Title 33 Chapter 28-A protects Maine homeowners' right to install solar energy devices. HOAs and condo associations cannot prohibit solar systems and may impose only narrow, reasonable restrictions tied to safety or aesthetics.
Maine's Solar Rights Act (33 MRS Sections 1421-1423) declares that any covenant, deed restriction, or association rule that effectively prohibits the installation or use of a solar energy device is void and unenforceable. The statute applies to homeowners associations, unit owners associations, and condominium owners associations. Associations may impose only reasonable restrictions necessary to protect public health and safety, prevent building damage, or preserve historic and aesthetic values, and only when an alternative of reasonably comparable cost and convenience is available. Title 30-A Section 3013 separately limits municipal restrictions on solar devices.
Restrictions that effectively prohibit solar installation are void as a matter of law. Associations enforcing void restrictions risk declaratory judgments, attorney fees, and damages awards.
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