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child care center | | or nursery school, in a conspicuous place or places, notice of the | | existence of environmental lead hazard. Notice may not be removed | | until the department states that the environmental lead hazard no | | longer exists; |
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| | | Sec. 8. 22 MRSA §1321, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1999, c. 790, Pt. A, | | §23, is further amended to read: |
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| | | 4. Sale of dwelling, residential facility, child-occupied | | facility or nursery school. If, before the end of the 30-day | period or extension, the owner sells the dwelling, premises, day | child care center | | provider, residential child-occupied facility or nursery school, | | the owner shall notify the prospective buyer of the environmental | | lead hazard and the new owner must assume the responsibility of | | carrying out the requirements of this section within the | | specified time period. |
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| | | Sec. 9. 22 MRSA §1322, 2nd ¶, as amended by PL 1999, c. 276, §15, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | Ifdecides to bring | | dwelling or premises into compliance with this Act while a tenant | | is occupying a dwelling unit, the owner shall move the tenant to | | a substitute dwelling unit upon reasonable notice. The | | department may, on a case-by-case basis, waive this requirement | | if the department determines that the implementation of interim | | controls sufficiently protects the residents of the unit until | | full abatement is achieved. The owner shall pay reasonable | | moving expenses and any use and occupancy charges for a | | substitute dwelling unit that exceed the rent for the vacated | | dwelling unit for which the tenant remains responsible. | | "Substitute dwelling unit" means a dwelling unit of like or | | similar accommodation and in like or similar location that is | | lead-safe. If the tenant fails to accept the substitute dwelling | | unit selected by the owner while the owner is required to bring | | the vacated dwelling unit into compliance with this Act or the | | tenant fails to remain current in rent pursuant to the lease or | | tenancy at will under Title 14, section 6002, including the | | statutory period of right to cure, the owner is not obligated | | beyond 10 days after completion of remediation to reimburse the | | tenant for any expense or inconvenience other than moving | | expenses and any use and occupancy charges for the substitute | | dwelling unit selected by the owner that exceed the rent for the | | vacated dwelling unit. |
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| | | Sec. 10. 22 MRSA §1326, as amended by PL 1995, c. 453, §18, is | | further amended to read: |
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