in section 595, subsection 2 . Unless the project instrument otherwise provides, fees, charges, late charges, fines and interest charged in accordance with the project instrument are enforceable as assessments under this section. If an assessment is payable in installments, the full amount of the assessment is a lien from the time the first installment thereof becomes due. The managing entity shall record notice of a lien on a time-share estate in the registry of deeds in the county in which the time-share estate is located. A notice of a lien on a time-share license must be recorded in the public records for the filing of security interests governed by the Uniform Commercial Code. If there is more than one lien, they may be listed in one filing. A copy of the notice of a lien on a time-share estate or time-share license must be sent by first class mail to the last known address of the time-share owner. A notice of a lien on a time-share estate or time-share license must include a statement that the federal Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act of 2003 applies to enforcement of liens when the owner of the time-share estate or time-share license is or was recently in military service. [PL 2005, c. 572, §1 (RPR).]

2. Priority. A lien under this section is prior to all other liens and encumbrances on a time share, except: A. Liens and encumbrances recorded before the recordation of the time-share instrument; [RR 2009, c. 2, §92 (COR).] B. Mortgages and deeds of trust on the time share securing first mortgage holders and recorded before the due date of the assessment or the due date of the first installment payable on the assessment; [PL 1983, c. 407, §1 (NEW).] C. Liens for real estate taxes and other governmental assessments or charges against the time share; and [PL 1983, c. 407, §1 (NEW).] D. Liens securing assessments or charges made by a person managing a project of which the time-share property is a part. This subsection does not affect the priority or mechanics or materialmen's liens. [PL 1983, c. 407, §1 (NEW).] [RR 2009, c. 2, §92 (COR).]

3. Perfection. The lien is perfected upon recording of a notice of lien in the registry of deeds of the county in which the time-share unit is situated. [PL 1983, c. 407, §1 (NEW).]

4. Extinguishing lien. A lien for unpaid assessments is extinguished, unless proceedings to enforce the lien are instituted within 3 years after the assessments become payable. [PL 1983, c. 407, §1 (NEW).]

5. Other remedies. This section does not prohibit actions or suits to recover sums for which subsection 1 creates a lien or preclude resort to any contractual or other remedy permitted by law. [PL 1983, c. 407, §1 (NEW).]

6. Statement furnished. A person who has a duty to make assessments for time-share expenses shall furnish to a time-share owner upon written request a recordable statement setting forth the amount of unpaid assessments currently levied against his time share. The statement shall be furnished within 10 business days after receipt of the request and is binding in favor of persons reasonably relying thereon. [PL 1983, c. 407, §1 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 525 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 9 / Section 525
33 §525. Duty of settlement agent
Status: in_force

The settlement agent shall cause recordation of any deed, mortgage or other documents required to be recorded and shall cause disbursement of settlement proceeds within 2 business days of settlement or, when any right of rescission applies pursuant to the federal Truth-in-Lending Act, 15 United States Code, Section 1601 et seq. or the state truth-in-lending provisions, Title 9‑A, Article 8‑A , as applicable, at the time that the settlement agent reasonably determines that such right of rescission has not been exercised. [PL 2011, c. 427, Pt. D, §24 (AMD).]
33 M.R.S. § 665 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 11 / Section 665
33 §665. Farm owner may name lands for filing and recording
Status: in_force

The owner of any farm lands may designate a specific name for such lands and the said name together with a description of said farm lands according to the latest authentic survey thereof may be filed with the register of deeds of the county wherein the said lands or a part thereof are situated. The name together with the description of the lands shall be recorded by the register of deeds under section 651 . The register of deeds shall be paid the fee set in section 751 . No 2 names so designated and recorded may be alike in the same county. [PL 1981, c. 279, §§ 23, 23-A (AMD).]
33 M.R.S. § 803 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 13 / Section 803
33 §803. Plane coordinates of a point
Status: in_force

The plane coordinate values for a point on the earth's surface, used to express the geographic position or location of such point in the appropriate zone of this system, must consist of 2 distances expressed in United States Survey feet and decimal feet or international meters and decimal meters when using the Maine Coordinate System of 1927, the Maine Coordinate System of 1983 or the Maine Coordinate System of 2000. One of these distances, to be known as the "x-coordinate" or "Easting Coordinate," gives the position in an east-and-west direction; the other, to be known as the "y-coordinate" or "Northing Coordinate," gives the position in a north-and-south direction. These coordinates must be made to depend upon and conform to plane rectangular coordinate values for the monumented points of the North American Horizontal Geodetic Control Network as published by the National Ocean Survey and the National Geodetic Survey, or their successors, and whose plane coordinates have been computed on the systems defined in this chapter. Any such station may be used for establishing a survey connection to any of the Maine Coordinate Systems. [PL 2011, c. 126, §4 (AMD).]
33 M.R.S. § 2213 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 45 / Section 2213
33 §2213. When confidential information may be disclosed
Status: in_force

1. To enforce or implement Act. When reasonably necessary to enforce or implement this Act, the administrator may disclose confidential information concerning property held by the administrator or the administrator's agent only to: A. An apparent owner or the apparent owner's attorney, other legal representative or relative; [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] B. The personal representative, executor, other legal representative or relative of a deceased apparent owner or a person entitled to inherit from a deceased apparent owner; [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] C. Another department or agency of this State or the United States; [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] D. The person that administers the unclaimed property law of another state, if the other state accords substantially reciprocal privileges to the administrator and if the other state is required to maintain the confidentiality and security of obtained information in a manner substantially equivalent to that under this subchapter; or [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] E. Pursuant to section 2164, subsection 6 , the person subject to an examination. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]

2. Name of apparent owners; additional information. Except as otherwise provided in section 2212, subsection 1 , the administrator shall include on the website required by section 2103, subsection 1 the name of each apparent owner of property held by the administrator. The administrator may include in published notices, printed publications, telecommunications, the Internet or other media and on the website or in the database additional information concerning the apparent owner's property if the administrator believes the information will assist in identifying and returning property to the owner and does not disclose personal information except the home or physical address of an apparent owner. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]

3. No use of confidential information; exception. The administrator and the administrator's agent may not use confidential information provided to them or in their possession except as expressly authorized by this Act or required by law other than this Act. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 580 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 10 / Section 580
33 §580. Lien for common charges
Status: in_force

1. Liens. Subsequent to recording the declaration as provided in this chapter, and while the property remains subject to this chapter, liens or encumbrances shall arise or be created only against each unit and the percentage of undivided interest in the common areas and facilities appurtenant to such unit, in the same manner and under the same conditions in every respect as liens or encumbrances may arise or be created upon or against any other separate parcel of real property subject to individual ownership, provided no labor performed or materials furnished with the consent or at the request of a unit owner or his agent shall be the basis for the filing of a mechanics lien against the unit or any other property of any other unit owner not expressly consenting to or requesting the same, except that such express consent shall be deemed to be given by the owner of any unit in the case of emergency repairs thereto. Labor performed or materials furnished for the common areas and facilities, if authorized by the association of unit owners, the manager or board of directors, the declaration or bylaws, shall be deemed to be performed or furnished with the express consent of each unit owner and shall be the basis for the filing of a mechanics lien against each of the units and shall be subject to subsection 2 . [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]

2. Individual payments. If a lien against 2 or more units becomes effective, the owner of any such unit may remove his unit and his percentage of undivided interest in the common areas and facilities appurtenant to his unit from the lien by payment of the fractional or proportional amount attributable to his unit. Such individual payment shall be computed by reference to the percentages appearing in the declaration. Subsequent to any such payment, discharge or other satisfaction, such unit and the percentage of undivided interest in the common areas and facilities appurtenant thereto shall thereafter be free and clear of the lien so paid, satisfied or discharged. Such payment, satisfaction or discharge shall not prevent the lienor from proceeding to enforce his rights against any unit and the percentage of undivided interest in the common areas and facilities appurtenant thereto not so paid, satisfied or discharged. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 1601-112 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 31 / Section 1601-112
33 §1601-112. Unconscionable agreement or term of contract
Status: in_force

(a) The court, upon finding as a matter of law that a contract or contract clause was unconscionable at the time the contract was made, may refuse to enforce the contract, enforce the remainder of the contract without the unconscionable clause, or limit the application of any unconscionable clause in order to avoid an unconscionable result. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(b) Whenever it is claimed, or appears to the court, that a contract or any contract clause is or may be unconscionable, the parties, in order to aid the court in making the determination, shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to present evidence as to:

(1) The commercial setting of the negotiations; [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(2) Whether a party has knowingly taken advantage of the inability of the other party reasonably to protect his interests by reason of physical or mental infirmity, illiteracy or inability to understand the language of the agreement or similar factors; [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(3) The effect and purpose of the contract or clause; and [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(4) If a sale, any gross disparity, at the time of contracting, between the amount charged for the real estate and the value of the real estate measured by the price at which similar real estate was readily obtainable in similar transactions, but a disparity between the contract price and the value of the real estate measured by the price at which similar real estate was readily obtainable in similar transactions does not, of itself, render the contract unconscionable. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 1602-101 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 31 / Section 1602-101
33 §1602-101. Creation of condominium
Status: in_force

(a) A condominium may be created pursuant to this Act only by recording a declaration executed in the same manner as a deed, by all persons whose interests in the real estate will be conveyed to unit owners and by every lessor of a lease the expiration or termination of which will terminate the condominium or reduce its size. In the creation of a condominium, the declaration must be recorded in the same manner as a deed and plats and plans must be recorded in the same manner as plats and plans generally. All such documents must be indexed in the name of the condominium and the parties thereto and may be included in such other indices as determined by the Register of Deeds. [PL 2023, c. 198, §1 (AMD).]

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) , interest in any unit may not be conveyed to a purchaser until the unit is substantially completed as evidenced by a certificate or statement of substantial completion executed by an engineer or architect, or until a certificate of occupancy is issued by the municipal building official; except that this limitation does not apply to contracts, options or reservations for sale of units later to be so completed or to mortgages or transfers of units as security for an obligation, deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and foreclosure sales, conveyances to successor declarants or to any person in the business of selling real estate for that person's own account, or to financial institutions. [PL 2023, c. 198, §1 (AMD).]

(c) A condominium unit described in this subsection may be conveyed to a purchaser or transferee, whether or not the unit is constructed and whether or not the unit is completed, in accordance with this subsection. A condominium unit: [PL 2023, c. 198, §1 (NEW).]

(1) To be used for nonresidential purposes may be conveyed by a declarant in any stage of completion to a purchaser or transferee. The purchaser or transferee and the declarant shall enter into a written agreement establishing the rights and responsibilities for completion of the unit and the common elements. The agreement must indicate whether the purchaser or transferee is treated as a successor declarant of the uncompleted unit; [PL 2023, c. 198, §1 (NEW).]

(2) That includes land on which improvements will be constructed and become part of the unit may be conveyed to a purchaser or transferee. The purchaser or transferee is responsible for completing the improvements, even if the improvements will include an individual dwelling unit; and [PL 2023, c. 198, §1 (NEW).]

