An Act to Create a Residential Rental Unit Registry

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
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.

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1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 13-B MRSA §1301, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. B,
3 §27 and affected by Pt. G, §4, is further amended to read:
4 C. The names and business or residence addresses, of the president, the treasurer, the
5 registered agent, the secretary or clerk, and directors of the domestic or foreign
6 corporation, including the street or rural route number, town or city and state;
7Sec. 2. 13-B MRSA §1301, sub-§1, ¶D, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. B, §27
8 and affected by Pt. G, §4, is amended to read:
9 D. A brief statement of the character of the activities in which the domestic or foreign
10 corporation is actually engaged in this State, if any; and
11Sec. 3. 13-B MRSA §1301, sub-§1, ¶E, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. B, §27
12 and affected by Pt. G, §4, is amended to read:
13 E. The address of its principal office, wherever located. ; and
14Sec. 4. 13-B MRSA §1301, sub-§1, ¶F is enacted to read:
15 F. Whether the domestic or foreign corporation has a purpose to provide one or more
16 residential rental units.
17Sec. 5. 13-B MRSA §1301, sub-§4, as repealed and replaced by PL 1993, c. 680,
18 Pt. A, §23, is amended to read:
194. Filing. Subject to rules adopted under section 1302‑A, subsection 4, the annual
20 report must be delivered for filing to the Secretary of State or a designee. The annual
21 reports may be delivered to the Secretary of State on a staggered basis as defined by the
22 Secretary of State by rule in accordance with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act. The
23 report must apply to the 12-month period specified by the Secretary of State. Proof to the
24 satisfaction of the Secretary of State that the report was deposited in the United States mail
25 in a sealed envelope, properly addressed and with postage prepaid, before the date that
26 penalties become effective for late delivery of annual reports, as established by the
27 Secretary of State by rule, is considered compliance with this subsection. One copy of the
28 report, together with the filing fee required by this Act, must be delivered for filing to the
29 Secretary of State, who shall file the report if the Secretary of State finds that it conforms
30 to the requirements of this Act. If the Secretary of State finds that the report does not
31 conform, the Secretary of State shall promptly mail or otherwise return the report to the
32 domestic or foreign corporation for necessary corrections, in which event the penalties
33 prescribed by this Act for failure to file the report within the time provided in this section
34 do not apply if the report is corrected to conform to the requirements of this Act and
35 returned to the Secretary of State within 30 days from the date on which it was mailed or
36 otherwise returned to the domestic or foreign corporation by the Secretary of State.
37Sec. 6. 13-B MRSA §1301, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2007, c. 535, Pt. A, §2 and
38 affected by §7, is further amended to read:
395. Certificate of excuse. The Secretary of State, upon application by a domestic or
40 foreign corporation and satisfactory proof that it has ceased to carry on activities, shall file
41 a certificate of that fact and shall give a duplicate certificate to the domestic or foreign
42 corporation. The domestic or foreign corporation is then excused from filing annual reports
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43 with the Secretary of State as long as the domestic or foreign corporation carries on no
44 activities. The name of a domestic or foreign corporation remains in the Secretary of
45 State's record of corporate names and is protected for a period of 5 years following the
46 filing of the certificate under this subsection.
5Sec. 7. 13-B MRSA §1301, sub-§6, as repealed and replaced by PL 1993, c. 680,
6 Pt. A, §23, is amended to read:
76. Vote to carry on activities. The members entitled to vote or, if none, the directors
8 of a domestic or foreign corporation that has been excused pursuant to subsection 5 may
9 vote to resume carrying on activities at a meeting duly called and held for that purpose. A
10 certificate executed and filed as provided in sections 104 and 106, setting forth that a
11 members' or directors' meeting was held, the date and location of the meeting and that a
12 majority of the members or directors voted to resume carrying on activities, authorizes that
13 domestic or foreign corporation to carry on activities; after that certificate is filed, the
14 domestic or foreign corporation is required to file annual reports beginning with the next
15 reporting deadline following resumption as established by subsection 4.
