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33 ME Rev Stat § 162 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 1: ESTATES PASSING|33 §162. No estate greater than tenancy at will unless by writing

 §162. No estate greater than tenancy at will unless by writing There can be no estate created in lands greater than a tenancy at will, and no estate in them can be granted, assigned or surrendered unless by some writing signed by the grantor or maker or his attorney.
33 ME Rev Stat § 171 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 1-A: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY DISCLOSURES|33 §171. Definitions

 §171. Definitions As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).]1.  Known defect.  "Known defect" means a condition, known by the seller, that has a significant adverse effect on the value of property, significantly impairs the health or safety of future occupants of the property or, if not repaired, removed or replaced, significantly shortens the expected normal life of the premises.   [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Seller.  "Seller" means the owner of the residential real property that is for sale, exchange, sale under an installment contract or lease with an option to buy.   [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).] 3.  Property disclosure statement.  "Property disclosure statement" means a written disclosure form prepared by a seller pursuant to section 173.   [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).] 4.  Purchaser.  "Purchaser" means a transferee in any of the types of transactions described in section 172.   [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).] 5.  Real estate contract.  "Real estate contract" means a contract for the transfer of ownership of residential real property by any of the ways described in section 172.   [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).] 6.  Residential real property.  "Residential real property" means real estate consisting of one or not more than 4 residential dwelling units.   [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).
33 ME Rev Stat § 173-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 1-A: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY DISCLOSURES|33 §173-A. Information provided

 §173-A. Information provided Beginning January 1, 2004, unless the transaction is exempt under section 172, the seller of residential real property shall provide to the purchaser information developed by the Director of the Bureau of Health within the Department of Health and Human Services regarding what homeowners should know about arsenic in private water supplies and arsenic in treated wood. Copies of this information must be provided to sellers at cost.   [PL 2003, c. 457, §1 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6 (REV).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c. 457, §1 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 689, §B6 (REV).
33 ME Rev Stat § 174 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 1-A: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY DISCLOSURES|33 §174. Delivery and time of disclosure; cancellation of contract

 §174. Delivery and time of disclosure; cancellation of contract 1.  Delivery and time of disclosure.  The seller of residential real property under this subchapter shall deliver or cause to be delivered the property disclosure statement to the purchaser no later than the time the purchaser makes an offer to purchase, exchange or option the property or exercises the option to purchase the property pursuant to a lease with an option to purchase.   [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Terminate contract.  If the property disclosure statement is delivered to the purchaser after the purchaser makes an offer, the purchaser may terminate any resulting real estate contract or withdraw the offer no later than 72 hours after receipt of the property disclosure statement.   [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).] 3.  Withdrawal without penalty.  If the purchaser terminates a real estate contract or withdraws an offer in compliance with this section, the termination or withdrawal of offer is without penalty to the purchaser and any deposit must be promptly returned to the purchaser.   [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).] 4.  Rights waived.  Any rights of the purchaser to terminate the real estate contract provided by this section are waived conclusively if not exercised prior to settlement or occupancy, whichever is earlier, by the purchaser in the case of a sale or exchange, or prior to settlement in the case of a purchase pursuant to a lease with option to purchase. Any rights of the purchaser to terminate the real estate contract for reasons other than those set forth in this section are not affected by this section.   [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).] 5.  Invalidated.  A transfer subject to this subchapter is not invalidated solely because of the failure of any person to comply with this subchapter.   [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).
33 ME Rev Stat § 175 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 1-A: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY DISCLOSURES|33 §175. Change in circumstances

 §175. Change in circumstances 1.  Inaccurate information.  If information disclosed in accordance with this subchapter becomes inaccurate as a result of any action, occurrence or agreement after the delivery of the property disclosure statement, the resulting inaccuracy does not constitute a violation of this subchapter.   [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Supplemental disclosure.  If prior to settlement or occupancy a seller has actual knowledge of an error, inaccuracy or omission in the disclosure after delivery of the property disclosure statement to purchaser, the seller shall supplement the property disclosure statement with a written supplemental disclosure.   [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).
33 ME Rev Stat § 176 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 1-A: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY DISCLOSURES|33 §176. Rights and duties of seller and purchaser

