Maine Eviction Notice Requirements (Tit. 14 § 6002)

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).