CHAPTER 306
H.P. 557 - L.D. 780
An Act To Allow a Landlord To Discover Whether Sewer and Water Bills Have Been Paid
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §3406-A is enacted to read:
§3406-A. Landlord access to tenant bill payment information
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.
Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §6111-B is enacted to read:
§6111-B. Landlord access to tenant bill payment information
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.
Sec. 3. 38 MRSA §1207-A is enacted to read:
§1207-A. Landlord access to tenant bill payment information
If a tenant is billed for sewer service provided to property rented by the tenant and nonpayment for the service may result in a lien against the property, the sanitary district 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.
Sec. 4. 38 MRSA §1252, sub-§11 is enacted to read:
11. Landlord access to tenant bill payment information. If a tenant is billed for sewer service provided to property rented by the tenant and nonpayment for the service may result in a lien against the property, the sewer district 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.
Effective September 17, 2005.
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