16Sec. 8. 13-B MRSA §1301, sub-§7 is enacted to read:
177. Residential rental unit check box and form. Beginning January 1, 2026, the
18 Secretary of State shall provide on the annual report form filed by a domestic or foreign
19 corporation prescribed by the Secretary of State to comply with this section a check box
20 indicating whether a purpose of the domestic or foreign corporation is to provide one or
21 more residential rental units under subsection 1, paragraph F. Beginning January 1, 2027,
22 the Secretary of State shall include with the annual report form a form requesting from a
23 domestic or foreign corporation that checked the residential rental unit check box under
24 this subsection information required under Title 14, section 6030-K, subsection 2.
25Sec. 9. 13-C MRSA §1621, sub-§1, ¶G, as amended by PL 2021, c. 385, §2, is
26 further amended to read:
27 G. The names of its directors, except that in the case of a domestic or foreign
28 corporation that has eliminated its board of directors pursuant to section 743 the annual
29 report must set forth the names of the shareholders instead;
30Sec. 10. 13-C MRSA §1621, sub-§1, ¶H, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 385, §2, is
31 amended to read:
32 H. An indication as to whether the domestic or foreign corporation is publicly held;
33Sec. 11. 13-C MRSA §1621, sub-§1, ¶I, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 385, §2, is
34 amended to read:
35 I. An indication of how many female directors are on the board of directors of the
36 publicly held domestic or foreign corporation; and
37Sec. 12. 13-C MRSA §1621, sub-§1, ¶J, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 385, §2, is
38 amended to read:
39 J. An indication as to whether the domestic publicly held or foreign corporation has
40 the minimum number of female directors on its board of directors required by section
41 803, subsection 4. ; and
42Sec. 13. 13-C MRSA §1621, sub-§1, ¶K is enacted to read:
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1 K. An indication as to whether the domestic or foreign corporation has a purpose to
2 provide one or more residential rental units.
3Sec. 14. 13-C MRSA §1621, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2003, c. 344, Pt. B, §134,
4 is further amended to read:
54. Certificate of excuse. The Secretary of State, upon application by any domestic or
6 foreign corporation and satisfactory proof that it has ceased to transact business and that it
7 is not indebted to this State for failure to file an annual report and to pay any fees or
8 penalties accrued, shall file a certificate of the fact and shall give a duplicate certificate to
9 the domestic or foreign corporation, after which the domestic or foreign corporation is
10 excused from filing annual reports with the Secretary of State, as long as the domestic or
11 foreign corporation in fact transacts no business. The name of a domestic or foreign
12 corporation remains in the Secretary of State's records of corporate names and is protected
13 for a period of 5 years following excuse.
14Sec. 15. 13-C MRSA §1621, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. A, §2 and
15 affected by Pt. B, §7, is amended to read:
165. Resume transaction of business. The shareholders of a domestic or foreign
17 corporation that has been excused from filing annual reports pursuant to subsection 4 may
18 vote to resume transacting business at a meeting duly called and held for that purpose. A
19 certificate executed and filed as provided in section 121 setting forth that a shareholders'
20 meeting was held, the date and location of same, and that a majority of the shareholders
21 voted to resume transacting business authorizes that domestic or foreign corporation to
22 transact business; and after that certificate is filed, the domestic or foreign corporation is
23 required to file annual reports beginning with the next reporting deadline following
24 resumption.
25Sec. 16. 13-C MRSA §1621, sub-§7 is enacted to read:
267. Residential rental unit check box and form. Beginning January 1, 2026, the
27 Secretary of State shall provide on the annual report form filed by a domestic or foreign
28 corporation prescribed by the Secretary of State to comply with this section a check box
29 indicating whether a purpose of the domestic or foreign corporation is to provide one or
30 more residential rental units under subsection 1, paragraph K. Beginning January 1, 2027,
31 the Secretary of State shall include with the annual report form a form requesting from a
32 domestic or foreign corporation that checked the residential rental unit check box under
33 this subsection information required under Title 14, section 6030-K, subsection 2.
34Sec. 17. 14 MRSA §6001, sub-§9 is enacted to read:
359. Failure to register. A person required to register a residential rental unit under
36 section 6030-K may not serve a notice of termination under this section to a tenant for
37 nonpayment of rent if the person has not registered the tenant's residential rental unit under
38 section 6030-K. A person may not serve notice of termination under this section for
39 nonpayment of rent sooner than 120 days after the person has registered the unit of the
40 tenant being served under section 6030-K. A person that serves notice of termination to a
41 tenant in violation of this subsection commits a civil violation for which a penalty in the
42 amount of 3 times the monthly rent of the tenant's residential rental unit must be adjudged.
