| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 14 MRSA §6047, sub-§1, as repealed and replaced by PL 2003, | c. 510, Pt. A, §12, is amended to read: |
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| | 1. Parties to agreement; purposes of agreement. This | chapter applies to agreements between: |
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| A. A person, referred to in this chapter as the "lessor," | who owns land in territory under jurisdiction of the Maine | Land Use Regulation Commission this State; and |
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| B. A person, referred to in this chapter as the "lessee," | who intends to construct or to occupy a building or | buildings owned by that person on leased land in territory | under jurisdiction of the Maine Land Use Regulation | Commission this State for recreational or residential | purposes on a seasonal or year-round basis or to operate a | business consisting of a commercial sporting camp, | campground or retail store. |
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| This chapter does not apply to a trailer park, condominium, | timeshare or apartment house. |
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| | Sec. 2. 14 MRSA §6048, as repealed and replaced by PL 2003, c. | 510, Pt. A, §12, is amended to read: |
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| §6048. Written lease and description required |
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| | 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. |
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| | Before June 1, 2007, a lessor shall prepare a full boundary | survey by a professional land surveyor of all leaseholds in its | possession and record a plastic mylar map of this boundary survey | in the registry of deeds for the county in which the real estate | is located. |
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| | If a lessor offers to sell the real estate to a lessee for its | fair market value, as defined by section 6050, prior to June 1, | 2007, then this conveyance is subject to the same exemptions and | conditions described in sections 6050-A, 6050-B, 6050-C and 6050- | D. |
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| | The cost of a survey for real estate sold pursuant to this | section prior to June 1, 2007 must be borne by the lessee, who | shall choose the surveyor. |
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