An Act to Create a Residential Rental Unit Registry
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1806
Sponsors: RANA, TALBOT ROSS, DAUGHTRY
Amends: 13-B MRSA §1301, 13-C MRSA §1621, 14 MRSA §6001, 14 MRSA §6004, 14 MRSA §6030-K, 31 MRSA §873, 31 MRSA §1330, 31 MRSA §1665

Legislative Document
No. 1806
H.P. 1207
House of Representatives, April 29, 2025
An Act to Create a Residential Rental Unit Registry
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 25, 2025.  Referred to the Committee on 
Housing and Economic Development pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed 
pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative RANA of Bangor.
Cosponsored by Senator TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland and
Representatives: ARFORD of Brunswick, GERE of Kennebunkport, GOLEK of Harpswell, 
MALON of Biddeford, ROEDER of Bangor, Senator: President DAUGHTRY of Cumberland.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  13-B MRSA §1301, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. B, 
§27 and affected by Pt. G, §4, is further amended to read:
C.  The names and business or residence addresses, of the president, the treasurer, the 
registered agent, the secretary or clerk, and directors of the domestic or foreign 
corporation, including the street or rural route number, town or city and state;
Sec. 2.  13-B MRSA §1301, sub-§1, ¶D, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. B, §27 
and affected by Pt. G, §4, is amended to read:
D.  A brief statement of the character of the activities in which the domestic or foreign 
corporation is actually engaged in this State, if any; and
Sec. 3.  13-B MRSA §1301, sub-§1, ¶E, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. B, §27 
and affected by Pt. G, §4, is amended to read:
E.  The address of its principal office, wherever located.; and
Sec. 4.  13-B MRSA §1301, sub-§1, ¶F is enacted to read:
F.  Whether the domestic or foreign corporation has a purpose to provide one or more 
residential rental units.
Sec. 5.  13-B MRSA §1301, sub-§4, as repealed and replaced by PL 1993, c. 680, 
Pt. A, §23, is amended to read:
4.  Filing.  Subject to rules adopted under section 1302‑A, subsection 4, the annual 
report must be delivered for filing to the Secretary of State or a designee.  The annual 
reports may be delivered to the Secretary of State on a staggered basis as defined by the 
Secretary of State by rule in accordance with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act.  The 
report must apply to the 12-month period specified by the Secretary of State.  Proof to the 
satisfaction of the Secretary of State that the report was deposited in the United States mail 
in a sealed envelope, properly addressed and with postage prepaid, before the date that 
penalties become effective for late delivery of annual reports, as established by the 
Secretary of State by rule, is considered compliance with this subsection.  One copy of the 
report, together with the filing fee required by this Act, must be delivered for filing to the 
Secretary of State, who shall file the report if the Secretary of State finds that it conforms 
to the requirements of this Act.  If the Secretary of State finds that the report does not 
conform, the Secretary of State shall promptly mail or otherwise return the report to the 
domestic or foreign corporation for necessary corrections, in which event the penalties 
prescribed by this Act for failure to file the report within the time provided in this section 
do not apply if the report is corrected to conform to the requirements of this Act and 
returned to the Secretary of State within 30 days from the date on which it was mailed or 
otherwise returned to the domestic or foreign corporation by the Secretary of State.
Sec. 6.  13-B MRSA §1301, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2007, c. 535, Pt. A, §2 and 
affected by §7, is further amended to read:
5.  Certificate of excuse.  The Secretary of State, upon application by a domestic or 
foreign corporation and satisfactory proof that it has ceased to carry on activities, shall file 
a certificate of that fact and shall give a duplicate certificate to the domestic or foreign 
corporation.  The domestic or foreign corporation is then excused from filing annual reports 
with the Secretary of State as long as the domestic or foreign corporation carries on no 
activities.   The name of a domestic or foreign corporation remains in the Secretary of 
State's record of corporate names and is protected for a period of 5 years following the 
filing of the certificate under this subsection.
