Maine § 14 §6111 Notice of mortgagor's right to cure

Maine Statutes

§ 14 §6111 — Notice of mortgagor's right to cure

Maine·Title 14 COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL·Part 7 PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS·Ch. 713 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO FORECLOSURE OF REAL PROPERTY MORTGAGES

1.Notice; payment. With respect to mortgages upon residential property located in this State when the mortgagor is occupying all or a portion of the property as the mortgagor's primary residence and the mortgage secures a loan for personal, family or household use, the mortgagee may not accelerate maturity of the unpaid balance of the obligation or otherwise enforce the mortgage because of a default consisting of the mortgagor's failure to make any required payment, tax payment or insurance premium payment, by any method authorized by this chapter until at least 35 days after the date that written notice pursuant to subsection 1‑A is given by the mortgagee to the mortgagor and any cosigner against whom the mortgagee is enforcing the obligation secured by the mortgage at the last known add

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1.
Notice; payment.
With respect to mortgages upon residential property located in this State when the mortgagor is occupying all or a portion of the property as the mortgagor's primary residence and the mortgage secures a loan for personal, family or household use, the mortgagee may not accelerate maturity of the unpaid balance of the obligation or otherwise enforce the mortgage because of a default consisting of the mortgagor's failure to make any required payment, tax payment or insurance premium payment, by any method authorized by this chapter until at least 35 days after the date that written notice pursuant to subsection 1‑A is given by the mortgagee to the mortgagor and any cosigner against whom the mortgagee is enforcing the obligation secured by the mortgage at the last known addresses of the mortgagor and any cosigner that the mortgagor has the right to cure the default by full payment of all amounts that are due without acceleration, including reasonable interest and late charges specified in the mortgage or note as well as reasonable attorney's fees. If the mortgagor tenders payment of the amounts before the date specified in the notice, the mortgagor is restored to all rights under the mortgage deed as though the default had not occurred.
1-A.
Contents of notice.
A mortgagee shall include in the written notice under subsection 1 the following:
2.
No application to supervised lender or supervised financial organization.
2-A.
Notice procedure.
Notice by a mortgagee is governed by this subsection.
3.
Notice procedure.
3-A.
Information; Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection.
Within 3 days of providing written notice to the mortgagor as required by subsections 1 and 1‑A, the mortgagee shall file with the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection, in electronic format as designated by the Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection, information including:
3-B.
Report.
On a quarterly basis, the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection shall report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over insurance and financial services matters on the number of notices received pursuant to subsection 3‑A. To the extent information is available, the report must also include information on the number of foreclosure filings based on data collected from the court and the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, Bureau of Financial Institutions and on the types of lenders that are filing foreclosures.
4.
Notice not required.
4-A.
Letter to mortgagor.
Within 3 days of receiving electronic information from the mortgagee as set forth in subsection 3‑A, the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection shall send a written notice to the mortgagor that includes a summary of the mortgagor's rights and available resources, including information concerning the foreclosure mediation program as established in section 6321‑A.
5.
Exceptions.

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Legislative History

PL 1991, c. 707, §1 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 373, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 654, §§1-4 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 579, §§1-4 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 402, §§10-14 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 476, Pt. A, §2 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 476, Pt. B, §2 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 476, Pt. B, §9 (AFF). PL 2015, c. 36, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 361, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 275, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 275, §4 (AFF).