Maine Tenant Harassment Laws
Maine prohibits landlords from retaliating against tenants who report code violations or exercise their legal rights.
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Key Rules
- Anti Harassment
- Anti-retaliation statute; general tort law covers broader harassment
- Penalties
- Tenant may recover actual damages and attorney fees for retaliatory conduct
- Retaliation Prohibited
- Yes — actions within 6 months of protected activity presumed retaliatory
Applicable Statutes
Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, § 6034
Prohibited retaliatory actions: landlord may not retaliate against a tenant who reports housing code violations, organizes a tenant association, or exercises rights under the landlord-tenant statutes.
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