Sec. 7.  13-B MRSA §1301, sub-§6, as repealed and replaced by PL 1993, c. 680, 
Pt. A, §23, is amended to read:
6.  Vote to carry on activities.  The members entitled to vote or, if none, the directors 
of a domestic or foreign corporation that has been excused pursuant to subsection 5 may 
vote to resume carrying on activities at a meeting duly called and held for that purpose.  A 
certificate executed and filed as provided in sections 104 and 106, setting forth that a 
members' or directors' meeting was held, the date and location of the meeting and that a 
majority of the members or directors voted to resume carrying on activities, authorizes that 
domestic or foreign corporation to carry on activities; after that certificate is filed, the 
domestic or foreign corporation is required to file annual reports beginning with the next 
reporting deadline following resumption as established by subsection 4.
Sec. 8.  13-B MRSA §1301, sub-§7 is enacted to read:
7.  Residential rental unit check box and form.  Beginning January 1, 2026, the 
Secretary of State shall provide on the annual report form filed by a domestic or foreign 
corporation prescribed by the Secretary of State to comply with this section a check box 
indicating whether a purpose of the domestic or foreign corporation is to provide one or 
more residential rental units under subsection 1, paragraph F. Beginning January 1, 2027, 
the Secretary of State shall include with the annual report form a form requesting from a 
domestic or foreign corporation that checked the residential rental unit check box under 
this subsection information required under Title 14, section 6030-K, subsection 2.
Sec. 9.  13-C MRSA §1621, sub-§1, ¶G, as amended by PL 2021, c. 385, §2, is 
further amended to read:
G.  The names of its directors, except that in the case of a domestic or foreign 
corporation that has eliminated its board of directors pursuant to section 743 the annual 
report must set forth the names of the shareholders instead;
Sec. 10.  13-C MRSA §1621, sub-§1, ¶H, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 385, §2, is 
amended to read:
H.  An indication as to whether the domestic or foreign corporation is publicly held;
Sec. 11.  13-C MRSA §1621, sub-§1, ¶I, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 385, §2, is 
amended to read:
I.  An indication of how many female directors are on the board of directors of the 
publicly held domestic or foreign corporation; and
Sec. 12.  13-C MRSA §1621, sub-§1, ¶J, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 385, §2, is 
amended to read:
J.  An indication as to whether the domestic publicly held or foreign corporation has 
the minimum number of female directors on its board of directors required by section 
803, subsection 4.; and
Sec. 13.  13-C MRSA §1621, sub-§1, ¶K is enacted to read:
K.  An indication as to whether the domestic or foreign corporation has a purpose to 
provide one or more residential rental units.
Sec. 14.  13-C MRSA §1621, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2003, c. 344, Pt. B, §134, 
is further amended to read:
4.  Certificate of excuse.  The Secretary of State, upon application by any domestic or 
foreign corporation and satisfactory proof that it has ceased to transact business and that it 
is not indebted to this State for failure to file an annual report and to pay any fees or 
penalties accrued, shall file a certificate of the fact and shall give a duplicate certificate to 
the domestic or foreign corporation, after which the domestic or foreign corporation is 
excused from filing annual reports with the Secretary of State,  as long as the domestic or 
foreign corporation in fact transacts no business.  The name of a domestic or foreign 
corporation remains in the Secretary of State's records of corporate names and is protected 
for a period of 5 years following excuse.
Sec. 15.  13-C MRSA §1621, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. A, §2 and 
affected by Pt. B, §7, is amended to read:
5.  Resume transaction of business.  The shareholders of a domestic or foreign 
corporation that has been excused from filing annual reports pursuant to subsection 4 may 
vote to resume transacting business at a meeting duly called and held for that purpose.  A 
certificate executed and filed as provided in section 121 setting forth that a shareholders' 
meeting was held, the date and location of same, and that a majority of the shareholders 
voted to resume transacting business authorizes that domestic or foreign corporation to 
transact business; and after that certificate is filed, the domestic or foreign corporation is 
required to file annual reports beginning with the next reporting deadline following 
resumption.
Sec. 16.  13-C MRSA §1621, sub-§7 is enacted to read:
7.  Residential rental unit check box and form.  Beginning January 1, 2026, the 
Secretary of State shall provide on the annual report form filed by a domestic or foreign 
corporation prescribed by the Secretary of State to comply with this section a check box 
indicating whether a purpose of the domestic or foreign corporation is to provide one or 
more residential rental units under subsection 1, paragraph K. Beginning January 1, 2027, 
the Secretary of State shall include with the annual report form a form requesting from a 
domestic or foreign corporation that checked the residential rental unit check box under 
this subsection information required under Title 14, section 6030-K, subsection 2.
