| An Act To Allow a Landlord To Discover Whether Sewer |
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| and Water Bills Have Been Paid |
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §3406-A is enacted to read: |
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| §3406-A.__Landlord access to tenant bill payment information |
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| | If a tenant is billed for municipal sewer service provided to | property rented by the tenant and nonpayment for the service may | result in a lien against the property, the municipality shall | provide to the landlord or the landlord's agent, on request of | the landlord or the landlord's agent, the current status of the | tenant's sewer service account, including any amounts due or | overdue. |
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| | Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §6111-B is enacted to read: |
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| §6111-B.__Landlord access to tenant bill payment information |
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| | If a tenant is billed for water utility service provided to | property rented by the tenant and nonpayment for the service may | result in a lien against the property, the utility shall provide | to the landlord or the landlord's agent, on request of the | landlord or the landlord's agent, the current status of the | tenant's account, including any amounts due or overdue. |
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| | Sec. 3. 38 MRSA §1207-A is enacted to read: |
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| §1207-A.__Landlord access to tenant bill payment information |
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