Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 33: PROPERTY

33 §9. Refusal or incapacity of spouse to release interest; rights of creditors (REPEALED) - §9. Refusal or incapacity of spouse to release interest; rights...

Chapter 3: STATUTE OF FRAUDS

33 §51. Writing required; consideration need not be expressed - §51. Writing required; consideration need not be expressed No action...

33 §52. Written ratification of minor's contracts required; contracts to further higher education - §52. Written ratification of minor's contracts required; contracts to further...

33 §53. Representation of another's credit - §53. Representation of another's credit No action shall be maintained...

Chapter 5: RULE AGAINST PERPETUITIES

33 §101. Application of rule (REPEALED) - §101. Application of rule (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c....

33 §101-A. Trusts exempt from rule against perpetuities (REPEALED) - §101-A. Trusts exempt from rule against perpetuities (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

33 §102. Age may be reduced to 21 (REPEALED) - §102. Age may be reduced to 21 (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

33 §103. Contingent interests (REPEALED) - §103. Contingent interests (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402,...

33 §104. Application of provisions (REPEALED) - §104. Application of provisions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c....

33 §105. Retroactive effect (REPEALED) - §105. Retroactive effect (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402,...

33 §106. Instruments affected (REPEALED) - §106. Instruments affected (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402,...

Chapter 5-A: RULE AGAINST PERPETUITIES

33 §111. Statutory rule against perpetuities - §111. Statutory rule against perpetuities 1. Validity of nonvested property...

33 §112. When nonvested property interest or power of appointment created - §112. When nonvested property interest or power of appointment created...

33 §113. Reformation - §113. Reformation Upon the petition of an interested person, a...

33 §114. Exclusions from statutory rule against perpetuities - §114. Exclusions from statutory rule against perpetuities Section 111 does...

33 §115. Application - §115. Application 1. Nonvested property interest or a power of...

33 §116. Contingent interests - §116. Contingent interests 1. Specified contingency within 30 years. Except...

33 §117. Application of provisions - §117. Application of provisions This chapter applies to both legal...

33 §118. Supersession - §118. Supersession This chapter supersedes the rule of the common...

Chapter 6: AFFORDABLE HOUSING COVENANTS

33 §121. Definitions - §121. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context...

33 §122. Creation; conveyance; acceptance; duration - §122. Creation; conveyance; acceptance; duration 1. Affordable housing covenant. Except...

33 §123. Judicial actions - §123. Judicial actions 1. Owners; qualified holders. An action affecting...

33 §124. Scope of affordable housing covenant - §124. Scope of affordable housing covenant An affordable housing covenant...

33 §125. Validity - §125. Validity An affordable housing covenant is valid and enforceable...

33 §126. Application - §126. Application 1. Interest created after effective date. This chapter...

Chapter 6-A: WORKING WATERFRONT COVENANTS

33 §131. Definitions - §131. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context...

33 §132. Creation; conveyance; acceptance; duration; filing - §132. Creation; conveyance; acceptance; duration; filing 1. Working waterfront covenant....

33 §133. Judicial actions - §133. Judicial actions 1. Owners; qualified holders. An action affecting...

33 §134. Scope of working waterfront covenant - §134. Scope of working waterfront covenant A working waterfront covenant...

33 §135. Validity - §135. Validity A working waterfront covenant is valid and enforceable...

33 §136. Application - §136. Application 1. Interest created after effective date. This chapter...

Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE

Subchapter 1: ESTATES PASSING

33 §151. Items covered by deed - §151. Items covered by deed A person owning real estate...

33 §151-A. Definitions - §151-A. Definitions As used in this chapter: [PL 1969, c....

33 §152. Contingent estates - §152. Contingent estates When a contingent remainder, executory devise or...

33 §153. Sale or mortgage of estates subject to contingent remainders - §153. Sale or mortgage of estates subject to contingent remainders...

33 §154. -- notice; appointment of next friend of minors - §154. -- notice; appointment of next friend of minors Notice...

33 §155. -- bond of trustees; disposal of proceeds of sale - §155. -- bond of trustees; disposal of proceeds of sale...

