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Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
30-A §4701. Title - §4701. Title This chapter shall be known and may be...
30-A §4702. Definitions - §4702. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context...
30-A §4703. Declaration of necessity - §4703. Declaration of necessity 1. Housing conditions. It is declared...
30-A §4704. Planning, zoning and building laws - §4704. Planning, zoning and building laws All projects of an...
30-A §4704-A. Water conservation devices - §4704-A. Water conservation devices Notwithstanding section 4704, the purchase and...
30-A §4705. Exemption of property from execution sale - §4705. Exemption of property from execution sale All real property...
30-A §4706. Records confidential - §4706. Records confidential 1. Confidential information. Records containing the following...
Subchapter 2: ESTABLISHMENT AND ORGANIZATION
30-A §4721. Creation of municipal authorities - §4721. Creation of municipal authorities 1. Creation of housing authorities....
30-A §4722. Maine State Housing Authority established; powers, duties and restrictions - §4722. Maine State Housing Authority established; powers, duties and restrictions...
30-A §4723. Appointment, qualifications, tenure and meetings of commissioners and directors - §4723. Appointment, qualifications, tenure and meetings of commissioners and directors...
30-A §4724. Conflict of interest - §4724. Conflict of interest The provisions of this section are...
30-A §4725. Removal of commissioners - §4725. Removal of commissioners A commissioner may be removed from...
30-A §4726. Housing design standards and sustainability requirements - §4726. Housing design standards and sustainability requirements 1. Housing design...
Subchapter 3: POWERS AND DUTIES
30-A §4741. Powers generally - §4741. Powers generally An authority constitutes a public body corporate...
30-A §4742. Operation of housing not for profit - §4742. Operation of housing not for profit It is declared...
30-A §4743. Housing rentals and tenant admissions; veteran preference - §4743. Housing rentals and tenant admissions; veteran preference In the...
30-A §4744. Dwellings for disaster victims and defense workers - §4744. Dwellings for disaster victims and defense workers Notwithstanding the...
30-A §4745. Cooperation between authorities - §4745. Cooperation between authorities Any 2 or more authorities may...
30-A §4746. Eminent domain - §4746. Eminent domain An authority may acquire by the exercise...
30-A §4747. Cooperation in undertaking projects - §4747. Cooperation in undertaking projects Any state public body, upon...
Subchapter 3-A: AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM
30-A §4751. Purpose - §4751. Purpose The State is experiencing severe shortages of affordable...
30-A §4752. Housing component of comprehensive plans - §4752. Housing component of comprehensive plans Any comprehensive plan developed...
30-A §4753. Coordination of resources and programs - §4753. Coordination of resources and programs The Maine State Housing...
30-A §4754. Purchase and acquire property; construct housing - §4754. Purchase and acquire property; construct housing The Maine State...
30-A §4754-A. First option to purchase surplus lands - §4754-A. First option to purchase surplus lands All state agencies...
30-A §4755. Provide property - §4755. Provide property The Maine State Housing Authority may provide...
30-A §4756. Rules - §4756. Rules The Maine State Housing Authority shall adopt rules...
Subchapter 3-B: TEMPORARY HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
30-A §4761. Temporary Housing Assistance Fund - §4761. Temporary Housing Assistance Fund 1. Creation. The Temporary Housing...
30-A §4762. Temporary Housing Assistance Program - §4762. Temporary Housing Assistance Program The Temporary Housing Assistance Program...
Subchapter 3-C: EMERGENCY HOUSING RELIEF
30-A §4765. Emergency Housing Relief Fund and Program - §4765. Emergency Housing Relief Fund and Program 1. Creation. The...
Subchapter 4: FUNDS
30-A §4771. Federal aid - §4771. Federal aid 1. Purpose; contractual conditions. It is the...
30-A §4772. Municipal advances to housing authorities - §4772. Municipal advances to housing authorities The municipality for which...
Subchapter 5: LOANS TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
30-A §4801. Findings and purpose - §4801. Findings and purpose The Legislature finds that economic conditions...
30-A §4802. Institutional loans - §4802. Institutional loans 1. Loans authorized. The Maine State Housing...
30-A §4803. Issuance of bonds; rules - §4803. Issuance of bonds; rules The Maine State Housing Authority...
30-A §4804. Bonds; use of proceeds - §4804. Bonds; use of proceeds Institutional loans made and rules...
30-A §4805. Provisions of bonds - §4805. Provisions of bonds The indebtedness created by an institutional...
