An Act to Preserve
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1041
Committee Amendment CA_A_H740 (House)
Amends: 30-A MRSA §4972, 30-A MRSA §4972-A, 30-A MRSA §4973, 30-A MRSA §4973-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " /f to H.P. 670, L,D. 1041, "An Act to Preserve
Affordability in Publicly Assisted Housing Developments"
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and insertmg the following:
'See. 1. 30-A MRSA §4972, as repealed and replaced by PL 2023, c. 218, §3, is
repealed.'
Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §4972-A is enacted to read:
84972-A. Definitions
As used m this subchapter, unless the context otherwise mdicates, thejbllowmg terms
have the followine meanings.
1. Affordability restriction. "Affordabilitv restriction" means, for rental housine:
A. A limitation on the rent amount that is based on the income of the person or family
renting the unit compared to the area median income or to market rates for rental units
in that eeoeraohic area; or
B. A limitation on the income of the person or family rentine the dwelline unit,
2. Financial assistance. "Financial assistance" means funding in the form of grants.
loans, rental assistance, subsidies, tax credits or other tax incentives provided by a federal.
state or local government entity for which receipt is contingeat upon constmctmg or
maintaming dwelling units subject to an affordabilitv restriction.
3. Holder, "Holder" means the Maine State Housing Authority or a municipal housing
authority that holds the option to purchase a low-income rental housine m'oiect.
4. Low-income rental housine. "Low-income rental housing" means rental housing
with 5 or more dwellme units in which any of the dwelling units are:
A. Subject to affordabilitv restrictions;
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " A." to H.P. 670, L.D. 1 041
B, Subject to rents that are controlled, regulated or assisted by a federal or state agency
pursuant to a regulatory agreement, rental assistance agreement, restrictive covenant,
mortgaee or other documentation: or
C. Subject to requirements as a condition of receiving fmancial assistance.'
Amend the bill by strikmg out all of section 3 and inserting the following:
'See. 3. 30-A MRSA §4973, sub-§l, as amended by PL 2023,c. 218,§4, is further
amended to read:
1. Notice. The notice required by section 4973-A must be made to the tenants, a
tenants' oreamzation for the property, if any. the Maine State Housing Authority and the
municipal housing authority, if any, at least 90 days prior to the owner entering into a
contract for the sale or transfer or taking any action in regard to the property described in
this section. Failure to provide notice as required by this subsection does not reduce the 90-
day period within which the M&me State Housing Authority or the municipal housing
authority, if any, may submit, in writing, the mtention to pursue the option described in
subsection 2.'
Amend the bill in section 4 in subsection 2 in paragraph A in the first line (page 2, line
43 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "may not prevent" and inserting the following: 'is
not intended to prevent'
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 6 and inserting the following:
'See. 6. 30-A MRSA §4973-A is enacted to read;
84973-A. Notification of expiration
Any person, firm or organization that owns or has a_controllmg interest m_any_ low-
income rental housing shall provide notice of the expu'ation of any affordabilitv restrictions
or fmancial assistance to the tenants of that property. a tenants' oreamzation for that
property, if any. the Maine State Housing Authority and. if the BmoertVLislocatedjn_the
area of operation of a municipal housine authority, the municioal housine authority.
1, Notice contents. The notice required by this section must include:
A, The address of the low-income rental housing;
B. The name and address of the owner of the low-income rental housing;
C. Notification of the date on which the affordabilitv restriction or financial assistance
will terminate; and
D. Any other mformation as required_by the Maine State Housing Authoritv by rule,
2. Notice timinfi. If the affordabilitvjLe^ assistance is scheduled to
terminate in 2 or more years after the effective date of this section, the notice must be
mailed at least 2 years before the scheduled termination. If the affordabiUtv restriction or
financial assistance is scheduled to terminate less than 2 years after the effective date of
7 this sectio!L_the notice must be mailed by November 3 0,2025,
8 3. Notice delivery. Notice provided to the JVtaine State Housine Authority, a
9 municipal housine authority. a tenant and a tenants' oreanization must be sent by first-class
mail. return receipt requested. Notice to a tenant must also be left in or under the door of
the tenant's dwelling unit,'
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "^ " to H.P. 670, L.D. 1041
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively,
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, amends the definitions
and the notice requirement in the bill.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved; 06/01/25 J^KL-
LD 1041 LR 798(02)
An Act to Preserve Affordability in Publicly Assisted Housing Developments
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '^' ( U -
Committee: Housing and Economic Development ' ^-
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - Maine State Housing Authority
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Additional costs to the Maine State Housing Authority to adopt the changes in this legislation can be absorbed within
existing budgeted resources.
LR0798(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1