(3) That contains multiple dwelling units that are to be held and maintained as a single condominium unit containing multiple dwelling units may be conveyed by a declarant in any stage of completion to a purchaser or transferee. The purchaser or transferee and the declarant shall enter into a written agreement establishing the rights and responsibilities for completion of the unit and the common elements. The agreement must indicate whether the purchaser or transferee is treated as a successor declarant of the uncompleted unit. [PL 2023, c. 198, §1 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 563 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 10 / Section 563
33 §563. Status of units
Status: in_force

Each unit, together with its undivided interest in the common areas and facilities, shall for all purposes constitute real property. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 1705 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 33 / Section 1705
33 §1705. All sales recorded
Status: in_force

All sales under this chapter shall be recorded in a suitable book, open to the inspection of claimants, in which the articles sold shall be correctly described, and the charges and expenses thereon and the price at which they were sold shall be entered. [PL 1987, c. 490, §1 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 113 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 5-A / Section 113
33 §113. Reformation
Status: in_force

Upon the petition of an interested person, a court shall reform a disposition in the manner that most closely approximates the transferor's manifested plan of distribution and so that the reformed disposition is within the 90 years allowed by section 111, subsection 1, paragraph B ; section 111, subsection 2, paragraph B ; or section 111, subsection 3, paragraph B if: [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]

1. Nonvested property interest or power of appointment. A nonvested property interest or a power of appointment becomes invalid under section 111 ; [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]

2. Class gift. A class gift is not but might become invalid under section 111 and the time has arrived when the share of any class member is to take effect in possession or enjoyment; or [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]

3. Certain nonvested property interest not validated. A nonvested property interest that is not validated by section 111, subsection 1, paragraph A can vest but not within 90 years after its creation. [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
33 M.R.S. § 2195 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 45 / Section 2195
33 §2195. Other civil penalties
Status: in_force

1. Evading obligation or willfully failing to perform. If a holder enters into a contract or other arrangement for the purpose of evading an obligation under this Act or otherwise willfully fails to perform a duty imposed on the holder under this Act, the administrator may require the holder to pay the administrator, in addition to interest as provided in section 2194, subsection 1 , a civil penalty of $1,000 for each day the obligation is evaded or the duty is not performed, up to a cumulative maximum amount of $25,000, plus 25% of the amount or value of property that should have been but was not reported, paid or delivered as a result of the evasion or failure to perform. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]

2. Fraudulent report. If a holder makes a fraudulent report under this Act, the administrator may require the holder to pay to the administrator, in addition to interest under section 2194, subsection 1 , a civil penalty of $1,000 for each day from the date the report was made until corrected, up to a cumulative maximum of $25,000, plus 25% of the amount or value of any property that should have been reported but was not included in the report or was underreported. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]

3. Lack of knowledge of death. A holder who fails to report, pay or deliver property within the time prescribed by this Act is not required to pay interest under section 2194, subsection 1 or subject to penalties under section 2194, subsection 2 if the failure to report, pay or deliver the property was due to lack of knowledge of a death that established the period of abandonment under this Act. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 769 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 12 / Section 769
33 §769. Statutory condition in mortgage
Status: in_force

The following "condition" shall be known as the "Statutory Condition," and may be incorporated in any mortgage by reference: [PL 1967, c. 377 (NEW).]

Condition

Provided nevertheless, except as otherwise specifically stated in the mortgage, that if the mortgagor, his heirs, executors or administrators pay to the mortgagee, his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns the principal and interest secured by the mortgage, and shall perform any obligation secured at the time provided in the note, mortgage or other instrument or any extension thereof, and shall perform the condition of any prior mortgage, and until such payment and performance shall pay when due and payable all taxes, charges and assessments to whomsoever and whenever laid or assessed, whether on the mortgaged premises or on any interest therein or on the debt or obligation secured thereby; and shall keep the buildings on said premises insured against fire in a sum not less than the amount secured by the mortgage or as otherwise provided therein for insurance for the benefit of the mortgagee and his executors, administrators and assigns, in such form and at such insurance offices as they shall approve, and, at least 2 days before the expiration of any policy on said premises, shall deliver to him or them a new and sufficient policy to take the place of the one so expiring, and shall not commit nor suffer any strip or waste of the granted premises, nor commit any breach of any covenant contained in the mortgage or in any prior mortgage, then the mortgage deed, as also the mortgage note or notes shall be void, otherwise shall remain in full force. [PL 1967, c. 377 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 1601-107 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 31 / Section 1601-107
33 §1601-107. Eminent Domain
Status: in_force

(a) If a unit is acquired by eminent domain, or if part of a unit is acquired by eminent domain leaving the unit owner with a remnant which may not practically or lawfully be used for any purpose permitted by the declaration, the award must compensate the unit owner for his unit and its interest in the common elements, whether or not any common elements are acquired. Upon acquisition, unless the decree otherwise provides, that unit's allocated interests are automatically reallocated to the remaining units in proportion to the respective allocated interests of those units before the taking, and the association shall promptly prepare, execute and record an amendment to the declaration reflecting the reallocations. Any remnant of a unit remaining after part of a unit is taken under this subsection is thereafter a common element. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(b) Except as provided in subsection (a), if part of a unit is acquired by eminent domain, the award must compensate the unit owner for the reduction in value of the unit and its interest in the common elements whether or not any common elements are acquired. Upon acquisition: (1) That unit's allocated interests are reduced in proportion to the reduction in the size of the unit, or on any other basis specified in the declaration; and (2) the portion of the allocated interest, votes and common expense liability divested from the partially acquired unit are automatically reallocated to that unit and the remaining units in proportion to the respective allocated interests of those units before the taking, with the partially acquired unit participating in the reallocation on the basis of its reduced allocated interests. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(c) If part of the common elements is acquired by eminent domain, the portion of the award attributable to the common elements taken must be paid to the association. Unless the declaration provides otherwise, any portion of the award attributable to the acquisition of a limited common element must be equally divided among the owners of the units to which that limited common element was allocated at the time of acquisition. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(d) The court decree shall be recorded. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this section, lien holders on any unit, common element or limited common element, shall have a lien on any such awards in order of priority of their respective liens. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 1652 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 32 / Section 1652
33 §1652. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]

1. Adult. "Adult" means an individual who has attained 18 years of age. [PL 1989, c. 502, Pt. A, §117 (AMD).]

2. Benefit plan. "Benefit plan" means an employer's plan for the benefit of an employee or partner. [PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]

3. Broker. "Broker" means a person lawfully engaged in the business of effecting transactions in securities or commodities for the person's own account or for the account of others. [PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]

4. Conservator. "Conservator" means a person appointed or qualified by a court to act as general, limited or temporary guardian of a minor's property or a person legally authorized to perform substantially the same functions. [PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]

5. Court. "Court" means the Probate Court. [PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]

6. Custodial property. "Custodial property" means any interest in property transferred to a custodian under this Act and the income from and proceeds of that interest in property. [PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]

7. Custodian. "Custodian" means a person so designated under section 1660 or a successor or substitute custodian designated under section 1669 . [PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]

8. Financial institution. "Financial institution" means a bank, trust company, savings institution or credit union, chartered and supervised under state or federal law. [PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]

9. Legal representative. "Legal representative" means an individual's personal representative or conservator. [PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]

10. Member of the minor's family. "Member of the minor's family" means the minor's parent, step-parent, spouse, grandparent, brother, sister, uncle or aunt whether of whole or 1/2 blood or by adoption. [PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]

11. Minor. "Minor" means an individual who has not attained 18 years of age. [PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]

12. Person. "Person" means an individual, corporation, organization or other legal entity. [PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]

13. Personal representative. "Personal representative" means an executor, administrator, successor personal representative or special administrator of a decedent's estate or a person legally authorized to perform substantially the same functions. [PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]

14. State. "State" includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and any territory or possession subject to the legislative authority of the United States. [PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]

15. Transfer. "Transfer" means a transaction that creates custodial property under section 1660 . [PL 2019, c. 501, §16 (AMD).]

16. Transferor. "Transferor" means a person who makes a transfer under this Act. [PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]

17. Trust company. "Trust company" means a financial institution, corporation or other legal entity authorized to exercise general trust powers. [PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 152 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 152
33 §152. Contingent estates
Status: in_force

When a contingent remainder, executory devise or estate in expectancy is so limited to a person that it will, in case of his death before the happening of such contingency, descend in fee simple to his heirs, he may before it happens convey or devise it subject to the contingency.
33 M.R.S. § 469 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 469
33 §469. Liberal construction
Status: in_force

This subchapter shall be liberally construed to effect the legislative purpose of clarifying the title to the land underlying roads and ways by eliminating the possibility of ancient claims. [PL 1973, c. 505 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 253 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 253
33 §253. Administration of oaths and depositions
Status: in_force

Every commissioner appointed under section 251 may administer any oath lawfully required in this State to any person willing to take it; and take and duly certify all depositions to be used in any of the courts in this State, in conformity to the laws thereof, on interrogatories proposed under commission from a court of this State, by consent of parties or on legal notice given to the opposite party. All such acts shall be as valid as if done and certified according to law by a judicial officer or notary public in this State. [PL 1987, c. 736, §49 (AMD).]
33 M.R.S. § 177 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 177
33 §177. Liability
Status: in_force

A seller is not liable for any error, inaccuracy or omission of any information required to be delivered to the purchaser under this subchapter if: [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).]

1. Without actual knowledge. The error, inaccuracy or omission was not within the actual knowledge of the seller or was based on information provided by a public agency or by another person with a professional license or special knowledge who provided a written or oral report or opinion that the seller reasonably believed to be correct; and [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).]

2. Without negligence. The seller was not negligent in obtaining information from a 3rd party and transmitting that information to the purchaser. [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 1402 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 28 / Section 1402
33 §1402. Contents of solar easements
Status: in_force

1. Instrument creating easement; description; terms. Any instrument creating a solar easement may include, but the contents shall not be limited to, either or both of the following: A. A definite and certain description of the space affected by the easement; [PL 1981, c. 341 (NEW).] B. Any terms or conditions, or both, under which the solar easement is granted or will be terminated. [PL 1981, c. 341 (NEW).] [PL 1981, c. 341 (NEW).]

2. Map. The easement may contain a map showing the affected properties and the area protected by the easement. In the case of an inconsistency between the written easement and the map, the written easement shall control. [PL 1981, c. 341 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 402 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 402
33 §402. -- proceeds invested; income appropriated
Status: in_force

The court may cause the net proceeds of sale to be invested in other real estate in the State or in public stocks, to the same uses and under the same limitations as the land; the income thereof to be paid to the persons entitled to the income of the land, or apportioned among the persons interested in the estate, according to their interests.
33 M.R.S. § 1601-109 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 31 / Section 1601-109
33 §1601-109. Construction against implicit repeal
Status: repealed

This Act being a general act intended as a unified coverage of its subject matter, no part of it shall be construed to be impliedly repealed by subsequent legislation if that construction can reasonably be avoided. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 175 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 175
33 §175. Change in circumstances
Status: in_force

1. Inaccurate information. If information disclosed in accordance with this subchapter becomes inaccurate as a result of any action, occurrence or agreement after the delivery of the property disclosure statement, the resulting inaccuracy does not constitute a violation of this subchapter. [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).]

2. Supplemental disclosure. If prior to settlement or occupancy a seller has actual knowledge of an error, inaccuracy or omission in the disclosure after delivery of the property disclosure statement to purchaser, the seller shall supplement the property disclosure statement with a written supplemental disclosure. [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 207 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 207
33 §207. Recording master form
Status: in_force

An instrument containing a form or forms of convenants, conditions, obligations, powers and other clauses of a mortgage, or deed of trust, may be recorded in the registry of deeds of any county and the recorder of such county, upon the request of any person, on tender of the lawful fees therefor, shall record the same in his registry. Every such instrument shall be entitled on the face thereof as a "Master form recorded by ...................................................................................... (name of person causing the instrument to be recorded)." Such instrument need not be acknowledged to be entitled to record. [PL 1967, c. 107 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 1423 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 28-A / Section 1423
33 §1423. Use and installation of solar energy devices
Status: in_force

1. Application. This section applies to a legal instrument adopted or created after September 30, 2009 that defines or limits the rights or privileges of owners or renters with respect to the use of residential property. [PL 2009, c. 273, §2 (NEW).]