43Sec. 18. 14 MRSA §6004, sub-§2, ¶F, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 316, §1, is
44 amended to read:
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1 F. A statement that either party may request, or the court may at any time refer the
2 parties to, mediation on any issue; and
3Sec. 19. 14 MRSA §6004, sub-§2, ¶G, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 316, §1, is
4 amended to read:
5 G. A court-approved form to request mediation. ; and
6Sec. 20. 14 MRSA §6004, sub-§2, ¶H is enacted to read:
7 H. A statement that a landlord may not serve notice of termination for nonpayment of
8 rent if the landlord has not registered the residential rental unit of the tenant with the
9 state residential rental unit registry under section 6030-K, subsection 1 and that a
10 person that violates this provision commits a civil violation for which a penalty in the
11 amount of 3 times the monthly rent of the tenant's residential rental unit must be
12 adjudged.
13Sec. 21. 14 MRSA §6030-K is enacted to read:
14§6030-K. Residential rental unit registry
151. Residential rental unit registry. The Secretary of State shall publish on a publicly
16 accessible website a searchable database of affordable residential rental units that includes
17 a residential rental unit registry. For purposes of this section, "residential rental unit" means
18 a unit of housing rented for residential purposes for a period of more than 30 days.
192. Information required. An owner of a residential rental unit in the State shall
20 register annually with the Secretary of State for inclusion in the residential rental unit
21 registry under subsection 1 in a form or manner determined by the Secretary of State. The
22 owner shall provide the following information:
23 A. The name, e-mail address and telephone number of the owner of the residential
24 rental unit;
25 B. The name, e-mail address and telephone number of the manager or management
26 company of the residential rental unit or registered agent of the owner if the owner is
27 not directly involved with the administration or management of the residential rental
28 unit;
29 C. The name, e-mail address and telephone number of any entity that has a parental or
30 subsidiary relationship with the owner of the residential rental unit and is registered
31 with the Secretary of State or another agency;
32 D. Emergency contact information of the owner of the residential rental unit if different
33 from paragraph A or B;
34 E. The physical address of the residential rental unit for enhanced 9-1-1 services as
35 defined in Title 25, section 2921, subsection 6;
36 F. The mailing address of the residential rental unit if different from the physical
37 address under paragraph E;
38 G. If the owner owns a property with multiple residential rental units, the total number
39 of residential rental units on each property of the owner, including the number of
40 occupied residential rental units at the time of registration; and
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1 H. If the owner owns a property with multiple residential rental units, the total number
2 of residential rental units on each property of the owner not available for occupancy,
3 whether under construction or under renovation.
43. Registration fee. The Secretary of State shall charge an initial registration fee for
5 inclusion in the residential rental unit registry under subsection 1 that reasonably covers
6 the expenses to administer the registry. A registration fee is not required if:
7 A. The owner of the residential rental unit owns 10 or fewer residential rental units in
8 the State, including a residential rental unit owned by an entity that has a parental or
9 subsidiary relationship with the owner;
10 B. The residential rental unit is subsidized by the State Government or Federal
11 Government; or
12 C. The residential rental unit is subject to a rent restriction under a federal, state or
13 local law, rule, regulation or ordinance.
14 The Secretary of State shall adopt routine technical rules under Title 5, chapter 375,
15 subchapter 2-A to carry out the purposes of this subsection.
164. Secretary of State responsibilities. The Secretary of State shall:
17 A. Provide a publicly accessible online portal or form for an owner of a residential
18 rental unit to submit the registration information required under subsection 2;
19 B. Provide a publicly accessible, searchable database of residential rental units; and
20 C. Develop a process by which a municipality can receive residential rental unit data
21 pertaining to that municipality from the Secretary of State.