 §176. Rights and duties of seller and purchaser 1.  Seller's rights and duties.  A property disclosure statement and any supplement to a property disclosure statement are not a warranty by the seller. The information in the disclosure statement is for disclosure only and is not intended to be a part of any contract between the purchaser and the seller.   If, at the time the disclosures are required to be made, an item of information required to be disclosed under this subchapter is unknown or unavailable to the seller, the seller may comply with this subchapter by advising the purchaser of the fact that the information is unknown.   The information provided to the purchaser is based upon the best information available to the seller. The seller is not obligated under this subchapter to make any specific investigation or inquiry in an effort to complete the property disclosure statement.   [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Purchaser's rights and duties.  The property disclosure statement and any supplement to the property disclosure statement may not be used as substitutes for any inspections or warranties that the purchaser or seller may obtain. Nothing in this subchapter precludes the obligation of a purchaser to inspect the physical condition of the property.   [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).
33 ME Rev Stat § 177 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 1-A: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY DISCLOSURES|33 §177. Liability

 §177. Liability A seller is not liable for any error, inaccuracy or omission of any information required to be delivered to the purchaser under this subchapter if:   [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).]1.  Without actual knowledge.  The error, inaccuracy or omission was not within the actual knowledge of the seller or was based on information provided by a public agency or by another person with a professional license or special knowledge who provided a written or oral report or opinion that the seller reasonably believed to be correct; and   [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Without negligence.  The seller was not negligent in obtaining information from a 3rd party and transmitting that information to the purchaser.   [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).
33 ME Rev Stat § 178 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 1-A: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY DISCLOSURES|33 §178. Effect on other statutes or common law

 §178. Effect on other statutes or common law This subchapter is not intended to limit or modify any obligation to disclose created by any other statute or that may exist in common law in order to avoid fraud, misrepresentation or deceit in the transaction.   [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).
33 ME Rev Stat § 179 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 1-A: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY DISCLOSURES|33 §179. Effective date

 §179. Effective date This subchapter takes effect January 1, 2000.   [PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c. 476, §1 (NEW).
33 ME Rev Stat § 191 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 1-B: NONRESIDENTIAL PROPERTY DISCLOSURES|33 §191. Definitions

 §191. Definitions As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 2017, c. 345, §4 (NEW).]1.  Nonresidential real property.  "Nonresidential real property" means real estate that is not residential real property as defined in section 171, subsection 6.   [PL 2017, c. 345, §4 (NEW).] 2.  Public easement.  "Public easement" has the same meaning as in Title 23, section 3021, subsection 2.   [PL 2017, c. 345, §4 (NEW).] 3.  Town way.  "Town way" has the same meaning as in Title 23, section 3021, subsection 3.   [PL 2017, c. 345, §4 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 345, §4 (NEW).
33 ME Rev Stat § 192 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 1-B: NONRESIDENTIAL PROPERTY DISCLOSURES|33 §192. Applicability; exemptions

 §192. Applicability; exemptions This subchapter applies to the transfer of any interest in nonresidential real property, whether by sale, installment land contract, lease with an option to purchase or any other option to purchase. If a person licensed to practice real estate brokerage is involved in the transaction, the licensee is subject to the requirements of licensure in Title 32, chapter 114. The following transfers are exempt from this subchapter:   [PL 2017, c. 345, §4 (NEW).]1.  Court order.  Transfers pursuant to court order, including, but not limited to, transfers ordered by a court in the administration of an estate, transfers pursuant to a writ of execution, transfers by any foreclosure sale, transfers by a trustee in bankruptcy, transfers by eminent domain and transfers resulting from a decree for specific performance;   [PL 2017, c. 345, §4 (NEW).] 2.  Default.  Transfers to a mortgagee by a mortgagor or successor in interest who is in default or transfers to a beneficiary of a deed of trust by a trustor or successor in interest who is in default;   [PL 2017, c. 345, §4 (NEW).] 3.  Co-owner.  Transfers from one or more co-owners solely to one or more other co-owners;   [PL 2017, c. 345, §4 (NEW).] 4.  Testate; intestate succession.  Transfers pursuant to testate or intestate succession;   [PL 2017, c. 345, §4 (NEW).] 5.  Divorce.  Transfers between spouses resulting from a judgment of divorce or a judgment of separate maintenance or from a property settlement agreement incidental to such a judgment;   [PL 2017, c. 345, §4 (NEW).] 6.  Living trust.  Transfers to a living trust; and   [PL 2017, c. 345, §4 (NEW).] 7.  Corrective deed.  Transfers that, without additional consideration and without changing ownership or ownership interest, confirm, correct, modify or supplement a deed previously recorded.   [PL 2017, c. 345, §4 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 345, §4 (NEW).
33 ME Rev Stat § 193 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 1-B: NONRESIDENTIAL PROPERTY DISCLOSURES|33 §193. Disclosures

