Property Maintenance in Maine (2026)

5 rules on the books across Maine, 2 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.

Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions

Property Blight

Standards for property appearance including peeling paint, broken windows, junk accumulation, and other conditions the city considers blight.

When a Portland building must be secured under Chapter 6's housing article, the enforcement authority can secure it…

In the Town of Skowhegan, Maine, the Property Maintenance Ordinance lets the Code Enforcement Officer declare a…

Requirements for maintaining vacant or undeveloped land, including mowing, fencing, and preventing dumping and trespassing.

In the Town of Skowhegan, Maine, the Property Maintenance Ordinance defines property as any lot, plot or parcel of land…

Your responsibility to clear snow and ice from sidewalks next to your property, including deadlines after a snowfall and penalties for not clearing.

Portland Code § 25-173 splits sidewalk snow duty by property type: commercial owners must clear a four-foot path within…

In the Town of Skowhegan, Maine, the occupant, or the owner when there is no tenant, of property bordering the business…