Maine landlords must give at least 45 days' written notice before raising rent or a mandatory recurring fee on a residential tenancy. If the increase is 10% or more, the notice period jumps to at least 75 days. Waivers of this requirement are void as against public policy.
Under Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14 § 6015, rent or mandatory recurring fees "may be increased by the landlord only after providing at least 45 days' written notice to the tenant." A larger increase of 10% or more requires at least 75 days' written notice, and multiple increases within 12 months that total 10% or more also trigger the 75-day rule before the increase that crosses 10%. A written or oral waiver is "against public policy and is void." A landlord who violates the section is liable for the return of sums unlawfully obtained, with interest, plus reasonable attorney's fees and costs.
Landlord is liable to return any sums unlawfully obtained from the tenant, with interest, plus reasonable attorney's fees and costs (tit. 14 § 6015).
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