22Sec. 22. 31 MRSA §873, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. E, §§38 to
23 40 and affected by Pt. G, §4, is further amended to read:
241. Annual report. Each registered limited liability partnership and each foreign
25 limited liability partnership authorized to do business in this State shall file, within the time
26 prescribed by this chapter, an annual report setting forth:
27 A. The name of the registered or foreign limited liability partnership;
28 A-1. The jurisdiction of organization of the registered or foreign limited liability
29 partnership;
30 B. The information required by Title 5, section 105, subsection 1;
31 C. A brief statement of the character of the business in which the registered or foreign
32 limited liability partnership is actually engaged in this State, if any; and
33 D. The street address of the partnership's chief executive office, the street address of
34 an office of the partnership in this State and the name and street address of the contact
35 partner. ; and
36 E. Whether the registered limited liability partnership or foreign limited liability
37 partnership has a purpose to provide one or more residential rental units.
38Sec. 23. 31 MRSA §873, sub-§3, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1, is
39 amended to read:
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1 C. One copy of the report, together with the filing fee required by this chapter, must
2 be delivered for filing to the Secretary of State, who shall file the report if the Secretary
3 of State finds that it conforms to the requirements of this chapter. If the Secretary of
4 State finds that it does not conform, the Secretary of State shall promptly mail or
5 otherwise return the report to the registered or foreign limited liability partnership for
6 any necessary correction.
7Sec. 24. 31 MRSA §873, sub-§3, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. B, §1, is
8 amended to read:
9 D. The penalties prescribed by this chapter for failure to file the report within the time
10 provided in this section do not apply if the report is corrected to conform to the
11 requirements of this chapter and returned to the Secretary of State within 30 days from
12 the date on which the report was mailed or otherwise returned to the registered or
13 foreign limited liability partnership by the Secretary of State.
14Sec. 25. 31 MRSA §873, sub-§4 is enacted to read:
154. Residential rental unit check box and form. Beginning January 1, 2026, the
16 Secretary of State shall provide on the annual report form filed by a registered limited
17 liability partnership or foreign limited liability partnership prescribed by the Secretary of
18 State to comply with this section a check box indicating whether a purpose of the registered
19 limited liability partnership or foreign limited liability partnership is to provide one or more
20 residential rental units under subsection 1, paragraph E. Beginning January 1, 2027, the
21 Secretary of State shall include with the annual report form a form requesting from a
22 registered limited liability partnership or foreign limited liability partnership that checked
23 the residential rental unit check box under this subsection information required under Title
24 14, section 6030-K, subsection 2.
25Sec. 26. 31 MRSA §1330, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. F, §15
26 and affected by Pt. G, §4, is further amended to read:
27 A. The annual report must set forth:
28 (1) The name of the domestic or foreign limited partnership;
29 (1-A) The jurisdiction of organization of the domestic or foreign limited
30 partnership;
31 (2) The information required by Title 5, section 105, subsection 1;
32 (3) A brief statement of the character of the business in which the domestic or
33 foreign limited partnership is actually engaged in this State, if any;
34 (4) The name and business or residence address of each general partner, including
35 the street or rural route number, town or city and state; and
36 (5) The address of its principal office, wherever located. ; and
37 (6) Whether the domestic or foreign limited partnership has a purpose to provide
38 one or more residential rental units.
39Sec. 27. 31 MRSA §1330, sub-§1, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2,
40 is amended to read:
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1 C. The annual report must be executed and signed by a general partner or any other
2 duly authorized individual. Subject to rules adopted under section 1456, the report must
3 be delivered to the Secretary of State or a designee for filing. Proof to the satisfaction
4 of the Secretary of State that, prior to the date that penalties become effective for late
5 delivery of annual reports as established by the Secretary of State by rule, the report
6 was deposited in the United States mail in a sealed envelope, properly addressed, with
7 postage prepaid, or delivered by electronic means as provided by the Secretary of State,
8 is deemed a compliance with this requirement. One copy of the report, together with
9 the filing fee required by this chapter, must be delivered for filing to the Secretary of
10 State, who shall file the report if the Secretary of State finds that it conforms to the
11 requirements of this chapter. If the Secretary of State finds that the report does not so
12 conform, the Secretary of State shall promptly mail or otherwise return the report to
13 the domestic or foreign limited partnership for any necessary corrections. The penalties
14 prescribed by this chapter for failure to file the report within the time provided in this
15 section do not apply if the report is corrected to conform to the requirements of this
16 chapter and returned to the Secretary of State within 30 days from the date on which it
17 was so mailed or otherwise returned to the domestic or foreign limited partnership by
18 the Secretary of State.