2. Right to install and use solar energy devices. Except as provided in subsections 3 and 4 , a legal instrument subject to this section may not prohibit a person from installing or using: A. A solar energy device on residential property owned by that person; or [PL 2009, c. 273, §2 (NEW).] B. A solar clothes-drying device on residential property leased or rented by that person. [PL 2009, c. 273, §2 (NEW).] [PL 2009, c. 273, §2 (NEW).]

3. Exception. A legal instrument subject to this section may prohibit the installation and use of solar energy devices on residential property in common ownership with 3rd parties or common elements of a condominium. [PL 2009, c. 273, §2 (NEW).]

4. Reasonable restrictions. A legal instrument subject to this section may include reasonable restrictions on the installation and use of a solar energy device. For the purposes of this section, a reasonable restriction is any restriction that is necessary to protect: A. Public health and safety, including but not limited to ensuring safe access to and rapid evacuation of buildings; [PL 2009, c. 273, §2 (NEW).] B. Buildings from damage; [PL 2009, c. 273, §2 (NEW).] C. Historic or aesthetic values, when an alternative of reasonably comparable cost and convenience is available; or [PL 2009, c. 273, §2 (NEW).] D. Shorelands under shoreland zoning provisions pursuant to Title 38, chapter 3, subchapter 1, article 2‑B . [PL 2009, c. 273, §2 (NEW).] [PL 2009, c. 273, §2 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 1203 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 25 / Section 1203
33 §1203. Registry
Status: in_force

There is herewith established and created a Coastal Island Registry which shall be an office within the Bureau of Parks and Lands which shall be organized in the manner the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands shall deem best suited to the accomplishment of the functions and purposes of this chapter. The Coastal Island Registry shall establish and maintain a listing and description of all coastal islands. Such description shall include the location and true owner or true owners of each coastal island. [PL 1975, c. 509, §2 (RPR); PL 1995, c. 502, Pt. E, §30 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7 (REV); PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §24 (REV).]
33 M.R.S. § 203 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 203
33 §203. Need for acknowledgment
Status: in_force

Deeds and all other written instruments before recording in the registries of deeds, except those issued by a court of competent jurisdiction and duly attested by the proper officer thereof, and excepting plans and notices of foreclosure of mortgages and certain financing statements as provided in Title 11, section 9‑1501, subsection (1), paragraph (a) , and excepting notices of liens for internal revenue taxes and certificates discharging such liens and excepting notices of liens for the collection of taxes pursuant to Title 36, Part 1 and Parts 3 to 8 and Title 26, chapter 13 , and releases discharging such liens, and excepting notices of liens for the collection of taxes pursuant to Title 36, Part 2 and Part 9 when filed by the State Tax Assessor, and releases discharging such liens, must be acknowledged by the grantors, or by the persons executing any such written instruments, or by one of them, or by their attorney executing the same, or by the lessor in a lease or one of the lessors or lessor's attorney executing the same, before a notary public in the State, or before an attorney-at-law duly admitted and eligible to practice in the courts of the State, if within the State; or before any clerk of a court of record having a seal, notary public or commissioner appointed by the Governor of this State for the purpose, or a commissioner authorized in the state where the acknowledgment is taken, within the United States; or before a minister, vice-consul or consul of the United States or notary public in any foreign country. [PL 2025, c. 271, Pt. A, §1 (AMD).]

Any person who is in the Armed Forces of the United States, and who executes a general or special power of attorney, deed, lease, contract or any instrument that is required to be recorded, may acknowledge the same as that person's true act and deed before any lieutenant or officer of senior grade thereto in the Army, U. S. Marine Corps or Air Force or before any ensign or officer of senior grade thereto in the Navy or Coast Guard and the record of such acknowledgment by said officers must be received and have the same force and effect as acknowledgments under the other provisions of this section, and all such instruments heretofore executed are hereby validated as to acknowledgment and authenticity. Powers of attorney and other instruments requiring seals executed by such members of the armed forces may be accepted for recordation in registries of deeds and other offices of record in cases where no seal is affixed after the name of the person or persons executing the instrument with like force and effect as though seals were affixed thereto. [PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. D, §20 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. D, §30 (AFF).]

Any notary public who is a stockholder, director, officer or employee of a bank or other corporation may take the acknowledgment of any party to any written instrument executed to or by such corporation, provided such notary public is not a party to such instrument either individually or as a representative of such bank or other corporation. [PL 1987, c. 736, §48 (AMD).]

This section may not be construed as invalidating any instrument duly executed in accordance with the statutes heretofore in effect or made valid by any such statute. All such instruments may be admitted to record which at the time of their execution or subsequent validation could be so recorded. [PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. D, §20 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. D, §30 (AFF).]

Notwithstanding any of the requirements in this section, an instrument with an acknowledgment conforming to the requirements of the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts must be accepted for recording purposes. [PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §7 (AMD); PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §8 (AFF).]
33 M.R.S. § 1101 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 23 / Section 1101
33 §1101. Unsolicited merchandise; duty of receiver
Status: in_force

Where unsolicited merchandise is delivered to a person for whom it is intended, such person has a right to refuse to accept delivery of this merchandise or he may deem it to be a gift and use it or dispose of it in any manner without any obligation to the sender. [PL 1969, c. 12 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 2066 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 45 / Section 2066
33 §2066. When stored-value obligation presumed abandoned
Status: in_force

1. Presumed abandoned after 3 years. Subject to section 2070 , the net obligation value of a stored-value obligation is presumed abandoned on the latest of 3 years after: A. December 31st of the year in which the obligation is issued or additional funds are deposited into it; [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] B. The most recent indication of interest in the obligation by the apparent owner; and [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] C. A verification or review of the balance by or on behalf of the apparent owner. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]

2. Amount presumed abandoned. The amount presumed abandoned in a stored-value obligation is the net obligation value at the time it is presumed abandoned. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]

3. No period of limitation, limited charges or fees; exceptions, disclosure. Notwithstanding section 2112 , fees, charges or a period of limitation may not be imposed on stored-value obligations, except that the issuer may charge a transaction fee for the initial issuance and for each occurrence of adding value to an existing stored-value obligation. These fees must be disclosed in a separate writing prior to the initial issuance or referenced on the stored-value obligation. Fee restrictions do not apply to any stored-value obligation that enables the holder to transfer the underlying funds to multiple unaffiliated merchants at the merchants' point-of-sale terminals or online or at an automated teller machine. [PL 2021, c. 41, §1 (AMD).]

4. Redemption; balance in cash. If a stored-value obligation is redeemed in person and a balance of less than $5 remains following redemption, at the consumer's request the merchant redeeming the stored-value obligation must refund the balance in cash to the consumer. This subsection does not apply to a stored-value obligation with an initial value of $5 or less, or a stored-value obligation that is not purchased but provided as a promotion or as a refund for merchandise returned without a receipt. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 764 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 12 / Section 764
33 §764. Warranty covenants
Status: in_force

In a conveyance of real estate the words "warranty covenants" shall have the full force, meaning and effect of the following words: "The grantor covenants with the said grantee, his heirs and assigns that he is lawfully seized in fee of the premises, that they are free of all encumbrances, that he had good right to sell and convey the same to the said grantee to hold as aforesaid, and that he and his heirs shall and will warrant and defend the same to the said grantee, his heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons." [PL 1967, c. 377 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 1601-116 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 31 / Section 1601-116
33 §1601-116. Effective date
Status: in_force

This Act shall be effective on January 1, 1983. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 1603-115-A — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 31 / Section 1603-115-A
33 §1603-115-A. Optional escrow of assessments
Status: in_force

(a) The association may require that a person who purchases a unit after October 1, 2009 make payments into an escrow account established by the association until the balance in the escrow account for that unit is equal to 6 months of assessments as established under section 1603‑115 . [PL 2009, c. 332, §1 (NEW).]

(b) All assessment payments made under this section and received after October 1, 2009 must be held in an account of a bank or other financial institution under terms that place these assessment payments beyond the claim of creditors of the association. Upon request by a unit owner, the association shall disclose the name of the institution and the account number where these assessment payments are being held. An association may use a single escrow account to hold assessment payments made under this section from all of the unit owners. [PL 2009, c. 332, §1 (NEW).]

(c) The association shall pay interest on the assessment payments under this section in an amount equivalent to the rate required under Title 9‑B, section 429 . [PL 2009, c. 332, §1 (NEW).]

(d) The association shall return the assessment payments made under this section, together with the interest earned under subsection (c), to the unit owner when the owner sells the unit and has fully paid all assessments under section 1603‑115 . The association may use the balance in the account to offset any assessments remaining unpaid. [PL 2009, c. 332, §1 (NEW).]

(e) The assessment payments made under this section may be used by the association to cover up to 6 months of the costs attributable to a unit for which assessment payments have not been made. [PL 2009, c. 332, §1 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 2102 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 45 / Section 2102
33 §2102. Contents of notice by holder
Status: in_force

1. Notice heading. Notice under section 2101 must contain a heading that reads substantially as follows: "Notice. The State of Maine requires us to notify you that your property may be transferred to the custody of the State Treasurer if you do not contact us before (insert date that is 30 days after the date of this notice)." [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]

2. Notice contents. The notice under section 2101 must: A. Identify the nature and, except for property that does not have a fixed value, the value of the property that is the subject of the notice; [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] B. State that the property will be turned over to the administrator; [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] C. State that after the property is turned over to the administrator an apparent owner that seeks return of the property must file a claim with the administrator; [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] D. State that property that is not legal tender of the United States may be sold by the administrator; and [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] E. Provide instructions that the apparent owner must follow to prevent the holder from reporting and paying or delivering the property to the administrator. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 573 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 10 / Section 573
33 §573. Withdrawal
Status: in_force

The unit owners may remove a property from the provisions of this chapter by an instrument to that effect, duly recorded, containing the signatures of 90% of the unit owners, provided the holders of all liens affecting any of the units consent thereto or agree, in either case by instruments duly recorded, that their liens be transferred to an undivided interest in the property. Upon removal of the property from this chapter, the unit owners shall be deemed to own the property as tenants in common with undivided interests in the percentage of undivided interests previously owned by such owner in the common areas and facilities. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 2104 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 45 / Section 2104
33 §2104. Cooperation among state officers and agencies to locate apparent owner
Status: in_force

Unless prohibited by law of this State other than this Act, on request of the administrator, each officer, agency, board, commission, division and department of this State, any body politic and corporate created by this State for a public purpose, and each political subdivision of this State shall make its books and records available to the administrator and cooperate with the administrator to determine the current address of an apparent owner of property held by the administrator under this Act or to otherwise assist the administrator in the administration of this Act. The administrator may also enter into data-sharing agreements to enable other governmental agencies to provide an additional notice to apparent owners of property held by the administrator. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 583 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 10 / Section 583
33 §583. Insurance
Status: in_force

The manager or board of directors shall, to the extent required by the declaration, bylaws or direction of a majority of the unit owners, insure the building against loss or damage by fire and other hazards, without prejudice to the right of each unit owner to insure his own unit for his own benefit. Such insurance coverage shall be written on the property in the name of such manager or the board of directors of the association of unit owners, as trustee for each of the unit owners in the percentages established in the declaration. Premiums shall be common expenses. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 501 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 9 / Section 501
33 §501. Forms
Status: in_force

Mortgages of real estate include those made in the usual form, in which the condition is set forth in the deed, and those made by a conveyance appearing on its face to be absolute, with a separate instrument of defeasance executed at the same time or as part of the same transaction.
33 M.R.S. § 132 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 6-A / Section 132
33 §132. Creation; conveyance; acceptance; duration; filing
Status: in_force

1. Working waterfront covenant. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a working waterfront covenant may be created, conveyed, recorded, assigned, released, modified, terminated or otherwise altered or affected in the same manner as other real estate covenants created by written instrument. [PL 2005, c. 574, §1 (NEW).]

