Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0901
Committee Amendment CA_A_S117 (Senate)
Amends: 14 MRSA §6013, 33 MRSA §1954

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. A 
.. to S.P. 297, L.D. 901, Bill, "An 
Act To Update the Abandoned Property Laws" 
Amend 
the bill by striking out all of 
section 
and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec. 1. 14 MRSA §6013, as amended by PL 2003, c. 20, Pte T, 
§9, is further amended to read: 
§6013. 
Property unclaimed by tenant 
Any property with a total value of $aQQ ~ 
or more that is 
abandoned 
or 
unclaimed 
by 
a 
tenant 
following 
the 
tenant's 
vacating the rental unit must be disposed of according to Title 
33, chapter 41. 
The landlord shall place in storage in a safe, dry, secured 
location any property with a total value of less than $aQQ iTh.Q 
that is abandoned or unclaimed by a tenant following the tenant's 
vacating the rental unit. 
The landlord shall send written notice 
by first class mail with proof of mailing to the last known 
address of the tenant concerning the landlord's intent to dispose 
of the unclaimed property. The notice must include an itemized 
list of the items and containers of items of property unclaimed. 
If the tenant claims the property within 14 days after the notice 
is sent, the landlord shall continue to store the property for at 
least 10 days after the tenant's response to allow the tenant 
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time 
to take possession of the property. 
The 
landlord may 
condi tion the release of the property to the tenant upon the 
tenant's payment of all rental arrear ages, damages and costs of 
storage. 
If the property remains unclaimed after the 14th day 
after notice has been sent or after the 10th day after the tenant 
claims the property, the landlord may sell the property for a 
reasonable fair market price and apply all proceeds to rental 
arrearages, damages and costs of storage and sale. 
All remaining 
balances must then be forwarded to the Treasurer of State. 
Sec. 2. 33 MRSA §1954, sub-§2, "A and B, as enacted by PL 
1999, c. 294, §1, are amended to read: 
A. 
Tangible property presumed to be abandoned under this 
subsection that has a fair market value of $§QQ £I5Q or more 
must be reported to the administrator as required by this 
Act. 
If the administrator refuses delivery of the property 
and authorizes a holder to sell that property, the landlord 
shall sell the property in a commercially reasonable manner 
in 
accordance 
with 
any 
requirements 
imposed 
by 
the 
administrator. 
the sale of the property, the landlord may 
proceeds 
from 
the 
sale 
to 
unpaid 
rent, 
the premises and the expenses of storage, 
sale. 
Any balance and the records of the 
(1) 
After 
apply 
any 
damages to 
notice and 
sale 
must 
be 
reported 
and 
delivered 
to 
the 
administrator in accordance with the provisions of this 
Act. 
(2) 
The record of the sale must include the name of 
the owner prior to the sale, 
a 
description of the 
property, 
the proceeds of the sale, 
any deductions 
authorized 
under 
subparagraph 
(1) 
and 
the 
balance 
remaining. 
B. 
Tangible property that has a fair market value of less 
than $§QQ ~ 
that is left by a tenant may be disposed of 
by the landlord in accordance with Title 14, section 6013.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment makes changes to the laws governing abandoned 
property to conform to changes made' in the bill. 
The amendment 
also incorporates changes to the law enacted in Public Law 2003, 
chapter 20, in order to avoid a conflict. 
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