‘Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §706, sub-§2-A is enacted to read:
2-A. Water utility notice to landlord in advance of posting disconnection notice at rental property. If a landlord is responsible for payment for water service provided by a water utility to rental property in accordance with subsection 2 and the landlord fails to pay for that service, the water utility may not provide notice to a tenant or post any notice on the rental property of a pending disconnection or of the tenant's opportunity to assume responsibility for service pursuant to subsection 2 prior to giving notice of the pending disconnection to the landlord responsible for payment.’