2. Right or duty. A right or duty in favor of or against a qualified holder may not arise under a working waterfront covenant unless it is accepted in writing by the qualified holder. [PL 2005, c. 574, §1 (NEW).]

3. Limitation. Except as provided in this chapter, a working waterfront covenant is unlimited in duration unless a change of circumstances renders the working waterfront covenant no longer in the public interest as determined in an action under section 133, subsection 2 . [PL 2005, c. 574, §1 (NEW).]

4. Filing. A working waterfront covenant must be recorded in the County Registry of Deeds, and a copy of the covenant must be filed with the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry together with a map showing with specificity the location of the affected real estate on the form or forms that the department requires. [PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. II, §6 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. II, §11 (AFF); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5 (REV).]

5. Other interest. An interest in real property in existence at the time a working waterfront covenant is created is not affected by the covenant unless the owner of the interest is a party to the covenant or consents to the covenant. [PL 2005, c. 574, §1 (NEW).]

6. Right to enter land. The instrument creating a working waterfront covenant must provide for the right by the qualified holder to enter the real property to ensure compliance. [PL 2005, c. 574, §1 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 521 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 9 / Section 521
33 §521. Short title
Status: in_force

This subchapter may be known and cited as the "Funded Settlement Act". [PL 1999, c. 145, §1 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 2142 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 45 / Section 2142
33 §2142. Administrator to retain records of property
Status: in_force

The administrator shall: [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]

1. Name and address of apparent owners. Record and retain the name and last known address of each person shown on a report filed under section 2091 to be the apparent owner of property delivered to the administrator; [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]

2. Name and address of insureds, annuitants and beneficiaries. Record and retain the name and last known address of each insured or annuitant and beneficiary shown on the report; [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]

3. Policy or account number, company and amount. For each policy of insurance or annuity contract listed in the report of an insurance company, record and retain the policy or account number, the name of the company and the amount due or paid; and [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]

4. Holder that filed report. For each apparent owner listed in the report, record and retain the name of the holder that filed the report and the amount due or paid. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 114 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 5-A / Section 114
33 §114. Exclusions from statutory rule against perpetuities
Status: in_force

Section 111 does not apply to: [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]

1. Nonvested property interest or power of appointment arising out of nondonative transfer; exceptions. A nonvested property interest or a power of appointment arising out of a nondonative transfer, except a nonvested property interest or a power of appointment arising out of: A. A premarital or postmarital agreement; [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] B. A separation or divorce settlement; [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] C. A spouse's election; [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] D. An arrangement similar to those described in paragraphs A , B and C arising out of a prospective, existing or previous marital relationship between the parties; [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] E. A contract to make or not to revoke a will or trust; [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] F. A contract to exercise or not to exercise a power of appointment; [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] G. A transfer in satisfaction of a duty of support; or [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] H. A reciprocal transfer; [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]

2. Fiduciary's power. A fiduciary's power relating to the administration or management of assets, including the power of a fiduciary to sell, lease or mortgage property, and the power of a fiduciary to determine principal and income; [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]

3. Power to appoint fiduciary. A power to appoint a fiduciary; [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]

4. Discretionary power of trustee to distribute. A discretionary power of a trustee to distribute principal before termination of a trust to a beneficiary having an indefeasibly vested interest in the income and principal; [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]

5. Nonvested property interest held by charity, government or governmental agency or subdivision. A nonvested property interest held by a charity, government or governmental agency or subdivision if the nonvested property interest is preceded by an interest held by another charity, government or governmental agency or subdivision; [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]

6. Not subject to rule or excluded by other statute. A property interest, power of appointment or arrangement that was not subject to the common law rule against perpetuities or is excluded by another statute of this State; or [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]

7. Trusts to which rule does not apply. A trust in which the governing instrument provides that the rule against perpetuities does not apply to the trust and under which the trustee or other individual to whom the power is properly granted or delegated has the power under the governing instrument, applicable statute or common law to sell, mortgage or lease property for any period of time beyond the period that is required for an interest created under the governing instrument to vest. This subsection applies to all trusts created by will or inter vivos instrument executed or amended on or after July 1, 2019 and to all trusts created by exercise of power of appointment granted under instruments executed or amended on or after July 1, 2019. [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
33 M.R.S. § 1604-117 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 31 / Section 1604-117
33 §1604-117. Labeling of promotional material
Status: reserved

If any improvement contemplated in a condominium is labeled "NEED NOT BE BUILT" on a plat or plan, or is to be located within a portion of the condominium with respect to which the declarant has reserved a development right, no promotional material may be displayed or delivered to prospective purchasers which describes or portrays that improvement, unless the description or portrayal of the improvement in the promotional material is conspicuously labeled or identified as "NEED NOT BE BUILT." [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 2116 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 45 / Section 2116
33 §2116. Property removed from safe deposit box
Status: in_force

Property removed from a safe deposit box and delivered under this Act to the administrator is subject to the holder's right to reimbursement for the cost of opening the box and a lien or contract providing reimbursement to the holder for unpaid rent charges for the box. The administrator shall reimburse the holder from the proceeds remaining after deducting the expense incurred by the administrator in selling the property. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 1657 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 32 / Section 1657
33 §1657. Other transfer by fiduciary
Status: in_force

1. Transfer by personal representative or trustee. Subject to subsection 3 , a personal representative or trustee may make an irrevocable transfer to another adult or trust company as custodian for the benefit of a minor pursuant to section 1660 , in the absence of a will or under a will or trust that does not contain an authorization to do so. [PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]

2. Transfer by conservator. Subject to subsection 3 , a conservator may make an irrevocable transfer to another adult or trust company as custodian for the benefit of the minor pursuant to section 1660 . [PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]

3. Requirements of transfer. A transfer under subsection 1 or 2 may be made only if the personal representative, trustee or conservator considers the transfer to be in the best interest of the minor; the transfer is not prohibited by or inconsistent with provisions of the applicable will, trust agreement or other governing instrument; and the transfer is authorized by the court if it exceeds $10,000 in value. [PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 1603-102 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 31 / Section 1603-102
33 §1603-102. Powers of unit owners' association
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the provisions of the declaration, the association may:

(1) Adopt and amend bylaws and rules and regulations; [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(2) Adopt and amend budgets for revenues, expenditures and reserves and collect assessments for common expenses from unit owners; [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(3) Hire and terminate managing agents and other employees, agents and independent contractors; [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(4) Institute, defend or intervene in litigation or administrative proceedings in its own name on behalf of itself or 2 or more unit owners on matters affecting the condominium; [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(5) Make contracts and incur liabilities; [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(6) Regulate the use, maintenance, repair, replacement and modification of common elements; [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(7) Cause additional improvements to be made as a part of the common elements; [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(8) Acquire, hold, encumber and convey in its own name any right, title or interest to real or personal property, provided that common elements may be conveyed or subjected to a security interest only pursuant to section 1603‑112 ; [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(9) Grant easements, leases, licenses and concessions through or over the common elements; [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(10) Impose and receive any payments, fees or charges for the use, rental or operation of the common elements other than limited common elements described in section 1602‑102 , paragraphs (2) and (4) and services provided to unit owners; [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(11) Impose charges for late payment of assessments and, after notice and an opportunity to be heard, levy reasonable fines for violations of the declaration, bylaws and rules and regulations of the association; [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(12) Impose reasonable charges for the preparation and recordation of amendments to the declaration, resale certificates required by section 1604‑108 or statements of unpaid assessments; [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(13) Provide for the indemnification of its officers and executive board and maintain directors' and officers' liability insurance; [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(14) Assign its right to future income, including the right to receive assessments, but only if approval of a majority of unit owners is obtained; [PL 2011, c. 368, §1 (AMD).]

(15) Exercise any other powers conferred by the declaration or bylaws; [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(16) Exercise all other powers that may be exercised in this State by legal entities of the same type as the association; [PL 2011, c. 368, §2 (AMD).]

(17) Exercise any other powers necessary and proper for the governance and operation of the association; and [PL 2011, c. 368, §3 (AMD).]

(18) Suspend any right or privilege of a unit owner that fails to pay an assessment, but may not: (A) Deny a unit owner or other occupant access to the unit owner's unit; or (B) Withhold services provided to a unit or a unit owner by the association if the effect of withholding the service would be to endanger the health, safety or property of any person. [PL 2011, c. 368, §4 (NEW).]

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the declaration may not impose limitations on the power of the association to deal with the declarant that are more restrictive than the limitations imposed on the power of the association to deal with other persons except as permitted by this Act. A provision requiring arbitration of disputes between the declarant and the association or between the declarant and unit owners does not violate this section. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 1906 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 39 / Section 1906
33 §1906. Fees
Status: in_force

1. Filing; Secretary of State. For filing a lien or certificate or notice affecting any lien filed under this chapter, the fee is: A. Fifteen dollars if the record is communicated in writing; and [PL 2003, c. 518, §6 (NEW).] B. Ten dollars if the record is communicated by another method or medium authorized by filing office rule. [PL 2003, c. 518, §6 (NEW).] [PL 2003, c. 518, §6 (NEW).]

2. Filing; registry of deeds. For filing a lien or certificate or notice affecting any lien filed under this chapter, the fee is governed by Title 33, sections 751 and 752 . The filing office receiving a filing under this subsection and subsection 1 shall bill the Internal Revenue Service or other federal agency on a monthly basis for the fees for liens, certificates or notice affecting any lien filed under this chapter. [PL 2003, c. 518, §6 (NEW).]

3. Information; Secretary of State. For responding to a request for information from the filing office, including for communicating whether there is on file any lien, certificate or notice affecting any lien filed under this chapter naming a particular debtor, the fee is: A. Twenty dollars if the record is communicated in writing; and [PL 2003, c. 518, §6 (NEW).] B. Twelve dollars if the record is communicated by another method or medium authorized by filing office rule. [PL 2003, c. 518, §6 (NEW).] The Secretary of State shall use the procedures set forth in Title 11, section 9‑1523 to respond to a request for information from the filing office. [PL 2003, c. 518, §6 (NEW).]