Sec. 17.  14 MRSA §6001, sub-§9 is enacted to read:
9.  Failure to register.  A person required to register a residential rental unit under 
section 6030-K may not serve a notice of termination under this section to a tenant for 
nonpayment of rent if the person has not registered the tenant's residential rental unit under 
section 6030-K. A person may not serve notice of termination under this section for 
nonpayment of rent sooner than 120 days after the person has registered the unit of the 
tenant being served under section 6030-K.  A person that serves notice of termination to a 
tenant in violation of this subsection commits a civil violation for which a penalty in the 
amount of 3 times the monthly rent of the tenant's residential rental unit must be adjudged.
Sec. 18.  14 MRSA §6004, sub-§2, ¶F, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 316, §1, is 
amended to read:
F.  A statement that either party may request, or the court may at any time refer the 
parties to, mediation on any issue; and
Sec. 19.  14 MRSA §6004, sub-§2, ¶G, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 316, §1, is 
amended to read:
G.  A court-approved form to request mediation.; and
Sec. 20.  14 MRSA §6004, sub-§2, ¶H is enacted to read:
H.  A statement that a landlord may not serve notice of termination for nonpayment of 
rent if the landlord has not registered the residential rental unit of the tenant with the 
state residential rental unit registry under section 6030-K, subsection 1 and that a 
person that violates this provision commits a civil violation for which a penalty in the 
amount of 3 times the monthly rent of the tenant's residential rental unit must be 
adjudged.
Sec. 21.  14 MRSA §6030-K is enacted to read:
§6030-K.  Residential rental unit registry
1.  Residential rental unit registry.  The Secretary of State shall publish on a publicly 
accessible website a searchable database of affordable residential rental units that includes 
a residential rental unit registry. For purposes of this section, "residential rental unit" means 
a unit of housing rented for residential purposes for a period of more than 30 days.
2.  Information required.  An owner of a residential rental unit in the State shall 
register annually with the Secretary of State for inclusion in the residential rental unit 
registry under subsection 1 in a form or manner determined by the Secretary of State. The 
owner shall provide the following information:
A.  The name, e-mail address and telephone number of the owner of the residential 
rental unit;
B.  The name, e-mail address and telephone number of the manager or management 
company of the residential rental unit or registered agent of the owner if the owner is 
not directly involved with the administration or management of the residential rental 
unit;
C.  The name, e-mail address and telephone number of any entity that has a parental or 
subsidiary relationship with the owner of the residential rental unit and is registered 
with the Secretary of State or another agency;
D.  Emergency contact information of the owner of the residential rental unit if different 
from paragraph A or B;
E.  The physical address of the residential rental unit for enhanced 9-1-1 services as 
defined in Title 25, section 2921, subsection 6;
F.  The mailing address of the residential rental unit if different from the physical 
address under paragraph E;
G.  If the owner owns a property with multiple residential rental units, the total number 
of residential rental units on each property of the owner, including the number of 
occupied residential rental units at the time of registration; and
H.  If the owner owns a property with multiple residential rental units, the total number 
of residential rental units on each property of the owner not available for occupancy, 
whether under construction or under renovation.
3.  Registration fee.  The Secretary of State shall charge an initial registration fee for 
inclusion in the residential rental unit registry under subsection 1 that reasonably covers 
the expenses to administer the registry. A registration fee is not required if:
A.  The owner of the residential rental unit owns 10 or fewer residential rental units in 
the State, including a residential rental unit owned by an entity that has a parental or 
subsidiary relationship with the owner; 
B.  The residential rental unit is subsidized by the State Government or Federal 
Government; or
C.  The residential rental unit is subject to a rent restriction under a federal, state or 
local law, rule, regulation or ordinance.
The Secretary of State shall adopt routine technical rules under Title 5, chapter 375, 
subchapter 2-A to carry out the purposes of this subsection.
4.  Secretary of State responsibilities.  The Secretary of State shall:
A.  Provide a publicly accessible online portal or form for an owner of a residential 
rental unit to submit the registration information required under subsection 2;
B.  Provide a publicly accessible, searchable database of residential rental units; and
C.  Develop a process by which a municipality can receive residential rental unit data 
pertaining to that municipality from the Secretary of State.