30-A §4806. Bonds; collateral - §4806. Bonds; collateral The Maine State Housing Authority shall require...
30-A §4807. Separability - §4807. Separability In accordance with section 4722, subsection 1, paragraph...
30-A §4808. Bond rating category - §4808. Bond rating category Bonds issued under this subchapter must...
Subchapter 6: CONSTRUCTION LOANS
30-A §4831. Findings and purpose - §4831. Findings and purpose The Legislature finds that: [PL 1987,...
30-A §4832. Construction loans - §4832. Construction loans The Maine State Housing Authority may participate...
30-A §4833. Bonds; issuance, separability of provisions - §4833. Bonds; issuance, separability of provisions The Maine State Housing...
Subchapter 7: HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MAINE PROGRAM
30-A §4851. Legislative findings and determinations - §4851. Legislative findings and determinations 1. Findings. The Legislature finds...
30-A §4852. Housing Opportunities for Maine Program - §4852. Housing Opportunities for Maine Program 1. Operator of program....
30-A §4853. Fund created - §4853. Fund created 1. Creation. There is created and established...
30-A §4854. Sources of fund - §4854. Sources of fund There shall be paid into the...
30-A §4855. Application of fund - §4855. Application of fund 1. Application to bonds of Maine...
30-A §4856. Accounts within fund - §4856. Accounts within fund The Maine State Housing Authority may...
30-A §4857. Recovery of money applied from fund - §4857. Recovery of money applied from fund To the extent...
30-A §4858. Revolving fund - §4858. Revolving fund The fund is a revolving fund. The...
Subchapter 7-A: MAINE ENERGY, HOUSING AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY PROGRAM
30-A §4861. Definitions - §4861. Definitions As used in this subchapter, unless the context...
30-A §4862. Maine Energy, Housing and Economic Recovery Program - §4862. Maine Energy, Housing and Economic Recovery Program 1. Operator...
30-A §4863. Maine Energy, Housing and Economic Recovery Fund - §4863. Maine Energy, Housing and Economic Recovery Fund The Maine...
30-A §4864. Bonds - §4864. Bonds Beginning in fiscal year 2010-11, pursuant to its...
Subchapter 8: BONDS
30-A §4871. Issuance and conditions - §4871. Issuance and conditions An authority may issue bonds from...
30-A §4872. Provisions of bonds, trust indentures and mortgages - §4872. Provisions of bonds, trust indentures and mortgages In order...
30-A §4873. Remedies of an obligee - §4873. Remedies of an obligee An obligee of an authority...
30-A §4874. Additional remedies conferrable by authority - §4874. Additional remedies conferrable by authority An authority may by...
30-A §4875. Bonds as legal investments and security - §4875. Bonds as legal investments and security 1. Purpose; application....
Subchapter 9: MORTGAGE CREDIT
30-A §4901. Purchase and sale of mortgage loans - §4901. Purchase and sale of mortgage loans An authority may...
30-A §4902. Lenders certification - §4902. Lenders certification A mortgage loan is not eligible for...
30-A §4903. Authority not obligated - §4903. Authority not obligated 1. Authority may decline to purchase....
30-A §4904. Consideration for mortgage loans purchased - §4904. Consideration for mortgage loans purchased An authority shall pay...
30-A §4905. Bonds; use of proceeds - §4905. Bonds; use of proceeds 1. Issuance authorized. An authority...
30-A §4906. Application of receipts; special reserve fund - §4906. Application of receipts; special reserve fund 1. Housing Reserve...
30-A §4907. Limitations - §4907. Limitations 1. Limitations on amount of outstanding principal. The...
30-A §4908. Determination of outstanding obligations - §4908. Determination of outstanding obligations In computing the total amount...
30-A §4909. Mortgages eligible for investment - §4909. Mortgages eligible for investment All mortgages, bonds and obligations...
30-A §4910. Annual report - §4910. Annual report The director of the Maine State Housing...
30-A §4911. Operating expenses - §4911. Operating expenses 1. Funds available. All expenses incurred by...
30-A §4912. Eligible conservation projects (REPEALED) - §4912. Eligible conservation projects (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c....
30-A §4913. Penalties (REPEALED) - §4913. Penalties (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 737, §§A2,C106...