4. Information; registry of deeds. For responding to a request for information from the filing office, including for communicating whether there is on file any lien, certificate or notice affecting any lien filed under this chapter naming a particular debtor, the fee is governed by Title 33, section 751 . [PL 2003, c. 518, §6 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 1603-117 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 31 / Section 1603-117
33 §1603-117. Other liens affecting the condominium
Status: in_force

(a) A judgment for money against the association, if a lien order is filed with the Register of Deeds of the county where the condominium is located, as provided in Title 14, section 3132 , as it or its equivalent may be amended or modified from time to time, is not a lien on the common elements, but is a lien in favor of the judgment lienholder against all of the units in the condominium at the time the judgment was entered. No other property of a unit owner is subject to the claims of creditors of the association. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), if the association has granted a security interest in the common elements to a creditor of the association pursuant to section 1603‑112 , the holder of that security interest must exercise its right against the common elements before its judgment lien on any unit may be enforced. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(c) Whether perfected before or after the creation of the condominium, if a lien other than a mortgage, including a judgment lien or lien attributable to work performed or materials supplied before creation of the condominium, becomes effective against 2 or more units, the unit owner of an affected unit may pay to the lienholder the amount of the lien attributable to his unit, and the lienholder, upon receipt of payment, promptly shall deliver a release of the lien covering the unit. The amount of the payment must be proportionate to the ratio which that unit owner's common expense liability bears to the common expense liabilities of all unit owners whose units are subject to the lien. After payment, the association may not assess or have a lien against that unit owner's unit for any portion of the common expenses incurred in connection with that lien. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(d) A judgment against the association shall be indexed in the name of the condominium and the association and, if so indexed, is constructive notice of the lien against the units. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 2151 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 45 / Section 2151
33 §2151. Claim of another state to recover property
Status: in_force

1. Subject to superior claim of another state. If the administrator knows that property held by the administrator under this Act is subject to a superior claim of another state, the administrator shall: A. Report and pay or deliver the property to the other state; or [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] B. Return the property to the holder so that the holder may pay or deliver the property to the other state. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]

2. Agreement to transfer not required. The administrator is not required to enter into an agreement to transfer property to the other state under subsection 1 . [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 1601-106 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 31 / Section 1601-106
33 §1601-106. Applicability of local laws and regulations
Status: in_force

A zoning, subdivision, building code or other real estate use law, ordinance or regulation may not prohibit the condominium form of ownership. Otherwise, no provision of this Act invalidates or modifies any provision of any zoning, subdivision, building code or other real estate use law, ordinance or regulation. No county, municipality, village corporation or other political subdivision, whether or not acting under the municipal home rule powers provided for under the Constitution of Maine, Article VIII, Part Second or Title 30‑A, chapter 111 , and section 3001 , or any other authority from time to time, may adopt or enforce any law, ordinance, rule, regulation or policy which conflicts with the provisions of this Act. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §§76, 106 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
33 M.R.S. § 1022 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 20 / Section 1022
33 §1022. Undue influence
Status: in_force

1. Presumption. In any transfer of real estate or major transfer of personal property or money for less than full consideration or execution of a guaranty by an elderly person who is dependent on others to a person with whom the elderly dependent person has a confidential or fiduciary relationship, it is presumed that the transfer or execution was the result of undue influence, unless the elderly dependent person was represented in the transfer or execution by independent counsel. When the elderly dependent person successfully raises the presumption of undue influence by a preponderance of the evidence and when the transferee or person who benefits from the execution of a guaranty fails to rebut the presumption, the elderly dependent person is entitled to avoid the transfer or execution and entitled to the relief set forth in section 1024 . [PL 2003, c. 236, §1 (AMD).]

2. Confidential or fiduciary relationship. For the purpose of this section, the transfer of property or execution of a guaranty is deemed to have been made in the context of a confidential or fiduciary relationship if the transferee or person who benefits from the execution of a guaranty had a close relationship with the elderly dependent person prior to the transfer or execution. Confidential or fiduciary relationships include the following: A. A family relationship between the elderly dependent person and the transferee or person who benefits from the execution of a guaranty, including relationships by marriage and adoption; [PL 2003, c. 236, §1 (AMD).] B. A fiduciary relationship between the elderly dependent person and the transferee or person who benefits from the execution of a guaranty, such as with a guardian, conservator, trustee, accountant, broker or financial advisor; [PL 2003, c. 236, §1 (AMD).] C. A relationship between an elderly dependent person and a physician, nurse or other medical or health care provider; [PL 1987, c. 699, §1 (NEW).] D. A relationship between the elderly dependent person and a psychologist, social worker or counselor; [PL 1987, c. 699, §1 (NEW).] E. A relationship between the elderly dependent person and an attorney; [PL 1987, c. 699, §1 (NEW).] F. A relationship between the elderly dependent person and a priest, minister, rabbi or spiritual advisor; [PL 1987, c. 699, §1 (NEW).] G. A relationship between the elderly dependent person and a person who provides care or services to that person whether or not care or services are paid for by the elderly person; [PL 1987, c. 699, §1 (NEW).] H. A relationship between an elderly dependent person and a friend or neighbor; or [PL 1987, c. 699, §1 (NEW).] I. A relationship between an elderly dependent person and a person sharing the same living quarters. [PL 1987, c. 699, §1 (NEW).] When any of these relationships exist and when a transfer or execution is made to a corporation or organization primarily on account of the membership, ownership or employment interest or for the benefit of the fiduciary or confidante, a fiduciary or confidential relationship with the corporation or organization is deemed to exist. [PL 2003, c. 236, §1 (AMD).]
33 M.R.S. § 1201 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 25 / Section 1201
33 §1201. Legislative intent, purpose
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that the ownership of many of Maine's coastal islands is uncertain. The Legislature prohibited the further sale of state-owned islands in 1913 but some of the land agent's records of prior conveyances are missing or incomplete. In addition, title to many privately-owned islands was derived from ancient charters and grants. Subsequent grantees many times did not include such islands in grants or bequests or died intestate with no record of island holdings in their estates. Because of the large number of islands and ledges in Maine's coastal waters and the legal uncertainty with respect to the ownership of many such islands, unrealistic and perhaps fruitless expenditures of time and money, far exceeding all legal requirements of due diligence, would be necessary to search all subsequent conveyances from ancient charters and grants to establish State title to these islands. Therefore, in order to clarify and establish title to islands in Maine's coastal waters, to protect the State's ownership of its island resources for public use, to establish title to land that was once granted by the State of Maine, or by grant or charter before Maine became a State and subsequently owned by a person or persons who either died intestate without heirs or with heirs who abandoned the property, the Legislature directs the creation of a Coastal Island Registry and the following procedure to establish title to island property in Maine's coastal waters. [PL 1973, c. 616, §1 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 581 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 10 / Section 581
33 §581. Foreclosure
Status: in_force

All sums assessed by the association of unit owners, but unpaid for the share of the common expenses chargeable to any unit shall constitute a lien on such unit prior to all other liens, except only tax liens on the unit in favor of any assessing unit and special district, including any state and federal tax liens, and all sums unpaid on mortgages of record. Such lien may be claimed 60 days after the due date of the assessment. It shall be signed by the manager or one of the members of the board of directors and shall be perfected by filing it in the registry of deeds of the county in which the unit lies, and by leaving a true and attested copy thereof with the unit owner against whom such lien is claimed or at his usual place of abode, or, if such unit owner resides outside the municipality in which the unit lies, by mailing such copy to him at the place where he resides. Such lien shall be limited and discharged in accordance with the general statutes. Such lien may be foreclosed by action by the manager or board of directors, acting on behalf of the unit owners, in like manner as a mortgage of real property including reimbursement for costs and reasonable attorneys' fees. In any such foreclosure the unit owner shall be required to pay a reasonable rental for the unit, if so provided in the bylaws and the plaintiff in such foreclosure shall be entitled to the appointment of a receiver to collect the same. The manager or board of directors, acting on behalf of the unit owners, shall have power, unless prohibited by the declaration, to bid in the unit at foreclosure sale, and to acquire and hold, lease, mortgage and convey the same. Action to recover a money judgment for unpaid common expenses shall be maintainable without foreclosing or waiving the lien securing the same. Where a mortgagee or a purchaser at a foreclosure sale obtains title to a unit, such acquirer of title, his heirs, successors and assigns, shall not be liable for the entire unpaid share of the common expenses or assessments by the association of unit owners chargeable to such unit which became due prior to the acquisition of title to such unit by such acquirer, but such expenses or assessments shall become common expenses collectible from all of the unit owners including such acquirer, his heirs, successors and assigns. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 1603-105 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 31 / Section 1603-105
33 §1603-105. Termination of contracts and leases of declarant
Status: in_force

If entered into before the executive board elected by the unit owners pursuant to section 1603‑103 , subsection (e), takes office: (1) Any management contract, employment contract or lease of recreational or parking areas or facilities; (2) any other contract or lease between the association and a declarant or an affiliate of a declarant; or (3) any contract or lease that is not bona fide or was unconscionable to the unit owners at the time entered into under the circumstances then prevailing, may be terminated without penalty by the association at any time after the executive board elected by the unit owners pursuant to section 1603‑103, subsection (e), takes office upon not less than 90 days' notice to the other party. This section does not apply to any lease, the termination of which would terminate the condominium or reduce its size, unless the real estate subject to that lease was included in the condominium for the purpose of avoiding the right of the association to terminate a lease under this section. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 53 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3 / Section 53
33 §53. Representation of another's credit
Status: in_force

No action shall be maintained to charge any person by reason of any representation or assurance, concerning the character, conduct, credit, ability, trade or dealings of another, unless made in writing and signed by the party to be charged thereby or by some person by him legally authorized.
33 M.R.S. § 2193 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 45 / Section 2193
33 §2193. Action involving another state or foreign country
Status: in_force

1. Joint examination and enforcement. The administrator may join another state or foreign country to examine and seek enforcement of this Act against a putative holder. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]

2. Action by Attorney General. On request of another state or foreign country, the Attorney General may commence an action on behalf of the other state or country to enforce in this State the law of the other state or country against a putative holder subject to a claim by the other state or country. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]

3. Requested action in another state or foreign country. The administrator may request the official authorized to enforce the unclaimed property law of another state or foreign country to commence an action to recover property in the other state or country on behalf of the administrator. This State may pay the costs, including reasonable attorney's fees and expenses, incurred by the other state or foreign country in an action under this subsection. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]

4. Recovery of property in another state. The administrator may pursue an action on behalf of this State to recover property subject to this Act but delivered to the custody of another state if the administrator believes the property is subject to the custody of the administrator. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]

5. Retain an attorney. With the consent of the Attorney General, the administrator may retain an attorney in this State, another state or a foreign country to commence an action to recover property on behalf of the administrator and may agree to pay attorney's fees based in whole or in part on a fixed fee, hourly fee or a percentage of the amount or value of property recovered in the action. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]

6. Expenses. Expenses incurred by this State in an action under this section may be paid from property received under this Act or the net proceeds of the property. Expenses paid to recover property may not be deducted from the amount that is subject to a claim under this Act by the owner. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 576 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 10 / Section 576
33 §576. Contents of bylaws
Status: in_force

The bylaws shall provide for the following: [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]

1. Board of directors. The election from among the unit owners of a board of directors, the number of persons constituting and the term of office of such board; a provision that the terms of at least 1/3 of such board shall expire annually; the powers and duties of the board; the compensation, if any, of the directors; the method of removal from such board; powers of the board in engaging the services of a manager or managing agent. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]

2. Meetings. Method of calling meetings of the unit owners; what percentage, if other than a majority, of unit owners shall constitute a quorum. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]

3. President. Election of a president from among the board of directors who shall preside over the meetings of the board of directors and of the association of unit owners. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]

4. Secretary. Election of a secretary who shall keep the minute book wherein resolutions shall be recorded. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]

5. Treasurer. Election of a treasurer who shall keep the financial records and books of account. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]

6. Repairs. Maintenance, repair and replacement of the common areas and facilities and payments therefor, including the method of approving payment vouchers. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]

7. Expenses. Manner of collecting from the unit owners their share of the common expenses. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]

8. Personnel. Designation and removal of personnel necessary for the maintenance, repair and replacement of the common areas and facilities. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]

9. Rules and regulations. Method of adopting and amending administrative rules and regulations governing the details of the operation and use of the common areas and facilities. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]

10. Restrictions. Such restrictions on and requirements respecting the use and maintenance of the units and the use of the common areas and facilities not set forth in the declaration as are designed to prevent unreasonable interference with the use of their respective units and of the common areas and facilities by the several unit owners. An association of unit owners may not include in its bylaws or declaration, or any rule adopted pursuant to the bylaws or declaration, or any deed a restriction that prohibits a unit owner from displaying on that unit owner's private property a sign that supports or opposes a candidate for public office or a referendum question during the period from 6 weeks prior to the date that a primary or general election or special election is held regarding that candidate or referendum question to one week after the election for that political candidate or vote for that referendum question is held. [PL 2015, c. 271, §1 (AMD).]