Sec. 22.  31 MRSA §873, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. E, §§38 to 
and affected by Pt. G, §4, is further amended to read:
1.  Annual report.  Each registered limited liability partnership and each foreign 
limited liability partnership authorized to do business in this State shall file, within the time 
prescribed by this chapter, an annual report setting forth:
A.  The name of the registered or foreign limited liability partnership;
A-1.  The jurisdiction of organization of the registered or foreign limited liability 
partnership;
B.  The information required by Title 5, section 105, subsection 1;
C.  A brief statement of the character of the business in which the registered or foreign 
limited liability partnership is actually engaged in this State, if any; and
D.  The street address of the partnership's chief executive office, the street address of 
an office of the partnership in this State and the name and street address of the contact 
partner.; and
E.  Whether the registered limited liability partnership or foreign limited liability 
partnership has a purpose to provide one or more residential rental units.
Sec. 23.  31 MRSA §873, sub-§3, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1, is 
amended to read:
C.  One copy of the report, together with the filing fee required by this chapter, must 
be delivered for filing to the Secretary of State, who shall file the report if the Secretary 
of State finds that it conforms to the requirements of this chapter.  If the Secretary of 
State finds that it does not conform, the Secretary of State shall promptly mail or 
otherwise return the report to the registered or foreign limited liability partnership for 
any necessary correction.
Sec. 24.  31 MRSA §873, sub-§3, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1, is 
amended to read:
D.  The penalties prescribed by this chapter for failure to file the report within the time 
provided in this section do not apply if the report is corrected to conform to the 
requirements of this chapter and returned to the Secretary of State within 30 days from 
the date on which the report was mailed or otherwise returned to the registered or 
foreign limited liability partnership by the Secretary of State.
Sec. 25.  31 MRSA §873, sub-§4 is enacted to read:
4.  Residential rental unit check box and form.  Beginning January 1, 2026, the 
Secretary of State shall provide on the annual report form filed by a registered limited 
liability partnership or foreign limited liability partnership prescribed by the Secretary of 
State to comply with this section a check box indicating whether a purpose of the registered 
limited liability partnership or foreign limited liability partnership is to provide one or more 
residential rental units under subsection 1, paragraph E. Beginning January 1, 2027, the 
Secretary of State shall include with the annual report form a form requesting from a 
registered limited liability partnership or foreign limited liability partnership that checked 
the residential rental unit check box under this subsection information required under Title 
14, section 6030-K, subsection 2.
Sec. 26.  31 MRSA §1330, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. F, §15 
and affected by Pt. G, §4, is further amended to read:
A.  The annual report must set forth:
(1)  The name of the domestic or foreign limited partnership;
(1-A)  The jurisdiction of organization of the domestic or foreign limited 
partnership;
(2)  The information required by Title 5, section 105, subsection 1;
(3)  A brief statement of the character of the business in which the domestic or 
foreign limited partnership is actually engaged in this State, if any;
(4)  The name and business or residence address of each general partner, including 
the street or rural route number, town or city and state; and
(5)  The address of its principal office, wherever located.; and
(6)  Whether the domestic or foreign limited partnership has a purpose to provide 
one or more residential rental units.
Sec. 27.  31 MRSA §1330, sub-§1, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2, 
is amended to read:
C.  The annual report must be executed and signed by a general partner or any other 
duly authorized individual. Subject to rules adopted under section 1456, the report must 
be delivered to the Secretary of State or a designee for filing. Proof to the satisfaction 
of the Secretary of State that, prior to the date that penalties become effective for late 
delivery of annual reports as established by the Secretary of State by rule, the report 
was deposited in the United States mail in a sealed envelope, properly addressed, with 
postage prepaid, or delivered by electronic means as provided by the Secretary of State, 
is deemed a compliance with this requirement. One copy of the report, together with 
the filing fee required by this chapter, must be delivered for filing to the Secretary of 
State, who shall file the report if the Secretary of State finds that it conforms to the 
requirements of this chapter. If the Secretary of State finds that the report does not so 
conform, the Secretary of State shall promptly mail or otherwise return the report to 
the domestic or foreign limited partnership for any necessary corrections. The penalties 
prescribed by this chapter for failure to file the report within the time provided in this 
section do not apply if the report is corrected to conform to the requirements of this 
chapter and returned to the Secretary of State within 30 days from the date on which it 
was so mailed or otherwise returned to the domestic or foreign limited partnership by 
the Secretary of State.