33 §156. Entailments barred by conveyance in fee simple - §156. Entailments barred by conveyance in fee simple A person...

33 §157. Conveyance of greater estate, conveys only interest owned - §157. Conveyance of greater estate, conveys only interest owned A...

33 §158. Conveyance for life and to heirs in fee - §158. Conveyance for life and to heirs in fee A...

33 §159. Conveyances to 2 or more persons - §159. Conveyances to 2 or more persons Conveyances not in...

33 §160. -- mortgage or trust - §160. -- mortgage or trust When real estate is conveyed...

33 §161. Quitclaim or release - §161. Quitclaim or release A deed of release or quitclaim...

33 §162. No estate greater than tenancy at will unless by writing - §162. No estate greater than tenancy at will unless by...

33 §163. Private transfer fee obligations void and unenforceable - §163. Private transfer fee obligations void and unenforceable 1. Definitions....

Subchapter 1-A: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY DISCLOSURES

33 §171. Definitions - §171. Definitions As used in this subchapter, unless the context...

33 §172. Applicability; exemptions - §172. Applicability; exemptions This subchapter applies to the transfer of...

33 §173. Required disclosures - §173. Required disclosures Unless the transaction is exempt under section...

33 §173-A. Information provided - §173-A. Information provided Beginning January 1, 2004, unless the transaction...

33 §174. Delivery and time of disclosure; cancellation of contract - §174. Delivery and time of disclosure; cancellation of contract 1....

33 §175. Change in circumstances - §175. Change in circumstances 1. Inaccurate information. If information disclosed...

33 §176. Rights and duties of seller and purchaser - §176. Rights and duties of seller and purchaser 1. Seller's...

33 §177. Liability - §177. Liability A seller is not liable for any error,...

33 §178. Effect on other statutes or common law - §178. Effect on other statutes or common law This subchapter...

33 §179. Effective date - §179. Effective date This subchapter takes effect January 1, 2000....

Subchapter 1-B: NONRESIDENTIAL PROPERTY DISCLOSURES

33 §191. Definitions - §191. Definitions As used in this subchapter, unless the context...

33 §192. Applicability; exemptions - §192. Applicability; exemptions This subchapter applies to the transfer of...

33 §193. Disclosures - §193. Disclosures Unless the transaction is exempt under section 192,...

Subchapter 2: RECORDING

33 §201. Priority of recording - §201. Priority of recording No conveyance of an estate in...

33 §201-A. Conditions of actual notice - §201-A. Conditions of actual notice An exception, reservation, or recital...

33 §201-B. Notice; construction of provisions - §201-B. Notice; construction of provisions 1. Preservation of claims by...

33 §202. Failure to record, effect of - §202. Failure to record, effect of A deed purporting to...

33 §203. Need for acknowledgment - §203. Need for acknowledgment (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)...

33 §204. Deed lost before recording - §204. Deed lost before recording If a deed, duly executed...

33 §205. Certified copies of deeds recorded in other registries - §205. Certified copies of deeds recorded in other registries If...

33 §206. Recording by compulsion - §206. Recording by compulsion A person having an interest in...

33 §207. Recording master form - §207. Recording master form An instrument containing a form or...

33 §208. Indexing - §208. Indexing When any such instrument is recorded, the recorder...

33 §209. Incorporating master form - §209. Incorporating master form Thereafter any of the provisions of...

33 §210. Recording instrument incorporating master forms - §210. Recording instrument incorporating master forms Whenever a mortgage, or...

Subchapter 3: EXECUTION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Article 1: COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS

33 §251. Appointment; powers - §251. Appointment; powers The Governor may appoint one or more...

33 §252. Legal effect of official acts - §252. Legal effect of official acts The acknowledgment or proof,...

33 §253. Administration of oaths and depositions - §253. Administration of oaths and depositions Every commissioner appointed under...

33 §254. Qualifications and seal - §254. Qualifications and seal Every commissioner appointed under section 251,...

Article 2: PROOF OF EXECUTION

33 §301. Grantor dead or out of State - §301. Grantor dead or out of State When a grantor...