11. Amend bylaws. A provision that 75% of the unit owners may at any time modify or amend the bylaws, but that no amendment shall be contrary to the requirements of this section. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]

12. Other provisions. Other provisions deemed necessary for the administration of the property consistent with this chapter. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 194 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 194
33 §194. Delivery and time of disclosure; cancellation of contract
Status: in_force

1. Definition. As used in this section, "flood risk disclosure statement" means a statement containing, at minimum, the information required by section 193, subsection 4 . [PL 2023, c. 585, §6 (NEW).]

2. Delivery and time of disclosure. The seller of nonresidential real property under this subchapter shall deliver or cause to be delivered a flood risk disclosure statement to the purchaser no later than the time the purchaser makes an offer to purchase, exchange or option the property or exercises an option to purchase the property pursuant to a lease with an option to purchase. [PL 2023, c. 585, §6 (NEW).]

3. Terminate contract. If the seller does not deliver or cause to be delivered a flood risk disclosure statement to the purchaser before the purchaser makes an offer or exercises an option in accordance with subsection 2, the purchaser may terminate any resulting real estate contract or withdraw the offer within 72 hours after receipt of the flood risk disclosure statement. [PL 2023, c. 585, §6 (NEW).]

4. Withdrawal without penalty. If the purchaser terminates a real estate contract or withdraws an offer pursuant to this section, the termination or withdrawal is without penalty to the purchaser and the seller shall promptly return to the purchaser any deposits made by the purchaser. [PL 2023, c. 585, §6 (NEW).]

5. Rights waived. Any rights of the purchaser to terminate a real estate contract provided by this section are waived conclusively if not exercised prior to settlement or occupancy, whichever is earlier, by the purchaser in the case of a sale or exchange, or prior to settlement in the case of a purchase pursuant to a lease with an option to purchase. Any rights of the purchaser to terminate a real estate contract for reasons other than those set forth in this section are not affected by this section. [PL 2023, c. 585, §6 (NEW).]

6. Invalidated. A transfer subject to this subchapter is not invalidated solely because of the failure of any person to comply with this subchapter. [PL 2023, c. 585, §6 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 2120 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 45 / Section 2120
33 §2120. Periods of limitation and repose
Status: in_force

1. Holder's duty to pay or deliver. Expiration, before, on or after October 1, 2019, of a period of limitation on an owner's right to receive or recover property, whether specified by contract, statute or court order, does not prevent the property from being presumed abandoned or affect the duty of a holder under this Act to file a report or pay or deliver property to the administrator. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]

2. Proceeding within 5 years after nonfraudulent report. The administrator may not commence an action or proceeding to enforce this Act with respect to the reporting, payment or delivery of property more than 5 years after the holder filed a nonfraudulent report under section 2091 with the administrator. The parties may agree in a record to extend the limitation in this subsection. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]

3. Proceeding within 10 years after duty arose The administrator may not commence an action, proceeding or examination with respect to a duty of a holder under this Act more than 10 years after the duty arose. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 2064 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 45 / Section 2064
33 §2064. When custodial account for minor presumed abandoned
Status: in_force

1. Presumed abandoned after 3 years. Subject to section 2070 , and except as provided in subsection 3 , property held in an account established under a state's Uniform Gifts to Minors Act or Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, if it is unclaimed by or on behalf of the minor on whose behalf the account was opened, is presumed abandoned 3 years after the later of: A. The date a communication sent by the holder by first class United States mail to the custodian of the minor on whose behalf the account was opened is returned as undeliverable to the holder by the United States Postal Service or, if the communication is resent within 30 days after the date the first communication is returned as undeliverable, the date the first communication was returned as undeliverable; and [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] B. The date on which the custodian is required to transfer the property to the minor or the minor's estate in accordance with the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act or Uniform Transfers to Minors Act of the state in which the account was opened. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]

2. Confirmation of custodian's interest. If the holder does not send communications to the custodian of the minor on whose behalf an account described in subsection 1 was opened by first class United States mail on at least an annual basis, the holder shall attempt to confirm the custodian's interest in the property by sending the custodian an e-mail not later than 2 years after the custodian's last indication of interest in the property. However, the holder promptly shall attempt to contact the custodian by first class United States mail if: A. The holder does not have information needed to send the custodian an e-mail or the holder believes that the custodian's e-mail address in the holder's records is not valid; [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] B. The holder receives notification that the e-mail was not received; or [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] C. The custodian does not respond to the e-mail within 30 days after the e-mail was sent. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]

3. If undeliverable, presumed abandoned after 3 years. If first class United States mail sent under subsection 2 is returned as undeliverable to the holder by the United States Postal Service, the property is presumed abandoned 3 years after the later of: A. The date a 2nd consecutive communication to contact the custodian by first class United States mail is returned to the holder as undeliverable by the United States Postal Service; and [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] B. The date established by subsection 1, paragraph B . [RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. A, §31 (COR).] [RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. A, §31 (COR).]

4. No longer subject to section. When the property in the account described in subsection 1 is transferred to the minor on whose behalf the account was opened or to the minor's estate, the property in the account is no longer subject to this section. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 2001 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 43 / Section 2001
33 §2001. Placement of cameras and electronic surveillance equipment on private property
Status: in_force

1. Prohibition. A person may not place a camera or electronic surveillance equipment that records images or data of any kind while unattended outside on the private property of another without the written consent of the landowner or the landowner's representative, unless the placement is pursuant to a warrant. [PL 2025, c. 267, §8 (AMD).]

2. Labeling. A person who places a camera or electronic surveillance equipment described in subsection 1 on the private property of another with the written consent of the landowner or the landowner's representative or pursuant to a warrant shall label the camera or electronic surveillance equipment with that person's name and contact information. [PL 2025, c. 267, §8 (AMD).]

3. Remove or disable; abandoned camera or electronic surveillance equipment. A landowner or the landowner's representative may remove or disable a camera or electronic surveillance equipment placed on the landowner's private property in violation of this section. If the landowner or the landowner's representative finds an abandoned camera or electronic surveillance equipment on the landowner's land in violation of this section and the owner of the abandoned camera or electronic surveillance equipment is unknown, the landowner or the landowner's representative may take ownership of the abandoned camera or electronic surveillance equipment. The landowner or the landowner's representative may remove, destroy, sell or possess the abandoned camera or electronic surveillance equipment. For purposes of this section, "abandoned camera or electronic surveillance equipment" means a camera or electronic surveillance equipment left on property not owned by the person who owns the camera or electronic surveillance equipment without permission of the landowner or the landowner's representative. [PL 2025, c. 267, §8 (AMD).]

4. Exceptions. This section does not prohibit the following: A. The use of a camera to deter theft or vandalism of a motor vehicle when the motor vehicle is temporarily parked; or [PL 2013, c. 382, §1 (NEW).] B. The use of implanted or attached electronic devices to identify, monitor and track animals. [PL 2013, c. 382, §1 (NEW).] [PL 2013, c. 382, §1 (NEW).]

5. Penalty. A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $500 may be adjudged. [PL 2013, c. 382, §1 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 472 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 472
33 §472. Filing of notice; recording fee; indexing
Status: in_force

In order for the notice specified in section 471 to be effective, it shall contain an intelligible description of the land in which the right and interest by descent is claimed; the name of the person on whose behalf such right and interest is claimed; the name of the current record owner of the land; a specific reference by date of recording and by volume and page numbers to the recorded conveyance, if any, that omitted the release of such right and interest; and shall be duly verified by oath taken by any person authorized to perform notarial acts. The register of deeds for the county in which the land is located shall accept all such notices presented that describe land located in said county and shall enter and record them in the same manner that deeds and other instruments are recorded and shall be entitled to charge the same fee for the recording thereof as is charged for recording deeds. In indexing such notice, the register of deeds shall enter it in the grantee index of deeds under the name of the claimant appearing in the notice, and in the grantor index of deeds under the name of the record owner appearing in the notice. Within a reasonable time after recording such notice, the register of deeds shall enter upon the margin of the record of the prior conveyance, if any, referred to in said notice the volume and page in which the record of said notice may be found. The person filing the notice shall deliver or mail a copy thereof to the current record owner of the land at the last known address of such owner. [PL 1975, c. 511 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 1602-106 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 31 / Section 1602-106
33 §1602-106. Leasehold condominiums
Status: in_force

(a) Any lease the expiration or termination of which may terminate the condominium or reduce its size, or a memorandum thereof, shall be recorded. Every lessor of those leases must sign the declaration and the declaration shall state:

(1) The recording data for the lease or memorandum thereof; [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(2) The date on which the lease is scheduled to expire; [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(3) A legally sufficient description of the real estate subject to the lease; [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(4) Any right of the unit owners to redeem the reversion and the manner whereby those rights may be exercised or a statement that they do not have those rights; [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(5) Any right of the unit owners to remove any improvements within a reasonable time after the expiration or termination of the lease or a statement that they do not have those rights; and [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(6) Any rights of the unit owners to renew the lease and the conditions of any renewal or a statement that they do not have those rights. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(b) After the declaration for a leasehold condominium is recorded, neither the lessor nor the lessor's successor in interest may terminate the leasehold interest of a unit owner who makes timely payment of the unit owner's share of the rent and otherwise complies with all covenants that, if violated, would entitle the lessor to terminate the lease. A unit owner's leasehold interest is not affected by failure of any other person to pay rent or fulfill any other covenant. [RR 2013, c. 2, §40 (COR).]

(c) Acquisition of the leasehold interest of any unit owner by the owner of the reversion or remainder does not merge the leasehold and fee simple interests, unless the leasehold interests of all unit owners subject to that reversion or remainder are acquired. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(d) If the expiration or termination of a lease decreases the number of units in a condominium, the allocated interests shall be reallocated in accordance with section 1602‑107 , subsection (a) as though those units had been taken by eminent domain. Reallocations shall be confirmed by an amendment to the declaration prepared, executed and recorded by the association. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 577 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 10 / Section 577
33 §577. Books of receipts and expenditures; availability for examination
Status: in_force

The manager or board of directors shall keep detailed, accurate records in chronological order, of the receipts and expenditures affecting the common areas and facilities, specifying and itemizing the maintenance and repair expenses of the common areas and facilities and any other expenses incurred. Such records and the vouchers authorizing the payments shall be available for examination by the unit owners at convenient hours of weekdays. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 768 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 12 / Section 768
33 §768. Mortgage covenants
Status: in_force

In a conveyance of real estate the words "mortgage covenants" shall have the full force, meaning and effect of the following words, and shall be applied and construed accordingly: "The grantor covenants with the grantee, his heirs and assigns that he is lawfully seized in fee of the premises, that they are free of all encumbrances, that he has good right to sell and convey the same to the said grantee to hold as aforesaid and that he and his heirs shall and will warrant and defend the same to the said grantee, his heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons." [PL 1967, c. 377 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 131 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 6-A / Section 131
33 §131. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2005, c. 574, §1 (NEW).]

