Before evicting, a Maine landlord must serve the proper written notice: 7 days for nonpayment of rent, 7 days for cause such as serious property damage, nuisance, or violence, and 30 days to end a tenancy at will without cause. Only after the notice expires may a forcible entry and detainer action proceed.
Eviction notice periods come from Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14 § 6002. A landlord may serve a 7-day written notice when the tenant is "7 days or more in arrears in the payment of rent"; that notice is void if the tenant pays all overdue rent before it expires. A separate 7-day notice applies for cause, including substantial unrepaired damage to the premises, creating a nuisance, causing or threatening violence, or unauthorized occupancy. To terminate a no-cause tenancy at will, the landlord must give at least 30 days' written notice. The notice must state the ground and, for arrears, the overdue amount and the right to reinstate. Only after the applicable notice period runs may the landlord file a forcible entry and detainer (eviction) action; the court process, not the landlord, removes the tenant.
No statutory fine on the landlord, but self-help eviction is prohibited and an eviction filed without proper notice will be dismissed; tenants may recover for unlawful ouster (tit. 14 §§ 6002, 6014).
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