33 §302. Witness dead or absent - §302. Witness dead or absent When the witnesses are dead...

33 §303. Grantor refusing to acknowledge - §303. Grantor refusing to acknowledge When a grantor refuses to...

33 §304. Proof before justice of the peace after summons - §304. Proof before justice of the peace after summons In...

33 §305. Certification - §305. Certification When the justice of the peace at the...

33 §306. -- indorsement of certificate of acknowledgment - §306. -- indorsement of certificate of acknowledgment A certificate of...

Subchapter 3-A: VALIDITY OF SIGNATURES

33 §331. Electronic signatures not valid on certain real property documents (REPEALED) - §331. Electronic signatures not valid on certain real property documents...

Subchapter 4: VALIDATION OF DEFECTS

33 §351. Acknowledgments after commission expired - §351. Acknowledgments after commission expired When a person authorized to...

33 §352. Defective acknowledgments - §352. Defective acknowledgments A record of a deed or other...

33 §353. Miscellaneous defects (REPEALED) - §353. Miscellaneous defects (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 120...

33 §353-A. Miscellaneous defects - §353-A. Miscellaneous defects 1. Omission of consideration; failure to seal....

33 §353-B. Defects in plats - §353-B. Defects in plats Any plats of a subdivision approved...

Subchapter 5: TIMBER AND WOODLANDS

33 §401. Cutting and sale of trees; order of court - §401. Cutting and sale of trees; order of court Any...

33 §402. -- proceeds invested; income appropriated - §402. -- proceeds invested; income appropriated The court may cause...

33 §403. -- appointment of trustees; bond - §403. -- appointment of trustees; bond The court may appoint...

Subchapter 6: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

33 §451. Rights of aliens - §451. Rights of aliens An alien may take, hold, convey...

33 §452. Deeds and contracts by agents - §452. Deeds and contracts by agents Deeds and contracts executed...

33 §453. Conveyances for use of county - §453. Conveyances for use of county Conveyances, in whatever form,...

33 §454. Church pews - §454. Church pews Pews and rights in houses of public...

33 §455. Agreements to treat building as personal property - §455. Agreements to treat building as personal property No agreement,...

33 §456. Address of buyer - §456. Address of buyer All deeds and other instruments for...

33 §457. Error or omission of mailing address - §457. Error or omission of mailing address Any error in...

33 §458. Easements or rights-of-way; installation of utility services - §458. Easements or rights-of-way; installation of utility services 1. Easements...

33 §459. Easements and rights-of-way; installation of docks - §459. Easements and rights-of-way; installation of docks 1. Definitions. As...

Subchapter 7: TITLE TO ROADS AND WAYS

33 §460. Conveyance of land abutting a road or way - §460. Conveyance of land abutting a road or way A...

33 §461. Prior conveyances - §461. Prior conveyances Any conveyance made prior to October 3,...

33 §462. Preservation of claims by filing of notice within 2 years - §462. Preservation of claims by filing of notice within 2...

33 §463. Filing of notice; recording fee - §463. Filing of notice; recording fee In order for the...

33 §464. Persons under a disability; 2-year period not suspended - §464. Persons under a disability; 2-year period not suspended The...

33 §465. Abutters own the centerline of road or way - §465. Abutters own the centerline of road or way Any...

33 §466. -- State and municipal owned roads - §466. -- State and municipal owned roads This subchapter shall...

33 §467. -- public easement acquired over opposite sides of road or way in unequal proportion - §467. -- public easement acquired over opposite sides of road...

33 §468. Statutes of limitation not extended - §468. Statutes of limitation not extended Nothing contained in this...

33 §469. Liberal construction - §469. Liberal construction This subchapter shall be liberally construed to...

33 §469-A. Title to proposed, unaccepted ways - §469-A. Title to proposed, unaccepted ways 1. Reservation of title....

Subchapter 8: OMITTED MARITAL RELEASE

33 §470. Failure of spouse to join in release of right and interest by descent - §470. Failure of spouse to join in release of right...

33 §471. Preservation of claims by filing of notice - §471. Preservation of claims by filing of notice The spouse...