19Sec. 28. 31 MRSA §1330, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2, is
20 amended to read:
213. Failure to file annual report; penalty. A domestic or foreign limited partnership
22 that is required to deliver an annual report for filing as provided in subsection 1 that fails
23 to deliver its properly completed annual report to the Secretary of State shall pay, in
24 addition to the regular annual report fee, the late filing penalty described in section 1460,
25 subsection 19, as long as the report is received by the Secretary of State prior to revocation
26 or administrative dissolution. Upon a domestic or foreign limited partnership's failure to
27 file the annual report and to pay the annual report fee or the penalty, the Secretary of State,
28 notwithstanding Title 4, chapter 5 and Title 5, chapter 375, shall revoke a foreign limited
29 partnership's authority to do business in this State and administratively dissolve a domestic
30 limited partnership. The Secretary of State shall use the procedures set forth in section 1399
31 to administratively dissolve a domestic limited partnership and the procedure set forth in
32 section 1416 to revoke a foreign limited partnership's authority to transact business in this
33 State. A domestic limited partnership that has been administratively dissolved under
34 section 1399 must follow the requirements set forth in section 1400 to reinstate.
35 A. If the Secretary of State finds that any annual report of a domestic or foreign limited
36 partnership delivered for filing does not conform with the requirements of subsection
37 1, the report must be returned for correction.
38 B. If the annual report of a domestic or foreign limited partnership is not delivered for
39 filing within the time specified in subsection 1, the domestic or foreign limited
40 partnership is excused from the liability provided in this section and from any other
41 penalty for failure to file timely the report if it establishes, to the satisfaction of the
42 Secretary of State, that failure to file was the result of excusable neglect and it furnishes
43 the Secretary of State a copy of the report within 30 days after it learns that the
44 Secretary of State failed to receive the original report.
45Sec. 29. 31 MRSA §1330, sub-§4 is enacted to read:
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14. Residential rental unit check box and form. Beginning January 1, 2026, the
2 Secretary of State shall provide on the annual report form filed by a domestic or foreign
3 limited partnership prescribed by the Secretary of State to comply with this section a check
4 box indicating whether a purpose of the domestic or foreign limited partnership is to
5 provide one or more residential rental units under subsection 1, paragraph A, subparagraph
6 6. Beginning January 1, 2027, the Secretary of State shall include with the annual report
7 form a form requesting from a domestic or foreign limited partnership that checked the
8 residential rental unit check box under this subsection information required under Title 14,
9 section 6030-K, subsection 2.
10Sec. 30. 31 MRSA §1665, as amended by PL 2011, c. 113, Pt. B, §§8 to 10, is
11 further amended to read:
12§1665. Annual report for Secretary of State
131. Annual report. Each year, each limited liability company or each foreign limited
14 liability company authorized to conduct business in this State shall deliver to the office of
15 the Secretary of State for filing an annual report setting forth:
16 A. The name of the limited liability company or the foreign limited liability company;
17 B. The information required by Title 5, section 105, subsection 1;
18 C. The address of the limited liability company's or foreign limited liability company's
19 principal office;
20 D. A brief statement of the character of the business in which the limited liability
21 company is actually engaged in this State; and
22 E. The name and address of at least one person who is a member, manager or other
23 authorized person of the limited liability company. ; and
24 F. Whether the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company has a
25 purpose to provide one or more residential rental units.
262. Current information. Information in an annual report under this section must be
27 current as of the date the report is delivered to the office of the Secretary of State for filing.
283. First annual report; subsequent reports. The first annual report under this section
29 must be delivered to the office of the Secretary of State between January 1st and June 1st
30 of the year following the calendar year in which a limited liability company was formed or
31 a foreign limited liability company delivered its statement of foreign qualification to the
32 office of the Secretary of State for filing. For subsequent years, annual reports must be
33 delivered to the office of the Secretary of State between January 1st and June 1st of the
34 following calendar year.
