An Act to Create the Stable Home Fund Program
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1540
Committee Amendment CA_A_H579 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A' to HP 992, L D 1540, "An Act to Create the 
Stable Home Fund Program" 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out the title and substitutmg the followmg 
'Resolve, to Establish an Eviction Prevention Pilot Program' 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out everythmg after the title and msertmg the followmg 
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adJournment unless enacted as emergencies, and 
Whereas, the State is experiencmg the worst housmg affordability cnsis m its history 
and immediate action is necessary, and 
Whereas, m 2021, the median mcome for renters was $34,018 compared to $71,717 
for homeowners, and 
Whereas, 41 % of renter households are paymg more than 30% of their mcome on 
rent, 16% of renters are paymg more than 50% of their mcome on rent and at least 15,000 
renter households are on a 3-year to 5-year wa1tmg hst for the so-called Section 8 rental 
assistance program, and 
Whereas, the months of January and February m 2023 saw more eviction filmgs for 
renters than the previous 10 years, and 
Whereas, m the Judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency withm 
the meanmg of the Constitution of Mame and require the followmg legislat10n as 
1mmediately necessary for the preservation of the pubhc peace, health and safety, now, 
therefore, be it 
Sec. 1. Maine State Housing Authority to develop pilot program. Resolved: 
That the Mame State Housmg Authonty 1s directed to establish a 2-year pilot program 
designed to provide support for ev1ct1on prevention The pilot program must be designed 
to provide eligible persons with $300 per month m rental assistance paid dtrectly to the 
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person's landlord for a period of up to 24 months Persons ehg1ble for rental assistance 
must 
Earn less than 60% of the median mcome for the area as defined by the Umted 
States Department ofHousmg and Urban Development under the Umted States Housmg 
Act of 1937, Pubhc Law 75-412, 50 Stat 888, Sect10n 8, 
At the time of apphcat1on to the ptlot program not be usmg a federal housmg voucher 
to pay rent or hve m a subs1d1zed housmg umt, 
Provide proof of a current landlord-tenant relat10nsh1p such as a lease or other 
documentation sufficient to demonstrate a landlord-tenant relationship to the admm1strator 
of the pilot program, and 
Have a rental payment w1thm the standard rental payment amount of the housmg 
authonty of JUrtsdict1on 
The Mame State Housmg Authonty shall delegate adm1mstrat10n of the pilot program 
and provide appropriate fundmg to one or more of any of the followmg a designated 
connnumty act10n agency as described by the Mame Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 
5324, a mumcipal housmg authority, or other quahfied entity as determmed by the Mame 
State Housmg Authonty An adm1mstrator of the pilot program shall develop a method of 
verifymg a person's ebg1b1bty for the rental assistance every 6 months after m1tial approval 
An admm1strattve entity delegated to admm1ster the ptlot program shall hm1t adm1mstrat1ve 
costs paid by the fund established m sect10n 2 to 12% or less of distributions received from 
the fund 
Sec. 2. Fund established within Maine State Housing Authority. Resolved: 
That a fund 1s estabhshed w1thm the Mame State Housmg Authonty for the purposes of 
admm1stermg the pilot program described m sect10n 1 The fund may receive money from 
any avatlable state, federal or pnvate source The fund may not lapse for the period of the 
ptlot program 
Sec. 3. Maine State Housing Authority to submit report. Resolved: That, 
no later than February 2, 2025, the Mame State Housmg Authonty or an entity or entities 
delegated to admmister the ptlot program descnbed m section 1 shall submit a report on 
the pilot program, mcludmg but not hmited to the number of people who received rental 
assistance, the duration of the assistance and the regions of the State where rental assistance 
was provided, to the Jomt standmg committee or Jomt select committee of the Legislature 
havmg Jur1sd1ct1on over housmg matters 
Sec. 4. 
Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: That the followmg 
appropnat1ons and allocations are made 
HOUSING AUTHORITY, MAINE STATE 
Stable Home Fund N466 
Imt1at1ve Provides one-ttme funds for a 2-year ptlot program to provide support for 
ev1ct10n prevention 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2023-24 
$15,000,000 
$15,000,000 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2024-25 
$15,000,000 
$15,000,000 
COMMITTfill, AMENDME"l'IT ,ft,, tJJ HP 992, L D 1540 
Emergency cl3;use. In view of the emergency cited m the preamble, this legislation 
takes effect when approved ' 
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter or sect10n 
number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve drrectmg the Mame State Housmg 
Authonty to develop a pilot program to provide support for eviction prevention The pilot 
program will provide rental assistance, paid drrectly to the landlord of an eligible person m 
an amount up to $300 per month for up to 24 months The resolve establishes ehgibibty 
cntena for assistance under the pilot program The resolve drrects the Mame State Housmg 
Authority to delegate the admm1stration of the pilot program to one or more of any of the 
followmg a mumc1pal housmg authonty, a commumty action agency or another quahfied 
entity determmed by the Mame State Housmg Authonty The resolve establishes a fund 
for the purposes of the pilot program and provides a General Fund appropnat10n 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved 06/14/23 .fk?ae 
LD 1540 
LR 1790(02) 
An Act to Create the Stable Home Fund Program 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment A ( H-5"!1)' 
Committee: Housing 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
Geneial Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2023-24 
FY 2024-25 
$15,000,000 
$15,000,000 
$15,000,000 
$15,000,000 
Proj ect1ons 
FY 2025-26 
$0 
$0 
ProJections 
FY 2026-27 
$0 
This bill mcludes one-time General Fund appropnat10ns of $15,000,000 per year m fiscal year 2023-24 and fiscal year 
2024-25 to a newly estabhshed Stable Home Fund withm the Mame State Housmg Authority (MSHA) for a 2-year 
pilot program designed to provide support for eviction prevention The bill authonzes MSHA to delegate the 
admimstration of the pilot program to a mumcipal housmg authonty, commumty act10n agency or other quahfied 
entity and hm1ts the admmistrative costs that can be paid from the fund to 12% or less of the d1str1but1ons received 
from the fund 
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