33 §472. Filing of notice; recording fee; indexing - §472. Filing of notice; recording fee; indexing In order for...

33 §473. Persons under disability; 2-year period not suspended - §473. Persons under disability; 2-year period not suspended The notice...

33 §474. Statutes of limitations not extended; bar or release not affected - §474. Statutes of limitations not extended; bar or release not...

33 §475. Liberal construction - §475. Liberal construction This subchapter shall be liberally construed to...

Subchapter 8-A: CONSERVATION EASEMENTS

33 §476. Definitions - §476. Definitions As used in this subchapter, unless the context...

33 §477. Creation, conveyance, acceptance and duration - §477. Creation, conveyance, acceptance and duration 1. Conservation easement. Except...

33 §477-A. Conservation easement standards - §477-A. Conservation easement standards 1. Conservation values. A conservation easement...

33 §478. Judicial actions - §478. Judicial actions 1. Action or intervention. An action affecting...

33 §479. Validity - §479. Validity A conservation easement is valid even though: [PL...

33 §479-A. Applicability - §479-A. Applicability 1. Interest created after effective date. This subchapter...

33 §479-B. Uniformity of application and construction - §479-B. Uniformity of application and construction This subchapter shall be...

33 §479-C. Conservation lands registry - §479-C. Conservation lands registry A holder of a conservation easement...

Subchapter 9: SIGNATURE OF A NONOWNER SPOUSE

33 §480. Signature of nonowner - §480. Signature of nonowner An owner of real estate may...

Chapter 8: LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS

33 §481. Definitions - §481. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context...

33 §482. Minimum contents of land installment contracts; recordation - §482. Minimum contents of land installment contracts; recordation 1. Contents....

33 §483. Prohibited acts - §483. Prohibited acts 1. Bad faith avoidance. A person may...

Chapter 9: MORTGAGES OF REAL PROPERTY

Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

33 §501. Forms - §501. Forms Mortgages of real estate include those made in...

33 §501-A. "Power of sale" - §501-A. "Power of sale" The following "power" is known as...

33 §502. Entry by mortgagee - §502. Entry by mortgagee A mortgagee, or person claiming under...

33 §503. Property insurance - §503. Property insurance No person or financial institution making a...

33 §504. Interest on residential mortgage escrow accounts - §504. Interest on residential mortgage escrow accounts 1. Loan provisions...

33 §505. Open-end mortgages - §505. Open-end mortgages 1. Definitions. As used in this section,...

33 §506. Undocumented mortgage agreements - §506. Undocumented mortgage agreements In a residential mortgage loan closing,...

33 §507. Disclosure regarding private mortgage insurance (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 33, SECTION 506) - §507. Disclosure regarding private mortgage insurance (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 33,...

33 §508. Nominee mortgagees - §508. Nominee mortgagees 1. Authority presumed. A person or entity...

Subchapter 1-A: FUNDED SETTLEMENT ACT

33 §521. Short title - §521. Short title This subchapter may be known and cited...

33 §522. Definitions - §522. Definitions As used in this subchapter, unless the context...

33 §523. Applicability - §523. Applicability This subchapter applies to transactions: [PL 1999, c....

33 §524. Duty of lender - §524. Duty of lender The lender shall cause, at or...

33 §525. Duty of settlement agent - §525. Duty of settlement agent The settlement agent shall cause...

33 §526. Penalty - §526. Penalty 1. Consumer remedies. A lender or settlement agent...

33 §527. Enforcement - §527. Enforcement With respect to lenders that are supervised financial...

33 §528. Privacy duties of settlement agents - §528. Privacy duties of settlement agents A settlement agent shall...

Subchapter 2: DISCHARGE OF MORTGAGES

33 §551. Entry on record; neglect to discharge - §551. Entry on record; neglect to discharge A mortgage only...

33 §552. Validation - §552. Validation All marginal discharges of mortgages recorded prior to...

33 §553. Discharge by attorney (REPEALED) - §553. Discharge by attorney (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1993, c....