Subchapter 9-A: NATURAL DISASTER HOME ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
30-A §4921. Natural Disaster Home Assistance Fund (REPEALED) - §4921. Natural Disaster Home Assistance Fund (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
30-A §4922. Maine Natural Disaster Home Assistance Program (REPEALED) - §4922. Maine Natural Disaster Home Assistance Program (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
Subchapter 9-B: OVERBOARD DISCHARGE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
30-A §4926. Overboard Discharge Assistance Fund (REPEALED) - §4926. Overboard Discharge Assistance Fund (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1989,...
30-A §4927. Maine Overboard Discharge Assistance Program (REPEALED) - §4927. Maine Overboard Discharge Assistance Program (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
30-A §4928. Bonds; issuance; separability of provisions (REPEALED) - §4928. Bonds; issuance; separability of provisions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
Subchapter 10: HOUSING MORTGAGE INSURANCE LAW
30-A §4931. Short title - §4931. Short title This subchapter shall be known and may...
30-A §4932. Declaration of purpose - §4932. Declaration of purpose The Constitution of Maine, Article IX,...
30-A §4933. Definitions - §4933. Definitions As used in this subchapter, unless the context...
30-A §4934. Insurance policies - §4934. Insurance policies 1. Contracts. The Maine State Housing Authority...
30-A §4934-A. Housing Mortgage Insurance Fund - §4934-A. Housing Mortgage Insurance Fund 1. Fund created. There is...
30-A §4935. General obligation bonds for Indian housing mortgage insurance - §4935. General obligation bonds for Indian housing mortgage insurance The...
30-A §4936. Rulemaking - §4936. Rulemaking In order to implement and administer the Housing...
Subchapter 10-A: ELDERLY HOMEOWNER EQUITY LOAN PROGRAM
30-A §4941. Program established - §4941. Program established The Elderly Homeowner Equity Loan Program is...
30-A §4942. Elderly Homeowner Equity Loan Guarantee Fund - §4942. Elderly Homeowner Equity Loan Guarantee Fund 1. Creation. The...
30-A §4943. Limitations - §4943. Limitations The following limitations apply to the Elderly Homeowner...
30-A §4944. Adoption of rules - §4944. Adoption of rules Subject to the Maine Administrative Procedure...
Subchapter 11: STATE-OWNED LAND FOR HOUSING
30-A §4951. State-owned land for construction of housing (REPEALED) - §4951. State-owned land for construction of housing (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
30-A §4952. Surplus land in trust (REPEALED) - §4952. Surplus land in trust (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1989,...
Subchapter 11-A: ELECTRIC ASSISTANCE
30-A §4961. Electric assistance program - §4961. Electric assistance program 1. Definitions. As used in this...
30-A §4962. Electric Assistance Program Fund - §4962. Electric Assistance Program Fund 1. Established. The fund is...
Subchapter 12: PRESERVATION OF MODERATE-INCOME AND LOW-INCOME HOUSING CONSTRUCTED WITH FEDERAL ASSISTANCE
30-A §4971. Purpose - §4971. Purpose The State is experiencing severe shortages of affordable...
30-A §4972. Definition - §4972. Definition For the purpose of this subchapter, "low-income rental...
30-A §4973. Notification of intent to sell - §4973. Notification of intent to sell Any person, firm or...
30-A §4974. Purchase property; construct housing - §4974. Purchase property; construct housing The Maine State Housing Authority...
30-A §4975. Provide financing - §4975. Provide financing The Maine State Housing Authority or any...
30-A §4976. Conversion of property - §4976. Conversion of property Any owner or purchaser of low-income...
30-A §4977. Rules - §4977. Rules The Maine State Housing Authority may adopt rules...
30-A §4978. Penalty - §4978. Penalty Any person who fails to give notice as...
30-A §4979. Repeal (REPEALED) - §4979. Repeal (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1989, c. 48, §§12,31...
Subchapter 12-A: LEAD ABATEMENT
30-A §4981. Lead abatement program - §4981. Lead abatement program 1. Program. The Maine State Housing...
Subchapter 13: FUEL ASSISTANCE
30-A §4991. Fuel assistance program - §4991. Fuel assistance program The Maine State Housing Authority shall...
30-A §4992. Administration - §4992. Administration The authority may select local program operators as...
30-A §4992-A. Fuel Assistance Reserve Fund - §4992-A. Fuel Assistance Reserve Fund 1. Fuel Assistance Reserve Fund....
30-A §4993. Penalty - §4993. Penalty A person who knowingly uses, transfers, acquires or...
30-A §4994. Heating oil price increases - §4994. Heating oil price increases 1. Initial trigger. If home...