Maine § 14 §6013 Property unclaimed by tenant

Maine Statutes

§ 14 §6013 — Property unclaimed by tenant

Maine § 14 §6013

Title 14COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL

Part 7PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS

Ch. 709ENTRY AND DETAINER

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 14 §6013 (2026).

Text

Any personal property that remains in a rental unit after entry of judgment in favor of the landlord or that is abandoned or unclaimed by a tenant following the tenant's vacating the rental unit must be disposed of as follows.

1.Place in storage. The landlord shall place in storage in a safe, dry, secured location any personal property that is abandoned or unclaimed by a tenant following the tenant's vacating the rental unit.

2.Notice to tenant. Notice to the tenant by the landlord is governed by this subsection. Notice may be sent at any time after entry of judgment in favor of the landlord or after the tenant has vacated the rental unit.

3.Release of property claimed. If the tenant claims the property within 7 days after the notice under subsection 2 is sent, the landlord shall releas

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Any personal property that remains in a rental unit after entry of judgment in favor of the landlord or that is abandoned or unclaimed by a tenant following the tenant's vacating the rental unit must be disposed of as follows.
1.
Place in storage.
The landlord shall place in storage in a safe, dry, secured location any personal property that is abandoned or unclaimed by a tenant following the tenant's vacating the rental unit.
2.
Notice to tenant.
Notice to the tenant by the landlord is governed by this subsection. Notice may be sent at any time after entry of judgment in favor of the landlord or after the tenant has vacated the rental unit.
3.
Release of property claimed.
If the tenant claims the property within 7 days after the notice under subsection 2 is sent, the landlord shall release the property to the tenant and may not condition release of the property to the tenant upon payment of any fee or any other amount that may be owed to the landlord by the tenant.
4.
Continuation of storage for claimed property.
If the tenant responds to the notice sent pursuant to subsection 2, the landlord shall continue to store the property for at least 14 days after the landlord sent the notice.
5.
Conditional release; sale or disposal.
A landlord shall comply with the following.
6.
Waiver.
After or upon vacating the rental unit, a tenant may waive the tenant’s rights pursuant to this section. If this waiver is oral, the landlord shall confirm this waiver in writing.
A lease or tenancy at will agreement may permit a landlord to dispose of property abandoned by a tenant without liability as long as the landlord complies with the notice provisions of this section.

Legislative History

PL 1979, c. 327, §2 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 428, §7 (RPR). PL 1987, c. 249, §1 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 691, §1 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 265, §1 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 508, §A3 (AFF). PL 1997, c. 508, §B3 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 20, §T9 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 303, §1 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 566, §7 (RPR). PL 2011, c. 405, §§4-8 (AMD). RR 2011, c. 1, §20 (COR).