CHAPTER 156
H.P. 938 - L.D. 1355
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §9097, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1993, c. 180, §1, is further amended to read:
3. Fees. The owner of a mobile home park or the owner's agents may not charge any fees to tenants other than charges for rent, utilities, reasonable incidental service charges, entrance fees or security deposits, unless otherwise provided for in the original lease or agreement. The owner of a mobile home park or the owner's agents may not charge any entrance fee, regardless of what that fee is called, to a tenant who is moving into a mobile home currently in the mobile home park that is greater than 2 times the amount of the monthly rent.
Sec. 2. 10 MRSA §9097-C is enacted to read:
§9097-C. Penalties for late payment of rent
The owner of a mobile home park or the owner's agents may assess a penalty against a tenant for late payment of rent under this section.
1. Late payment. A payment of rent is late if it is not made within 15 days from the time the payment is due.
2. Maximum penalty. The owner of a mobile home park or the owner's agents may not assess a penalty for the late payment of rent that exceeds 4% of the amount due for one month.
3. Notice in writing. The owner of a mobile home park or the owner's agents may not assess a penalty for the late payment of rent unless the owner of a mobile home park or the owner's agents gives the tenant written notice at the time the owner of a mobile home park or the owner's agents and tenant enter into the rental agreement that a penalty, up to 4% of one month's rent, may be charged for the late payment of rent.
Effective September 17, 2005.
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