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Maine Landlord Rescue
Maine landlord with a tenant problem? Tenant not paying rent? Tenant violating your lease? Don't have a lease? Pine State Property Management, LLC offers a landlord 'rescue' program for Maine landlords who are on the verge of an eviction.
Free Legal Aid provides useful information about eviction. In addition to the video here, be sure you check out other resources.
Tenant Defenses to Evictions in Maine
The two most common reasons tenants are evicted in Maine are for not paying rent or for a major lease violation. Before beginning eviction proceedings against a tenant for one of these reasons, a landlord must first give the tenant notice.
Under a number of circumstances, a Maine landlord can take steps to evict a troublesome tenant. In Maine, a utility company will check to see if a tenant is occupying a unit and will not shut off utilities despite a landlord’s request if the utilities are in the name of the tenant.