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An Act To Make Changes to Laws Governing Condominiums Regarding the Display of Signs

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 33 MRSA §576, sub-§10,  as enacted by PL 1965, c. 357, is amended to read:

10. Restrictions.   Such restrictions on and requirements respecting the use and maintenance of the units and the use of the common areas and facilities not set forth in the declaration as are designed to prevent unreasonable interference with the use of their respective units and of the common areas and facilities by the several unit owners. An association of unit owners may not include in its bylaws or declaration, or any rule adopted pursuant to the bylaws or declaration, or any deed a restriction that prohibits a unit owner from displaying on that unit owner's private property a sign that supports or opposes a candidate for public office or a referendum question during the period from 6 weeks prior to the date that a primary or general election or special election is held regarding that candidate or referendum question to one week after the election for that political candidate or vote for that referendum question is held.

Sec. 2. 33 MRSA §1603-106, sub-§(c)  is enacted to read:

(c) An association may not include in its bylaws or declaration, or any rule adopted pursuant to the bylaws or declaration, or any deed a restriction that prohibits a unit owner from displaying on that unit owner's unit a sign that supports or opposes a candidate for public office or a referendum question during the period from 6 weeks prior to the date that a primary or general election or special election is held regarding that candidate or referendum question to one week after the election for that political candidate or vote for that referendum question is held.

Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 127th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.

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