Sec. 28.  31 MRSA §1330, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2, is 
amended to read:
3.  Failure to file annual report; penalty.  A domestic or foreign limited partnership 
that is required to deliver an annual report for filing as provided in subsection 1 that fails 
to deliver its properly completed annual report to the Secretary of State shall pay, in 
addition to the regular annual report fee, the late filing penalty described in section 1460, 
subsection 19, as long as the report is received by the Secretary of State prior to revocation 
or administrative dissolution. Upon a domestic or foreign limited partnership's failure to 
file the annual report and to pay the annual report fee or the penalty, the Secretary of State, 
notwithstanding Title 4, chapter 5 and Title 5, chapter 375, shall revoke a foreign limited 
partnership's authority to do business in this State and administratively dissolve a domestic 
limited partnership. The Secretary of State shall use the procedures set forth in section 1399 
to administratively dissolve a domestic limited partnership and the procedure set forth in 
section 1416 to revoke a foreign limited partnership's authority to transact business in this 
State. A domestic limited partnership that has been administratively dissolved under 
section 1399 must follow the requirements set forth in section 1400 to reinstate.
A.  If the Secretary of State finds that any annual report of a domestic or foreign limited 
partnership delivered for filing does not conform with the requirements of subsection 
1, the report must be returned for correction.
B.  If the annual report of a domestic or foreign limited partnership is not delivered for 
filing within the time specified in subsection 1, the domestic or foreign limited 
partnership is excused from the liability provided in this section and from any other 
penalty for failure to file timely the report if it establishes, to the satisfaction of the 
Secretary of State, that failure to file was the result of excusable neglect and it furnishes 
the Secretary of State a copy of the report within 30 days after it learns that the 
Secretary of State failed to receive the original report.
Sec. 29.  31 MRSA §1330, sub-§4 is enacted to read:
4.  Residential rental unit check box and form.  Beginning January 1, 2026, the 
Secretary of State shall provide on the annual report form filed by a domestic or foreign 
limited partnership prescribed by the Secretary of State to comply with this section a check 
box indicating whether a purpose of the domestic or foreign limited partnership is to 
provide one or more residential rental units under subsection 1, paragraph A, subparagraph 
6. Beginning January 1, 2027, the Secretary of State shall include with the annual report 
form a form requesting from a domestic or foreign limited partnership that checked the 
residential rental unit check box under this subsection information required under Title 14, 
section 6030-K, subsection 2.
Sec. 30.  31 MRSA §1665, as amended by PL 2011, c. 113, Pt. B, §§8 to 10, is 
further amended to read:
§1665.  Annual report for Secretary of State
1.  Annual report.  Each year, each limited liability company or each foreign limited 
liability company authorized to conduct business in this State shall deliver to the office of 
the Secretary of State for filing an annual report setting forth:
A.  The name of the limited liability company or the foreign limited liability company;
B.  The information required by Title 5, section 105, subsection 1;
C.  The address of the limited liability company's or foreign limited liability company's 
principal office;
D.  A brief statement of the character of the business in which the limited liability 
company is actually engaged in this State; and
E.  The name and address of at least one person who is a member, manager or other 
authorized person of the limited liability company.; and
F.  Whether the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company has a 
purpose to provide one or more residential rental units.
2.  Current information.  Information in an annual report under this section must be 
current as of the date the report is delivered to the office of the Secretary of State for filing.
3.  First annual report; subsequent reports.  The first annual report under this section 
must be delivered to the office of the Secretary of State between January 1st and June 1st 
of the year following the calendar year in which a limited liability company was formed or 
a foreign limited liability company delivered its statement of foreign qualification to the 
office of the Secretary of State for filing.  For subsequent years, annual reports must be 
delivered to the office of the Secretary of State between January 1st and June 1st of the 
following calendar year.