1. Commercial fisheries businesses. "Commercial fisheries businesses" means any enterprise directly or indirectly concerned with the commercial harvest of wild or aquacultured marine organisms, whose primary source of income is derived from these activities. "Commercial fisheries businesses" includes without limitation: A. Licensed commercial fishermen, aquaculturists and fishermen's cooperatives; [PL 2005, c. 574, §1 (NEW).] B. Persons providing direct services to commercial fishermen and aquaculturists or fishermen's cooperatives, as long as provision of these direct services requires the use of working waterfront real estate; and [PL 2005, c. 574, §1 (NEW).] C. Municipal and private piers and wharves operated to provide waterfront access to commercial fishermen, aquaculturists or fishermen's cooperatives. [PL 2005, c. 574, §1 (NEW).] [PL 2005, c. 574, §1 (NEW).]

2. Qualified holder. "Qualified holder" or "holder" means: A. A governmental entity authorized to hold an interest in real property; [PL 2023, c. 70, §1 (NEW).] B. A nonprofit organization organized under state law whose purposes include the permanent protection of working waterfront or the enlargement of working waterfront opportunities for commercial fisheries businesses; or [PL 2023, c. 70, §1 (NEW).] C. A nonprofit organization organized under state law whose purposes or powers include retaining or protecting coastal community values, culture or heritage, coastal habitat or real property that provides coastal water access. [PL 2023, c. 70, §1 (NEW).] [PL 2023, c. 70, §1 (RPR).]

3. Third-party right of enforcement. "Third-party right of enforcement" means a right provided in a working waterfront covenant to enforce any of its terms granted by the grantor and holder of the covenant to a governmental body or nonprofit corporation that meets the qualifications of a holder. [PL 2005, c. 574, §1 (NEW).]

4. Working waterfront covenant. "Working waterfront covenant" means an agreement in recordable form between the owner of working waterfront real estate and one or more qualified holders that permits a qualified holder to control, either directly or indirectly, the use, ownership and sales price of working waterfront real estate for the primary purpose of making and preserving the permanent availability and affordability of that real estate for commercial fisheries businesses. A working waterfront covenant may include a 3rd-party right of enforcement. [PL 2005, c. 574, §1 (NEW).]

5. Working waterfront real estate. "Working waterfront real estate" or "real estate" means land, legally filled lands, piers, wharves and other improvements to lands all adjacent to the navigable coastal waters of the State. [PL 2005, c. 574, §1 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 669 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 11 / Section 669
33 §669. Copies of bankruptcy orders and decrees
Status: in_force

At any time after a petition in bankruptcy is filed, or a decree of adjudication or an order approving the trustee's bond is made, pursuant to the Federal Bankruptcy Act of 1898, as amended, the bankrupt, trustee, receiver, custodian, referee or any creditor may record a certified copy of such petition, with the schedules omitted, or of such decree or order in the registry of deeds for any county or district wherein the bankrupt owns or has an interest in any land. [PL 1971, c. 68 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 2135 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 45 / Section 2135
33 §2135. Military medal or decoration
Status: in_force

1. Sale prohibited. The administrator may not sell a medal or decoration awarded for military service in the Armed Forces of the United States. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]

2. Delivery of medal or decoration. The administrator, with the consent of the respective organization under paragraph A , agency under paragraph B or entity under paragraph C , may deliver a medal or decoration described in subsection 1 , to be held in custody for the owner, to: A. A military veterans' organization qualified under the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 United States Code, Section 501(c)(19), as amended; [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] B. The agency that awarded the medal or decoration; or [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] C. A governmental entity. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]

3. Not responsible after delivery. On delivery under subsection 2 , the administrator is not responsible for safekeeping the medal or decoration. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 2067 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 45 / Section 2067
33 §2067. When gift obligation presumed abandoned
Status: in_force

1. Presumed abandoned after 2 years. Subject to section 2070 , a gift obligation is presumed abandoned 2 years after December 31st of the year in which the obligation arises or the most recent transaction involving the obligation occurs, whichever is later. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]

2. Amount unclaimed. The amount unclaimed of a gift obligation is as follows: A. For a gift obligation whose issuance or whose most recent transaction, whichever is later, occurred during calendar year 2019 or earlier, 60% of the net obligation value at the time it is presumed abandoned; [PL 2019, c. 553, §1 (NEW).] B. For a gift obligation whose issuance or whose most recent transaction, whichever is later, occurred during calendar year 2020, 40% of the net obligation value at the time it is presumed abandoned; [PL 2019, c. 553, §1 (NEW).] C. For a gift obligation whose issuance or whose most recent transaction, whichever is later, occurred during calendar year 2021, 20% of the net obligation value at the time it is presumed abandoned; and [PL 2019, c. 553, §1 (NEW).] D. For a gift obligation whose issuance or whose most recent transaction, whichever is later, occurred during calendar year 2022 or after, 0% of the net obligation value at the time it is presumed abandoned. [PL 2019, c. 553, §1 (NEW).] [PL 2019, c. 553, §1 (AMD).]

3. Not presumed abandoned; sales by a single issuer under $250,000. A gift obligation is not presumed abandoned if it was sold by a single issuer who in the past calendar year sold no more than $250,000 in face value of gift obligations. Sales of gift obligations are considered sales by a single issuer if the sales were by businesses that operate either: A. Under common ownership or control with another business or businesses in the State; or [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] B. As franchised outlets of a parent business. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).] [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]

4. No period of limitation for redemption. A period of limitation may not be imposed on the owner's right to redeem the gift obligation. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]

5. No charges or fees; exception, disclosure. Notwithstanding section 2112 , fees or charges may not be imposed on gift obligations, except that the issuer may charge a transaction fee for the initial issuance. The fee must be disclosed in a separate writing prior to the initial issuance or referenced on the gift obligation. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]

6. Redemption; balance in cash. If a gift obligation is redeemed in person and a balance of less than $5 remains following redemption, at the consumer's request the merchant redeeming the gift obligation must refund the balance in cash to the consumer. This subsection does not apply to a gift obligation with an initial value of $5 or less. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 2081 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 45 / Section 2081
33 §2081. Address of apparent owner to establish priority
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, the following rules apply. [RR 2025, c. 1, Pt. A, §45 (COR).]

1. Last known address. The last known address of an apparent owner, as shown in the records of the holder, is any description, code or other indication of the location of the apparent owner that identifies the state, even if the description, code or indication of location is not sufficient to direct the delivery of first class United States mail to the apparent owner. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]

2. Zip code in this State; exception. If the zip code associated with the apparent owner is for a post office located in this State, this State is deemed to be the state of the last known address of the apparent owner unless other records associated with the apparent owner specifically identify the physical address of the apparent owner in another state. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]

3. Physical address in another state. If the address under subsection 2 is in another state, the other state is deemed to be the state of the last known address of the apparent owner. [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]

4. Address of insured or annuitant. The address of the apparent owner of a life or endowment insurance policy or annuity contract or its proceeds is presumed to be the address of the insured or annuitant if a person other than the insured or annuitant is entitled to the amount owed under the policy or contract and the address of the other person is not known by the insurance company and cannot be determined under section 2082 . [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 156 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 156
33 §156. Entailments barred by conveyance in fee simple
Status: in_force

A person seized of land as a tenant in tail may convey it in fee simple. When a minor is so seized of land, his guardian, duly licensed to sell it for his support and education or to invest the proceeds for his benefit, may convey it in fee simple. When land is owned by one person for life with a vested remainder in tail in another, they may by a joint deed convey the same in fee simple. Such conveyances bar the estate tail and all remainders and reversions expectant thereon.
33 M.R.S. § 1585 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 30 / Section 1585
33 §1585. Applicability
Status: in_force

1. Trail easement created after effective date. This chapter applies to any interest created after the effective date of this chapter that meets the definition of "trail easement" as set forth in section 1581 . [PL 1999, c. 371, §1 (NEW).]

2. Chapter does not invalidate interest. This chapter does not invalidate any interest, whether designated as a trail easement or otherwise, that is enforceable under other laws of this State. [PL 1999, c. 371, §1 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 1602-117 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 31 / Section 1602-117
33 §1602-117. Amendment of declaration
Status: in_force

(a) Except in cases of amendments that may be executed by a declarant under section 1602‑109 , subsection (f) or 1602‑110 ; the association under section 1601‑107 , 1602‑106 , subsection (d), 1602‑108 , subsection (c), 1602‑112 , subsection (a) or 1602‑113 ; or certain unit owners under section 1602‑108 , subsection (b), 1602‑112 , subsection (a), 1602‑113 , subsection (b) or 1602‑118 , subsection (b), and except as limited by subsection (d), the declaration, including the plats and plans, may be amended only by vote or agreement of the unit owners of units to which at least 67% of the votes in the association are allocated, or any larger majority the declaration specifies. The declaration may specify a smaller number only if all of the units are restricted exclusively to nonresidential use. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(b) No action to challenge the validity of an amendment adopted by the association pursuant to this section may be brought more than one year after the amendment is recorded. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(c) Every amendment to the declaration must be recorded and is effective only upon recordation. Notice of the amendment shall be sent to all unit owners and mortgagees known to the executive board, but failure to send such notices shall not affect the validity of the amendment. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(d) Except to the extent expressly permitted or required by other provisions of this Act, no amendment may create or increase special declarant rights, increase the number of units, change the boundaries of any unit, the allocated interests of a unit, or the uses to which any unit is restricted, in the absence of unanimous consent of the unit owners. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(e) Amendments to the declaration required by this Act to be recorded by the association shall be prepared, executed, recorded and certified on behalf of the association by any officer of the association designated for that purpose or, in the absence of designation, by the president of the association. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 1 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 1 / Section 1
33 §1. Termination date
Status: in_force

All contracts entered into for the sale or transfer of real estate and all contracts whereby a person, company or corporation becomes an agent for the sale or transfer of real estate shall become void in one year from the date such contract is entered into unless the time for the termination thereof is definitely stated.
33 M.R.S. § 1604-111 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 31 / Section 1604-111
33 §1604-111. Conversion buildings
Status: in_force

