An Act to Protect
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1927
Committee Amendment CA_B_H682 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "F) " to H,P. 1288, L.D, 1927, "An Act to Protect
Housing Quality by Enactmg Mold Inspection, Notification and Remediation
Requirements"
Amend the bill in section 1 in §6021-B in subsection 1 by striking out all of paragraph
E (page 1, lines 17 and 18 in L.D,).
Amend the bill in section 1 in §6201-B in subsection 1 by relettering the paragraphs to
read alphabetically.
Amend the bill in section 1 in §6021-B by striking out all of subsection 2 (page 1, lines
27 to 40 and page 2, lines 1 to 25 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
'2. Landlord duties, A landlord has the followine duties,
A. Upon written or oral notice of a leaking event in a dwelling unit or common area.
the landlord or the landlord s agent shall take prompt, effective steps to;
d) Inspect the dwelling unit or common area and take all reasonable measures
necessary to stop or reduce the scope of the leaking; and
(2) Repair the source of the leak and restore the affected area, including, but not
limited to. by removine all porous building materials that have been wet for more
than 48 hours,
B, Upon written or oral notice from a tenant that a dwelling unit or a common area has
visible mold or dampness, the landlord or the landlord's agent shall take prompt.
effective steps to:
d)Conducj_anJnsDection of the dwelline unit or common area for visiblejnold
growth or chronic moisture conditions, If. during the inspection. an area of visible
mold greater than 10 square feet is found, the landlord shall have the property
assessed by a mold assessment professional;
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "K " to H.P,1288, L.D.1927
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•s°? 1 ClLUpon a determination that visible mold or dampness exists in a dwelling unit
^* 2 or common area. create a written repair, clean-up and restoration plan. which must
be shared with the impacted tenant or tenants; and
C3) Prior to any mold clean-up or restoration activities. repair the underlying
leaking event or dampness oroblem.
C. Areas of mold contamination less than or equal to 10 square feet may be remediated
by the landlord or the landlord's agent, All mold remediation work must comply with
this section,
D. Areas of mold contamination greater than 10 square feet must be remediated by a
mold remediation professional in compliance with this section,
E. A landlord may employ only a mold assessment professional or mold remediation
professional that carries valid liability insurance,
F. Before renting a dwellmg unit, a landlord shall disclose to a nrospective tenant if
the unit. an adjacent unit or a common area is currently experiencine a leaking event
or has visible mold or dampness or if regular dehumidification is required to prevent
dampness, Upon reauest from a tenant or prospective tenant, a landlord shall disclose
the last date that the dwelling unit the landlord seeks to rent as well as adjacent units
and common areas were inspected for evidence of a leaking event and visible mold and
damBness and the results of those inspections,
G. A landlord may not offer for rent a dwellme unit if the landlord knows the dwelling
unit has a leaking event or has visible mold or dampness that has not been remediated
as set forth in this section,
H, All assessment and remediation activities must follow the best practices,'
Amend the bill in section 1 in §6021-B by striking out all of subsection 5 (page 4, lines
1 to 23 in L.D,),
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively,
SUMMARY
This amendment removes the requirement that a landlord must inspect a dwelling unit
within 24 hours of a leaking event and repair the source of the leak within 5 days. The
amendment also removes the requirement that a landlord conduct an inspection of visible
mold or dampness greater than 10 square feet within 5 days of notice from the tenant. The
amendment requires that all assessments and remediation activities follow best practices,
The amendment strikes the subsection relating to additional enforcement mechanisms for
local health officers.
6 FISCAL NOTE REQIHRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved; 05/31/25 t-Ri-
LD 1927 LR 1868(03)
An Act to Protect Housing Quality by Enacting Mold Inspection, Notification and Remediation
Requirements
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ^" ()-\^ ^^
Committee: Judiciary
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - General Fund
Minor revenue increase - General Fund
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
This bill may increase the number of civil suits filed in the court system. The additional workload associated with the
mmimal number of new cases filed in the court system does not require additional funding at this time, The collection
of additional filing fees will increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts.
LR1868(03) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1