Maine caps residential late-rent penalties at 4% of one month's rent. A landlord may not charge a late fee until rent is at least 15 days overdue, and may only charge it if the lease gave written notice of the fee when the rental agreement was made.
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14 § 6028 limits any penalty for late payment of rent to "4% of the amount due for one month." Rent is not late until "not made within 15 days from the time the payment is due," giving tenants a 15-day grace period before any fee may be assessed. The landlord must have notified the tenant in writing "at the time they entered into the rental agreement" that a penalty of up to 4% of monthly rent may be charged for late payment. The statute does not itself prescribe a monetary penalty against landlords who violate it, but an unlawful fee is unenforceable and recoverable by the tenant.
No specific statutory penalty against the landlord; a late fee exceeding 4%, charged before 15 days, or charged without the required written notice is unenforceable (tit. 14 § 6028).
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