 §193. Disclosures Unless the transaction is exempt under section 192, the seller of nonresidential real property shall provide to the purchaser a property disclosure statement containing the following:   [PL 2017, c. 345, §4 (NEW).]1.  Roads on or abutting property.   [PL 2019, c. 142, §1 (RP).] 2.  Road maintenance.   [PL 2019, c. 142, §1 (RP).] 3.  Access to the property.  Information describing the means of accessing the property by:   A. A public way, as defined in Title 29‑A, section 101, subsection 59; and   [PL 2019, c. 142, §2 (NEW).]B. Any means other than a public way, in which case the seller shall disclose information about who is responsible for maintenance of the means of access, including any responsible road association, if known by the seller.   [PL 2019, c. 142, §2 (NEW).][PL 2019, c. 142, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 345, §4 (NEW). PL 2019, c. 142, §§1, 2 (AMD).
33 ME Rev Stat § 201 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 2: RECORDING|33 §201. Priority of recording

 §201. Priority of recording No conveyance of an estate in fee simple, fee tail or for life, or lease for more than 2 years or for an indefinite term is effectual against any person except the grantor, his heirs and devisees, and persons having actual notice thereof unless the deed or lease is acknowledged and recorded in the registry of deeds within the county where the land lies, and if the land is in 2 or more counties then the deed or lease shall be recorded in the registry of deeds of each of such counties, and in counties where there are 2 or more registry districts then the deed or lease shall be recorded in the district legal for such record. Conveyances of the right, title or interest of the grantor, if duly recorded, shall be as effectual against prior unrecorded conveyances, as if they purported to convey an actual title. All recorded deeds, leases or other written instruments regarding real estate take precedence over unrecorded attachments and seizures.   A memorandum of lease of real estate may be recorded, and if so recorded, the lease shall be considered recorded for all purposes. Said memorandum shall be executed and acknowledged by one of the lessors, name all the parties to the lease, contain an intelligible description of the property leased, state the date and the term of the lease, describe any provisions related to renewals or extensions, describe any provisions relating to options to purchase or the transfer of title, but need not describe any provisions relating to rent. The recording of said memorandum shall constitute notice of all terms of the lease including all provisions relating to rental, price, considerations and default, as effectively as if said lease had been recorded in full. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to affect the validity of the recording of an abstract, memorandum or statement of lease prior to September 21, 1963, but any such abstract, memorandum or statement of lease recorded prior to September 21, 1963, shall be deemed to meet the requirements of a memorandum of lease made and recorded hereunder if it reasonably describes the parties to the lease and contains a reasonable description of the leased property.
33 ME Rev Stat § 201-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 2: RECORDING|33 §201-A. Conditions of actual notice

 §201-A. Conditions of actual notice An exception, reservation, or recital in a conveyance, mortgage, devise or other transfer of real property or of any interest therein, shall not constitute actual notice within the meaning of section 201 of any other conveyance, mortgage, devise or other transfer of real property or of any interest therein unless it contains the following:   [PL 1977, c. 504 (NEW).]1.  Reference to the volume and page of the registry or probate court record.  A reference to the volume and page of the registry or probate court record of the deed or other instrument evidencing such other conveyance, mortgage, devise or other transfer, which record can be found at the time of the recording of the deed or other instrument containing the exception, reservation or recital; or   [PL 1977, c. 504 (NEW).] 2.  Adequate description.  An adequate description by metes and bounds or by reference to the volume and page of the record of a survey plan of the property affected by the exception, reservation or recital, in which case the actual notice shall extend only to the property so described.   Any such exception, reservation or recital lacking such reference or adequate description shall not except, reserve or otherwise affect real property or any interest therein; provided that this section shall not prevent any such exception, reservation or recital from constituting a waiver, limitation or negation of a warranty of title in the document in which the exception, reservation or recital occurs, or from being taken into account in determining the existence of a contractual obligation or condition between the immediate parties to the document in which the exception, reservation or recital occurs.   [PL 1977, c. 504 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 504 (NEW).
33 ME Rev Stat § 202 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 2: RECORDING|33 §202. Failure to record, effect of

