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PUBLIC LAWS OF MAINE
Second Regular Session of the 120th

CHAPTER 612
H.P. 1599 - L.D. 2100

An Act to Provide for Notice of Termination, Nonrenewal or Change in Terms of Certain Leases

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

     Sec. 1. 14 MRSA c. 710-D is enacted to read:

CHAPTER 710-D
BUILDINGS ON LEASED LOTS

§6047. Application

     1. Parties to agreement; purposes of agreement. This chapter applies to agreements between:

     2. Prospective application. This chapter applies to agreements entered into or renewed on or after the effective date of this chapter.

§6048. Written lease and description required

     An agreement described in section 6047 must be made in the form of a written lease and must include at least a general description of the boundaries of the land to be leased.

§6049. Required notice

     1. Required notice of change in terms. A lessor must give a lessee at least 30 days' notice of a change in the terms of a lease.

     2. Required notice of termination. Unless the lease is terminated for cause, a lessor must give notice to a lessee of the intent to terminate the lease at least one year prior to the effective date of the termination. All terms of the lease remain in effect following the notice, except that:

For purposes of this subsection, "cause" means violation by a lessee of a term of a lease.

Effective July 25, 2002, unless otherwise indicated.

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