33 §553-A. Discharge by attorney - §553-A. Discharge by attorney 1. Affidavit. A recorded mortgage on...

Chapter 10: UNIT OWNERSHIP

Subchapter 1: UNIT OWNERSHIP

33 §560. Short title - §560. Short title This chapter shall be known as the...

33 §561. Definitions - §561. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context...

33 §562. Application - §562. Application This chapter shall be applicable only to property,...

33 §563. Status of units - §563. Status of units Each unit, together with its undivided...

33 §564. Ownership of units - §564. Ownership of units Each unit owner shall be entitled...

33 §565. Common elements - §565. Common elements 1. Percentage of ownership. Each unit owner...

33 §566. Compliance with bylaws and rules and regulations - §566. Compliance with bylaws and rules and regulations Each unit...

33 §567. Certain work prohibited - §567. Certain work prohibited No unit owner shall do any...

33 §568. Common profits and expenses - §568. Common profits and expenses The common profits of the...

33 §569. Contents of declaration - §569. Contents of declaration The declaration shall contain the following...

33 §570. Contents of deeds of units - §570. Contents of deeds of units Deeds of units shall...

33 §571. Recording - §571. Recording 1. Recording. The declaration, any amendment or amendments...

33 §572. Mortgage and liens affecting a unit at time of first conveyance - §572. Mortgage and liens affecting a unit at time of...

33 §573. Withdrawal - §573. Withdrawal The unit owners may remove a property from...

33 §574. Subsequent resubmission - §574. Subsequent resubmission The removal provided for in section 573...

33 §575. Bylaws - §575. Bylaws The administration of every property shall be governed...

33 §576. Contents of bylaws - §576. Contents of bylaws The bylaws shall provide for the...

33 §577. Books of receipts and expenditures; availability for examination - §577. Books of receipts and expenditures; availability for examination The...

33 §578. Waiver of use of common elements; abandonment of unit - §578. Waiver of use of common elements; abandonment of unit...

33 §579. Separate taxation - §579. Separate taxation Taxes, assessments, including special assessments, and other...

33 §580. Lien for common changes - §580. Lien for common changes 1. Liens. Subsequent to recording...

33 §581. Foreclosure - §581. Foreclosure All sums assessed by the association of unit...

33 §582. Voluntary conveyance - §582. Voluntary conveyance In a voluntary conveyance the grantee of...

33 §583. Insurance - §583. Insurance The manager or board of directors shall, to...

33 §584. Repair and reconstruction - §584. Repair and reconstruction Except as otherwise provided, damage to...

33 §585. Actions - §585. Actions Without limiting the rights of any unit owner,...

33 §586. Users subject to land - §586. Users subject to land All unit owners, tenants of...

33 §587. Loans - §587. Loans Savings banks, trust and banking companies and savings...

33 §588. Time shares (REPEALED) - §588. Time shares (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 484...

Subchapter 1-A: MEMBERSHIP CAMPING

33 §589. Definitions - §589. Definitions As used in this subchapter, unless the context...

33 §589-A. Requirements of membership camping - §589-A. Requirements of membership camping 1. Specific disclosures. No membership...

33 §589-B. Membership camping contract brokers; fees; escrow accounts; disclosures to new purchaser; notice of cancellation to purchaser - §589-B. Membership camping contract brokers; fees; escrow accounts; disclosures to...

33 §589-C. Violation - §589-C. Violation 1. Violation. Any violation of this subchapter is...

Chapter 10-A: TIME SHARES

33 §591. Definitions - §591. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context...

33 §592. Requirements of time shares - §592. Requirements of time shares 1. Specific disclosures. No time...

33 §593. Taxation of time-share estates - §593. Taxation of time-share estates Notwithstanding the provisions of sections...

33 §593-A. Utility billing for time-share estates - §593-A. Utility billing for time-share estates 1. Definitions. As used...

33 §594. Liens for assessment - §594. Liens for assessment 1. Lien created. A managing entity...

33 §595. Foreclosure or commercial sale of timeshare - §595. Foreclosure or commercial sale of timeshare 1. Nonjudicial foreclosure...