(a) A declarant of a condominium containing conversion buildings, and any person in the business of selling real estate for his own account who intends to offer units in such a condominium shall give each of the residential tenants and any residential subtenant in possession of a portion of a conversion building notice of the conversion and provide those persons with the public offering statement no later than 120 days before the declarant will require the tenants and any subtenant in possession to vacate. The notice must set forth generally the rights of tenants and subtenants under this section and shall be hand delivered to the unit or mailed by prepaid United States' mail to the tenant and subtenant at the address of the unit or any other mailing address provided by a tenant. No tenant or subtenant may be required by the declarant to vacate upon less than 120 days' notice, except by reason of nonpayment of rent, waste or conduct that disturbs other tenants' peaceful enjoyment of the premises, and the terms of the tenancy may not be altered during that period. Failure of a declarant to give notice as required by this section is a defense to an action for possession. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(b) For 60 days after delivery or mailing of the notice described in subsection (a), the declarant shall offer to convey each unit or proposed unit occupied for residential use to the tenant who leases that unit. If a tenant fails to purchase the unit during that 60-day period, the declarant may not offer to dispose of an interest in that unit during the following 180 days at a price or on terms more favorable to the offeree than the price or terms offered to the tenant. This subsection does not apply to any unit in a conversion building if that unit will be restricted exclusively to nonresidential use or the boundaries of the converted unit do not substantially conform to the dimensions of the residential unit before conversion. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(c) If a declarant, in violation of subsection (b), conveys a unit to a purchaser for value who has no knowledge of the violation, recordation of the deed conveying the unit extinguishes any right a tenant may have under subsection (b) to purchase that unit if the deed states that the seller has complied with subsection (b), but does not affect the right of a tenant to recover damages from the declarant for a violation of subsection (b). [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(d) If a notice of conversion specifies a date by which a unit or proposed unit must be vacated, and otherwise complies with the provisions of Title 14, section 6001 , the notice also constitutes a notice to vacate specified by that statute. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(e) Nothing in this section permits termination of a lease by a declarant in violation of its terms. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]

(f) Nothing in this Act, including section 1601‑106 , shall be construed to prohibit a municipality from enacting ordinances imposing more stringent standards than those contained in subsections (a) and (b), or otherwise providing for the protection of tenants or the conversion of rental housing stock, including ordinances controlling the number of housing units within a municipality that may be converted to the condominium form of ownership. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 464 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 464
33 §464. Persons under a disability; 2-year period not suspended
Status: in_force

The notice specified in section 463 may be filed for record by the claimant or by any other person acting on behalf of any claimant who is under a disability or unable to assert a claim on his own behalf, but no disability or lack of knowledge of any kind shall suspend or extend the 2-year period provided for such filing. [PL 1973, c. 505 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 1665 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 32 / Section 1665
33 §1665. Use of custodial property
Status: in_force

1. Standard for expenditure of property. A custodian may deliver or pay to the minor or expend for the minor's benefit as much of the custodial property as the custodian considers advisable for the use and benefit of the minor, without court order and without regard to the duty or ability of the custodian personally or of any other person to support the minor; or any other income or property of the minor which may be applicable or available for the purpose. [PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]

2. Court may order expenditure. On petition of an interested person or the minor, if the minor has attained 14 years of age, the court may order the custodian to deliver or pay to the minor or expend for the minor's benefit as much of the custodial property as the court considers advisable for the use and benefit of the minor. [PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]

3. Support of minor. A delivery, payment or expenditure under this section is in addition to, not in substitution for, and does not affect any obligation of a person to support the minor. [PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 651 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 11 / Section 651
33 §651. Records; index
Status: in_force

The records and indexes in each registry office must be made and kept for public inspection on at least one of the following media: white, acid-free paper, microfilm, microfiche, or digital image stored on magnetic or optical media. The register shall make an alphabetical index to the records without charge to the county so that the same surnames are recorded together and shall show in addition to the names of the parties and the nature of the instrument, the date of the instrument, the date of its record and the name of the city, town or unincorporated place where the land conveyed is situated. As often as every 10 years the register shall revise and consolidate the index in such manner that all deeds recorded since the last revision of the index are indexed so that the same surnames appear together and all names are in alphabetical order. The revised and consolidated index must contain all data as to each and every deed or other instrument referred to in this section. If it becomes necessary to revise, renew or replace any index, the new index must be made in conformity with this section. [PL 2003, c. 55, §1 (RPR).]

When the register of deeds is required by law or common practice to make a note in the margin of a record, it is determined sufficient if the note is made to the index in such a fashion that the note becomes a permanent part of the indexing of the record to which the marginal note is required to be made. [PL 2003, c. 55, §1 (NEW).]

The register shall prepare, or have prepared, a record of each page of every instrument, plan or other document recorded in the registry office. The record made must be stored in a fireproof area and a digital image stored on magnetic or optical media. When original record books or plans are considered by the register to be in a condition that warrants withdrawal from regular use, the register may make a true copy of the contents of the record or may provide suitable means for reading the digital image stored on magnetic or optical media of the instruments withdrawn. The records and certified copies made either from the true copy or from images stored as provided in this section must be received in all courts of law with the same legal effect as those contained in the original. [PL 2025, c. 239, §1 (AMD).]

Notwithstanding Title 1, section 408‑A , this chapter governs fees for copying records maintained under this chapter. [PL 2011, c. 662, §21 (AMD).]
33 M.R.S. § 703 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 11 / Section 703
33 §703. Northern district office in Aroostook County
Status: in_force

All that part of the County of Aroostook lying north of a line commencing at the southeast corner of Township F, in the first range, west from the east line of the State, thence west on the south line of said township and the south line of Township K in the 2nd range, to Township number 15 in the 3rd range, thence north to the northeast corner of Township number 15 in the 3rd range, thence west to the northwest corner of Township number 15 in the 3rd range, thence south to the southwest corner of Township number 15 in the 3rd range, thence west to the northwest corner of Township number 14 in the 4th range, thence south to the southwest corner of Township number 14 in the 4th range, thence west on the dividing line of Townships 13 and 14 to the 7th range line, thence north to the northeast corner of Township number 14 in the 8th range, thence west to the west line of the State, compose the northern registry district of Aroostook County. The register shall keep his office in the Town of Fort Kent.
33 M.R.S. § 561 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 10 / Section 561
33 §561. Definitions
Status: reserved

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following words shall have the following meanings. [PL 1977, c. 696, §258 (RPR).]

1. Association of unit owners. "Association of unit owners" means all of the unit owners acting as a group in accordance with the bylaws and declaration. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]

2. Building. "Building" means a building or buildings containing one or more units and comprising a part of the property, and designated with a name. [PL 1971, c. 73, §1 (AMD).]

3. Common areas and facilities. "Common areas and facilities", unless otherwise provided in the declaration, means and includes: A. The land on which the building is located; [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).] B. The foundations, columns, girders, beams, supports, main walls, roofs, halls, corridors, lobbies, stairs, stairways, fire escapes, and entrances and exits of the building; [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).] C. The basements, yards, gardens, parking areas and storage spaces; [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).] D. The premises for the lodging of janitors or persons in charge of the property; [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).] E. Installations of central services such as power, light, gas, hot and cold water, heating, refrigeration, air conditioning and incinerating; [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).] F. The elevators, tanks, pumps, motors, fans, compressors, ducts and, in general, all apparatus and installations existing for common use; [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).] G. Such community and commercial facilities as may be provided for in the declaration; and [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).] H. All other parts of the property necessary or convenient to its existence, maintenance and safety, or normally in common use. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).] [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]

4. Common expenses. "Common expenses" means and includes: A. Expenses of administration, maintenance, repair or replacement of the common areas and facilities; [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).] B. Expenses declared common expenses by provisions of this chapter, or by the declaration or the bylaws; [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).] C. Expenses agreed upon as common expenses by the association of unit owners and lawfully assessed against the unit owners in accordance with the bylaws. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).] [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]

5. Common profits. "Common profits" means the balance of all income, rents, profits and revenues from the common areas and facilities remaining after the deduction of the common expenses. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]

6. Declaration. "Declaration" means the instrument by which the property is recorded, in the manner provided for the recording of deeds. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]

7. Limited common areas and facilities. "Limited common areas and facilities" means and includes those common areas and facilities designated in the declaration as reserved for use of a certain unit or certain units to the exclusion of the other units. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]

8. Majority or majority of unit owners. "Majority or majority of unit owners" means the owners of more than 50% in the aggregate in interest of the undivided ownership of the common areas and facilities as specified in the declaration. Any specified percentage of unit owners means such percentage in the aggregate of such undivided ownership, and for all voting purposes, as provided, each unit owner shall have a vote equal to such percentage. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]

9. Person. "Person" means individual, corporation, partnership, association, trustee or other legal entity. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]

10. Property. "Property" means and includes the land, the building, all improvements and structures thereon, all owned in fee simple absolute, or leased as provided in section 579 and all easements, rights and appurtenances belonging thereto, which have been or are intended to be submitted to the provisions of this chapter. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]

11. Unit. "Unit" means a part of the property including one or more rooms or enclosed spaces located on one or more floors or a part or parts thereof in a building, intended for any type of independent use, and with a direct exit to a public street or highway or to a common area leading to such street or highway. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]

12. Unit number. "Unit number" means the number, letter, or combination thereof, designating the unit in the declaration. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]

13. Unit owner. "Unit owner" means the person or persons owning a unit in fee simple absolute, or leasing a unit as provided, and an undivided interest in the fee simple, or leased estate, of the common areas and facilities in the percentage specified and established in the declaration. [PL 1965, c. 357 (NEW).]
33 M.R.S. § 172 — ME Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 172
33 §172. Applicability; exemptions
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to the transfer of any interest in residential real property, whether by sale, exchange, installment land contract, lease with an option to purchase or any other option to purchase. If a person licensed to practice real estate brokerage is involved in the transaction, the licensee is subject to the requirements of licensure in Title 32, chapter 114 . The following transfers are exempt from this subchapter: [PL 2005, c. 378, §24 (AMD); PL 2005, c. 378, §29 (AFF).]

1. Court order. Transfers pursuant to court order, including, but not limited to, transfers ordered by a court in the administration of an estate, transfers pursuant to a writ of execution, transfers by any foreclosure sale, transfers by a trustee in bankruptcy, transfers by eminent domain and transfers resulting from a decree for specific performance; [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).]

2. Default. Transfers to a mortgagee by a mortgagor or successor in interest who is in default or transfers to a beneficiary of a deed of trust by a trustor or successor in interest who is in default; [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).]

3. Power of sale. Transfers by a sale under a power of sale or any foreclosure sale under a decree of foreclosure after default in an obligation secured by a mortgage or deed of trust or secured by any other instrument containing a power of sale, or transfers by a mortgagee or a beneficiary under a deed of trust who has acquired the residential real property at a sale conducted pursuant to a power of sale under a mortgage or deed of trust or a sale pursuant to a decree of foreclosure or who has acquired the residential real property by a deed in lieu of foreclosure; [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).]

4. Fiduciary. Transfers by a fiduciary in the course of administration of a decedent's estate, guardianship, conservatorship or trust; [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).]

5. Coowner. Transfers from one or more coowners solely to one or more other coowners; [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).]

6. Testate; intestate succession. Transfers pursuant to testate or intestate succession; [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).]

7. Consanguinity. Transfers made to a spouse or to a person or persons in the lineal line of consanguinity of one or more of the owners; [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).]

8. Divorce. Transfers between spouses resulting from a judgment of divorce or a judgment of separate maintenance or from a property settlement agreement incidental to such a judgment; [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).]

9. Government. Transfers or exchanges to or from any governmental entity; [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).]

10. Relocation. Transfers from an entity that has taken title to a residential real property to assist the prior owner in relocating, as long as the entity makes available to the purchaser a copy of the property disclosure statement furnished to the entity by the prior owner; [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).]

11. Living trust. Transfers to a living trust; and [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).]

12. Corrective deed. Transfers that, without additional consideration and without changing ownership or ownership interest, confirm, correct, modify or supplement a deed previously recorded. [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).]