4.  Filing.  The report, together with the filing fee required by this chapter, must be 
delivered for filing to the office of the Secretary of State, who shall file the report if the 
Secretary of State finds that it conforms to the requirements of subsection 1. If the Secretary 
of State finds that the report does not conform to the requirements of subsection 1, the 
Secretary of State shall promptly mail or otherwise return the report to the reporting limited 
liability company for any necessary correction.  If the report is corrected to contain the 
information required in subsection 1 and delivered to the office of the Secretary of State 
within 30 days after the effective date of the notice, it is timely delivered.  Proof to the 
satisfaction of the Secretary of State that, prior to the date that penalties become effective 
for late delivery of an annual report as established by the Secretary of State by rule, the 
report was deposited in the United States mail in a sealed envelope, properly addressed, 
with postage prepaid or was delivered in a medium authorized by the Secretary of State is 
deemed in compliance with this requirement.  The penalties prescribed by this chapter for 
failure to file the report by the date required by rule by the Secretary of State do not apply 
if the report is corrected to conform to the requirements of this chapter and returned to the 
Secretary of State within 30 days from the date on which the report was mailed or otherwise 
returned to the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company by the 
Secretary of State.
5.  Certificate of excuse.  The Secretary of State, upon application by a limited liability 
company or foreign limited liability company and satisfactory proof that it has ceased to 
transact business and that it is not indebted to this State for failure to file an annual report 
and to pay any fees or penalties accrued, shall file a certificate of the fact and shall give a 
duplicate certificate to the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company, 
after which the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company is excused 
from filing annual reports with the office of the Secretary of State, as long as the limited 
liability company or foreign limited liability company in fact transacts no business.  The 
name of a limited liability company or foreign limited liability company remains in the 
office of the Secretary of State's records of entity names and is protected for a period of 5 
years following excuse.
6.  Resumption of business.  A limited liability company or foreign limited liability 
company that has been excused from filing annual reports pursuant to subsection 5 may 
elect to resume transacting business.  A certificate executed and filed as provided in section 
1673 setting forth that an election was made to resume the transaction of business 
authorizes the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company to resume 
transaction of business.  After that certificate is filed, the limited liability company or 
foreign limited liability company is required to file annual reports beginning with the next 
reporting deadline following resumption.
7.  Residential rental unit check box and form.  Beginning January 1, 2026, the 
Secretary of State shall provide on the annual report form filed by a limited liability 
company or foreign limited liability company prescribed by the Secretary of State to 
comply with this section a check box indicating whether a purpose of the limited liability 
company or foreign limited liability company is to provide one or more residential rental 
units under subsection 1, paragraph F. Beginning January 1, 2027, the Secretary of State 
shall include with the annual report form a form requesting from a limited liability company 
or foreign limited liability company that checked the residential rental unit check box under 
this subsection information required under Title 14, section 6030-K, subsection 2.
Sec. 31.  Secretary of State to calculate registration fee.  By January 1, 2028, 
the Secretary of State shall calculate the residential rental unit registry registration fee under 
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 14, section 6030-K, subsection 3, to cover start-up and 
administrative expenses of the residential rental unit registry under Title 14, section 6030-K 
based upon the number of entities that mark the check box under Title 13-B, section 1301, 
subsection 7; Title 13-C, section 1621, subsection 7; Title 31, section 873, subsection 4; 
Title 31, section 1330, subsection 4; and Title 31, section 1665, subsection 7.
Sec. 32.  Effective date. Those sections of this Act that enact the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 14, section 6001, subsection 9; Title 14, section 6004, subsection 2, 
paragraph H; and Title 14, section 6030-K take effect January 1, 2028.
SUMMARY
This bill creates a residential rental unit registry administered by the Secretary of State 
in which all residential rental property owners in the State must register all residential rental 
units except for units provided as subsidized housing or registered on a municipal registry.  
A municipality may receive data from the registry regarding rental units in that 
municipality. A residential landlord may not terminate a tenant's lease for nonpayment of 
rent if the tenant's unit is not registered as required and may not serve the tenant with a 
notice of termination for nonpayment of rent less than 120 days after registering; in either 
case, the residential landlord commits a civil violation for which a fine in the amount of 3 
times the rent of the unit must be adjudged. The landlord must attach a statement describing 
the prohibition in any service of process for entry and detainer being served on a tenant.