Chapter 11: REGISTER OF DEEDS

Subchapter 1: PERSONNEL OF OFFICE

33 §601. Election of register; vacancies - §601. Election of register; vacancies A register of deeds shall...

33 §602. Examination of lists by Governor; certificates; tenure - §602. Examination of lists by Governor; certificates; tenure The meetings...

33 §603. Bond - §603. Bond Each register shall give bond with sufficient sureties...

33 §604. Salaries - §604. Salaries Registers of deeds in the several counties shall...

33 §605. Deputy; oath and duties - §605. Deputy; oath and duties Each register shall appoint a...

33 §606. Clerk of courts as register (REPEALED) - §606. Clerk of courts as register (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

33 §607. Assistant (REPEALED) - §607. Assistant (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 698, §168...

33 §608. Removal of register for misconduct or incapacity - §608. Removal of register for misconduct or incapacity When on...

33 §609. Successors may complete records and grant certificates - §609. Successors may complete records and grant certificates The newly...

33 §610. Certificates, conditions and requisites of - §610. Certificates, conditions and requisites of No such certificate shall...

33 §611. Recording officer not to draft or aid in drafting recorded instrument - §611. Recording officer not to draft or aid in drafting...

Subchapter 2: RECORDS AND RECORDING

33 §651. Records; index - §651. Records; index The records and indexes in each registry...

33 §651-A. Grantor, grantee names; form of indexing - §651-A. Grantor, grantee names; form of indexing No instrument executed...

33 §651-B. Privacy protection - §651-B. Privacy protection 1. Definitions. As used in this section,...

33 §652. Recording plans - §652. Recording plans The county commissioners shall provide, at the...

33 §653. Time of recording; verification - §653. Time of recording; verification A register shall, at the...

33 §654. Miscellaneous records - §654. Miscellaneous records Registers shall receive and record all certificates...

33 §654-A. Certain county records of deeds to be copied; legal effect (REPEALED) - §654-A. Certain county records of deeds to be copied; legal...

33 §655. Town records to State Archivist for safekeeping - §655. Town records to State Archivist for safekeeping All persons,...

33 §656. Owner of original records reimbursed for safekeeping (REPEALED) - §656. Owner of original records reimbursed for safekeeping (REPEALED) SECTION...

33 §657. Filing of subdivision plats; penalty - §657. Filing of subdivision plats; penalty Whoever lots or causes...

33 §658. Recording of releases or waivers of conditions - §658. Recording of releases or waivers of conditions Whenever land...

33 §659. Duplicates of plans in court files - §659. Duplicates of plans in court files Whenever in the...

33 §660. Plans of townships; copies; filing and indexing - §660. Plans of townships; copies; filing and indexing The county...

33 §661. Plans deemed of interest to county - §661. Plans deemed of interest to county The county commissioners...

33 §662. Plans showing allotment of lands in cities and towns - §662. Plans showing allotment of lands in cities and towns...

33 §662-A. Municipal land control ordinances (REPEALED) - §662-A. Municipal land control ordinances (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1973,...

33 §663. Copies of transfers of lands in unorganized territory sent to State Tax Assessor - §663. Copies of transfers of lands in unorganized territory sent...

33 §664. Notices of federal tax liens (REPEALED) - §664. Notices of federal tax liens (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

33 §665. Farm owner may name lands for filing and recording - §665. Farm owner may name lands for filing and recording...

33 §666. Transfer of named farm lands - §666. Transfer of named farm lands Whenever any owner of...

33 §667. Conservation restrictions; defined (REPEALED) - §667. Conservation restrictions; defined (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c....

33 §668. -- acquisition, effect, recording and release (REPEALED) - §668. -- acquisition, effect, recording and release (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

33 §669. Copies of bankruptcy orders and decrees - §669. Copies of bankruptcy orders and decrees At any time...

33 §670. Facsimile signature of the register and deputy register of deeds - §670. Facsimile signature of the register and deputy register of...

Subchapter 3: LOCATION OF OFFICES

33 §701. Office in shire town - §701. Office in shire town The register of deeds in...