354. Filing. The report, together with the filing fee required by this chapter, must be
36 delivered for filing to the office of the Secretary of State, who shall file the report if the
37 Secretary of State finds that it conforms to the requirements of subsection 1. If the Secretary
38 of State finds that the report does not conform to the requirements of subsection 1, the
39 Secretary of State shall promptly mail or otherwise return the report to the reporting limited
40 liability company for any necessary correction. If the report is corrected to contain the
41 information required in subsection 1 and delivered to the office of the Secretary of State
42 within 30 days after the effective date of the notice, it is timely delivered. Proof to the
43 satisfaction of the Secretary of State that, prior to the date that penalties become effective
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44 for late delivery of an annual report as established by the Secretary of State by rule, the
45 report was deposited in the United States mail in a sealed envelope, properly addressed,
46 with postage prepaid or was delivered in a medium authorized by the Secretary of State is
47 deemed in compliance with this requirement. The penalties prescribed by this chapter for
48 failure to file the report by the date required by rule by the Secretary of State do not apply
49 if the report is corrected to conform to the requirements of this chapter and returned to the
50 Secretary of State within 30 days from the date on which the report was mailed or otherwise
51 returned to the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company by the
52 Secretary of State.
105. Certificate of excuse. The Secretary of State, upon application by a limited liability
11 company or foreign limited liability company and satisfactory proof that it has ceased to
12 transact business and that it is not indebted to this State for failure to file an annual report
13 and to pay any fees or penalties accrued, shall file a certificate of the fact and shall give a
14 duplicate certificate to the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company,
15 after which the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company is excused
16 from filing annual reports with the office of the Secretary of State, as long as the limited
17 liability company or foreign limited liability company in fact transacts no business. The
18 name of a limited liability company or foreign limited liability company remains in the
19 office of the Secretary of State's records of entity names and is protected for a period of 5
20 years following excuse.
216. Resumption of business. A limited liability company or foreign limited liability
22 company that has been excused from filing annual reports pursuant to subsection 5 may
23 elect to resume transacting business. A certificate executed and filed as provided in section
24 1673 setting forth that an election was made to resume the transaction of business
25 authorizes the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company to resume
26 transaction of business. After that certificate is filed, the limited liability company or
27 foreign limited liability company is required to file annual reports beginning with the next
28 reporting deadline following resumption.
297. Residential rental unit check box and form. Beginning January 1, 2026, the
30 Secretary of State shall provide on the annual report form filed by a limited liability
31 company or foreign limited liability company prescribed by the Secretary of State to
32 comply with this section a check box indicating whether a purpose of the limited liability
33 company or foreign limited liability company is to provide one or more residential rental
34 units under subsection 1, paragraph F. Beginning January 1, 2027, the Secretary of State
35 shall include with the annual report form a form requesting from a limited liability company
36 or foreign limited liability company that checked the residential rental unit check box under
37 this subsection information required under Title 14, section 6030-K, subsection 2.
38Sec. 31. Secretary of State to calculate registration fee. By January 1, 2028,
39 the Secretary of State shall calculate the residential rental unit registry registration fee under
40 the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 14, section 6030-K, subsection 3, to cover start-up and
41 administrative expenses of the residential rental unit registry under Title 14, section 6030-K
42 based upon the number of entities that mark the check box under Title 13-B, section 1301,
43 subsection 7; Title 13-C, section 1621, subsection 7; Title 31, section 873, subsection 4;
44 Title 31, section 1330, subsection 4; and Title 31, section 1665, subsection 7.
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1Sec. 32. Effective date. Those sections of this Act that enact the Maine Revised
2 Statutes, Title 14, section 6001, subsection 9; Title 14, section 6004, subsection 2,
3 paragraph H; and Title 14, section 6030-K take effect January 1, 2028.
4SUMMARY
5 This bill creates a residential rental unit registry administered by the Secretary of State
6 in which all residential rental property owners in the State must register all residential rental
7 units except for units provided as subsidized housing or registered on a municipal registry.
8 A municipality may receive data from the registry regarding rental units in that
9 municipality. A residential landlord may not terminate a tenant's lease for nonpayment of
10 rent if the tenant's unit is not registered as required and may not serve the tenant with a
11 notice of termination for nonpayment of rent less than 120 days after registering; in either
12 case, the residential landlord commits a civil violation for which a fine in the amount of 3
13 times the rent of the unit must be adjudged. The landlord must attach a statement describing
14 the prohibition in any service of process for entry and detainer being served on a tenant.
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