Maine Real Estate Resources

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Tom McCowan's Maine Real Estate Law Desk Index*

Frequently referenced or hard-to-find statutes at your fingertips.
All statute numbers are hyperlinked.

Conveyance Requirements

Transfer tax and form exemptions
Power of Attorney required language
Signature of non-owner spouse
Short Form Deeds Act
Joint Tenancy - creating and breaking

36 §4641-D and 4641-C
18-C §5-905
33 §480
33 §761
33 §159

Mortgages and Foreclosure

Foreclosure deed content requirements
Foreclosure by civil action
Borrowers Right of Rescission
Statutory Condition
Foreclosure by power of sale
Notice of Mortgagor's Right To Cure
Federal prohibition of due on sale clause for
adding spouse or child to title

14 §6323(1)
14 §6321
12 CFR §226.23
33 §769
14 §6203-A
14 §6111

12 CFR 191.5 and 591.5

Liens and Restrictions

Subdivisions
Writs of Execution
Mechanic's Liens
In-progress mechanic's lien
Landscaping Liens
Presumption of payment of judgment after 20 years
Exemptions
Contingent Interests - Time Limits

30-A §4401
14 §4651-A
10 §3251
10 §3255(2)(A)
10 §3501
14 §864
14 §4422
33 §103

Easements and Private Roads

Easements automatically pass with property
Easements - Utilities presumptions
Private road maintenance costs - forced contribution
Notice to Prevent Easement
Petition to Remove Easement
Trails Easements
Landowner liability limited

33 §773
33 §458
23 §3101
14 §812
14 §6652
33 §1581
14 §159-A

Eviction and Renting

Rental Property
Eviction law (Forcible Entry & Detainer)
Abandoned Property
Mobile Home Parks - Landlord/Tenant
Betterments

14 §6021
14 §6001
14 §6013 and 33 §1951
10 §9091
14 §6956

Tax Liens and Discharges

Tax lien late discharge valid after 1 year
Tax lien Notice of Impending Foreclosure
to Mortgagees
Action to confirm tax lien foreclosure
Acknowledgement unneeded for tax liens/discharges
Statute of Limitations for challenging tax lien foreclosure
Municipal deed back to owners restores joint tenancy after January 1, 2012

36 §943

36 §943
36 §946
33 §203

36 §946-B

36 §159

Litigation and Dispute Issues

Judgments - Real Estate - Mandatory Language
Adverse Possession statute of limitations
Declaratory Judgment
Trespass Damages
Timber trespass (injury to forest products)
Prohibition on disturbing boundary markers

14 §2401
14 §801
14 §5951
14 §7551-B
14 §7552
14 §7552

Estates and Elder Issues

PR Notice to heirs in deed of sale requirement
Wills - Intestate Succession
Improvident transfers of title

18-C §3-711
18-C §2-101
33 §1022

*DISCLAIMER (of course): This index is not comprehensive, may not be current, is not intended to constitute legal advice, and may not include all statutes that should be considered regarding any given issue. It is intended only as an aid to speed up the process of locating statutes that are frequently referenced or, on the other hand, obscure and difficult to locate on the rare occasions needed.

Last Revision: 5/16/2020