33 §702. Western district office in Oxford County (REPEALED) - §702. Western district office in Oxford County (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

33 §703. Northern district office in Aroostook County - §703. Northern district office in Aroostook County All that part...

Subchapter 4: FEES

33 §751. Schedule - §751. Schedule Except as provided in any other provision of...

33 §752. Records preservation surcharge - §752. Records preservation surcharge 1. Surcharge. In addition to any...

33 §753. Definitions - §753. Definitions As used in this subchapter, unless the context...

Chapter 12: SHORT FORM DEEDS ACT

33 §761. Statutory forms; incorporation by reference; title - §761. Statutory forms; incorporation by reference; title The forms set...

33 §762. Rules and definitions - §762. Rules and definitions For the purpose of avoiding the...

33 §763. Warranty deed - §763. Warranty deed A deed in substance following the form...

33 §764. Warranty covenants - §764. Warranty covenants In a conveyance of real estate the...

33 §765. Quitclaim deed with covenant - §765. Quitclaim deed with covenant A deed in substance following...

33 §766. Quitclaim covenant or limited covenant - §766. Quitclaim covenant or limited covenant In a conveyance of...

33 §767. Mortgage deed - §767. Mortgage deed A deed in substance following the form...

33 §768. Mortgage covenants - §768. Mortgage covenants In a conveyance of real estate the...

33 §769. Statutory condition in mortgage - §769. Statutory condition in mortgage The following "condition" shall be...

33 §770. Assignment of mortgage; words of transfer - §770. Assignment of mortgage; words of transfer In an assignment...

33 §771. Grant as a word of conveyance - §771. Grant as a word of conveyance In a conveyance...

33 §772. Words of inheritance; habendum - §772. Words of inheritance; habendum 1. Words of inheritance; habendum....

33 §772-A. Effect of release - §772-A. Effect of release 1. Testimonium clause. A deed or...

33 §773. Easements, privileges and appurtenances belonging to granted estate - §773. Easements, privileges and appurtenances belonging to granted estate In...

33 §774. Seals not required - §774. Seals not required All deeds and other instruments, including...

33 §775. Appendix - §775. Appendix Statutory short forms of instruments relating to real...

Chapter 13: COORDINATE SYSTEM

33 §801. Definition (REPEALED) - §801. Definition (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 156 (RPR)....

33 §801-A. Definitions - §801-A. Definitions The systems of plane coordinates that have been...

33 §802. East, West, Maine 2000 West, Maine 2000 Central and Maine 2000 East zones - §802. East, West, Maine 2000 West, Maine 2000 Central and...

33 §803. Plane coordinates of a point - §803. Plane coordinates of a point The plane coordinate values...

33 §803-A. Describing the location of any survey station or land boundary corner - §803-A. Describing the location of any survey station or land...

33 §804. Land extending from one zone to another - §804. Land extending from one zone to another When any...

33 §805. Technical definition - §805. Technical definition 1. Maine Coordinate System of 1927. For...

33 §806. Use in making official records of land boundaries - §806. Use in making official records of land boundaries No...

33 §807. Use of terms - §807. Use of terms The use of the "Maine Coordinate...

33 §807-A. Effective date (REPEALED) - §807-A. Effective date (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 156...

33 §808. Use not mandatory (REPEALED) - §808. Use not mandatory (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c....

Chapter 15: TRUSTS

33 §851. Trust in lands requires writing - §851. Trust in lands requires writing There can be no...

33 §851-A. Conveyances to or from trusts without naming trustee - §851-A. Conveyances to or from trusts without naming trustee 1....

33 §852. Titles not defeated by trusts without notice or record - §852. Titles not defeated by trusts without notice or record...

Chapter 17: JOINT TENANCIES

Subchapter 1: PERSONAL PROPERTY

33 §901. Corporate securities - §901. Corporate securities Certificates of stock in corporations, corporate bonds,...

33 §902. -- retroactive effect - §902. -- retroactive effect Section 901 shall not apply to...

33 §903. -- existing tenancies not affected - §903. -- existing tenancies not affected Nothing in this subchapter...

