An Act To License Real Estate Rental Agents
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0601
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: PILON, SULLIVAN, CUMMINGS, DRISCOLL, HARLOW, PARADIS, SCHATZ, SMITH, VALENTINO
Amends: 32 MRSA §13003, 32 MRSA §13202

Legislative Document 
No. 601 
H.P.434 
House of Representatives, February 3, 2005 
An Act To License Real Estate Rental Agents 
Reference to the Committee on Business, Research and Economic Development suggested 
and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative PILON of Saco. 
Cosponsored by Senator SULLIVAN of York and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: CUMMINGS of Portland, DRISCOLL of Westbrook, HARLOW of Portland, 
PARADIS of Frenchville, SCHATZ of Blue Hill, SMITH of Monmouth, VALENTINO of 
Saco. 
Printed on recydeJ paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §13003, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 395, Pt. A, 
§2l2, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
§13003. 
License re~~ 
1. 
Rea.l __ ~state broke.rage. 
It is unlawful for a person or 
entity to engage in real estate brokerage without a current real 
~state brokerage agency license issued under this chapter or a 
license authorizing th.e. person or entity to engage in brokerage 
activity on behalf of a brokerage agency. 
2. 
Real estate rental agent. 
It is unlawful for a person 
or entity to act as 
~ real estate rental agent without a current 
real estate rental agent license issued under this chapter. 
Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §13202 is enacted to read: 
§13202. 
Real estate rental agent 
1. 
Definition. 
As 
used in this chapter, 
"real estate 
rental 
agent" 
or 
"rental 
agent" 
means 
a 
person 
or 
entity 
authorized to enter into 
a 
rental 
agreement 
for 
residential 
rental in a building consisting of one to 4 dwelling units on 
behalf of a lessor or lessee. 
~rofeli.~ion~.Lsll..!llification. 
Each~plicant for a rental 
agent license must meet one of the following qualifications: 
A. 
The applicant must satisfactorily complete a course of 
study meeting guidelines established by the commission; or 
B. 
The applicant must appear at such time and place as the 
director may designate for the purpose of taking and passing 
a written rental agent examination. 
3. 
Acts authorized. 
Each rental 
agent 
license granted 
~titles the holder to ~rform rental services under this chapter 
that are within the guidelines established by the commission [or 
rental agents. 
4. 
Licen.~~rm. 
Rental agent licenses are issued for 2 
years and may be renewed. 
5. 
Rulemaking. 
The 
commission 
shall 
adopt 
rules 
to 
implement the provisions of this section and to establish license 
qualifications, pursuant to section 13065, subsection 4. 
Rules 
adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules 
as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
Page l-LR1287(1) 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires an individual or business engaged in the 
rental of residences in buildings consisting of one to 4 dwelling 
units to be licensed by the Real Estate Commission within the 
Department of Professional and Financial Regulation. 
It also 
requires 
the 
Real 
Estate 
Commission 
to 
establish 
routine 
technical rules that determine license qualifications.