 §202. Failure to record, effect of A deed purporting to convey an absolute estate in land cannot be defeated by an instrument intended as a defeasance, as against any other person than the maker, his heirs and devisees, unless such instrument is recorded in the registry where the deed is recorded.
33 ME Rev Stat § 204 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 2: RECORDING|33 §204. Deed lost before recording

 §204. Deed lost before recording If a deed, duly executed and delivered, is lost or destroyed before being recorded, the grantee or person claiming under him may file a copy of it in the registry of deeds in the county where the land lies. It shall have the same effect as a record for 90 days. He may thereupon proceed to have the depositions of the subscribing witnesses and others knowing the facts taken, as depositions are taken in perpetuam; but if any person supposed to have an adverse interest lives out of the State in an unknown place, the Superior Court may order notice of the taking of such depositions by publication as it deems proper. The filing and recording of such depositions and copy within said 90 days shall have the same effect as if the deed itself had been recorded when said copy was first filed. Certified copies thereof are evidence when the original would be.
33 ME Rev Stat § 205 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 2: RECORDING|33 §205. Certified copies of deeds recorded in other registries

 §205. Certified copies of deeds recorded in other registries If a deed conveying lands in more than one county is lost before being recorded in all, or if a deed is recorded in the wrong county or registry district and lost, a certified copy from a registry where it has been recorded may be recorded in another county or registry district with the same effect as a record of the original.
33 ME Rev Stat § 206 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 2: RECORDING|33 §206. Recording by compulsion

 §206. Recording by compulsion A person having an interest in real estate of which any prior grantee has an unrecorded deed or other evidence of title may give the latter personal notice in writing to have the same recorded. If he neglects to have it so recorded for 30 days, the Superior Court, on complaint, may cause said grantee or his heirs to be brought before it for examination and, unless sufficient cause is shown for such neglect, may order such deed or other evidence of title to be recorded, and the cost paid by the defendant, together with the legal fees of the register for recording such deed or other evidence of title.
33 ME Rev Stat § 207 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 2: RECORDING|33 §207. Recording master form

 §207. Recording master form An instrument containing a form or forms of convenants, conditions, obligations, powers and other clauses of a mortgage, or deed of trust, may be recorded in the registry of deeds of any county and the recorder of such county, upon the request of any person, on tender of the lawful fees therefor, shall record the same in his registry. Every such instrument shall be entitled on the face thereof as a "Master form recorded by ...................................................................................... (name of person causing the instrument to be recorded)." Such instrument need not be acknowledged to be entitled to record.   [PL 1967, c. 107 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 107 (NEW).
33 ME Rev Stat § 208 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 2: RECORDING|33 §208. Indexing

 §208. Indexing When any such instrument is recorded, the recorder shall index such instrument under the name of the person causing it to be recorded in the manner provided for miscellaneous instruments relating to real estate.   [PL 1967, c. 107 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 107 (NEW).
33 ME Rev Stat § 209 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 2: RECORDING|33 §209. Incorporating master form

 §209. Incorporating master form Thereafter any of the provisions of such master form instrument may be incorporated by reference in any mortgage, or deed of trust, of real estate situated within this State, if such reference in the mortgage, or deed of trust, states that the master form instrument was recorded in the county in which the mortgage, or deed of trust, is offered for record, the date when and the book and page or pages where such master form instrument was recorded, and that a copy of such master form instrument was furnished to the person executing the mortgage, or deed of trust. The recording of any mortgage, or deed of trust, which has so incorporated by reference therein any of the provisions of a master form instrument recorded as provided in this section shall have like effect as if such provisions of the master form so incorporated by reference had been set forth fully in the mortgage, or deed of trust.   [PL 1967, c. 107 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 107 (NEW).
33 ME Rev Stat § 210 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 2: RECORDING|33 §210. Recording instrument incorporating master forms

 §210. Recording instrument incorporating master forms Whenever a mortgage, or deed of trust, is presented for recording on which is set forth matter purporting to be a copy or reproduction of such master form instrument or of part thereof, identified by its title as provided in section 207 and stating the date when it was recorded and the book and page where it was recorded, preceded by the words "do not record" or "not to be recorded" and plainly separated from the matter to be recorded as a part of the mortgage, or deed of trust, in such manner that it will not appear upon a photographic reproduction of any page containing any part of the mortgage, or deed of trust, such matter shall not be recorded by the recorder to whom the instrument is presented for recording. In such case the recorder shall record only the mortgage, or deed of trust, apart from such matter and shall not be liable for so doing, any other provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding.   [PL 1967, c. 107 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 107 (NEW).