33 §904. -- form of agreement - §904. -- form of agreement The following shall be a...

Subchapter 2: REAL PROPERTY

33 §951. Joinder or severance; notice - §951. Joinder or severance; notice All or any of the...

33 §952. Judgment; execution for share - §952. Judgment; execution for share The court shall enter judgment...

33 §953. Recovery of rent or income from joint tenant - §953. Recovery of rent or income from joint tenant If...

Chapter 19: GIFTS TO MINORS (REPEALED)

33 §1001. Definitions (REPEALED) - §1001. Definitions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 285, §§1-6...

33 §1002. Manner of making gift (REPEALED) - §1002. Manner of making gift (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1967,...

33 §1003. Effect of gift (REPEALED) - §1003. Effect of gift (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c....

33 §1004. Powers and duties (REPEALED) - §1004. Powers and duties (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c....

33 §1005. Expenses, compensation, bond and liabilities (REPEALED) - §1005. Expenses, compensation, bond and liabilities (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

33 §1006. Exemption of 3rd persons from liability (REPEALED) - §1006. Exemption of 3rd persons from liability (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

33 §1007. Resignation, death or removal; bond; successor (REPEALED) - §1007. Resignation, death or removal; bond; successor (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

33 §1008. Accounting (REPEALED) - §1008. Accounting (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 734, §1...

33 §1009. Construction (REPEALED) - §1009. Construction (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 734, §1...

33 §1010. Short title (REPEALED) - §1010. Short title (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 734,...

Chapter 20: IMPROVIDENT TRANSFERS OF TITLE

33 §1021. Definitions - §1021. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context...

33 §1022. Undue influence - §1022. Undue influence 1. Presumption. In any transfer of real...

33 §1023. Civil action; relief available - §1023. Civil action; relief available 1. Civil action. A civil...

33 §1024. Other common law and statutory causes of action and relief still available - §1024. Other common law and statutory causes of action and...

33 §1025. Title practices - §1025. Title practices This chapter does not require that language...

Chapter 21: LOST GOODS

33 §1051. Duty of finder of money or goods worth $3 or more - §1051. Duty of finder of money or goods worth $3...

33 §1052. Taking up stray beasts; notice (REPEALED) - §1052. Taking up stray beasts; notice (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

33 §1053. Appraisal if value $10 or more - §1053. Appraisal if value $10 or more A finder of...

33 §1054. Restitution to appearing owner; money or goods - §1054. Restitution to appearing owner; money or goods If the...

33 §1055. – strays (REPEALED) - §1055. – strays (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2019, c. 437,...

33 §1056. Finder's rights when no owner appears - §1056. Finder's rights when no owner appears If no owner...

33 §1057. Sale of strays when no owner appears (REPEALED) - §1057. Sale of strays when no owner appears (REPEALED) SECTION...

33 §1058. Failure to give notice; penalty - §1058. Failure to give notice; penalty If the finder of...

33 §1059. Recovery of strays without paying charges; penalty (REPEALED) - §1059. Recovery of strays without paying charges; penalty (REPEALED) SECTION...

33 §1060. Damages by animals; remedy; lien (REPEALED) - §1060. Damages by animals; remedy; lien (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

Chapter 23: UNSOLICITED MERCHANDISE

33 §1101. Unsolicited merchandise; duty of receiver - §1101. Unsolicited merchandise; duty of receiver Where unsolicited merchandise is...

Chapter 25: MAINE COASTAL ISLAND REGISTRY

33 §1201. Legislative intent, purpose - §1201. Legislative intent, purpose The Legislature finds that the ownership...

33 §1202. Definitions - §1202. Definitions As used in this chapter the following words...

33 §1203. Registry - §1203. Registry There is herewith established and created a Coastal...

33 §1204. -- duties - §1204. -- duties The Coastal Island Registry shall devise a...

33 §1205. Registration - §1205. Registration Each true owner, or authorized representative of such...

33 §1206. Filing and notice of failure to file - §1206. Filing and notice of failure to file 1. Filing...

33 §1207. Title in State - §1207. Title in State Title to each and every coastal...

33 §1208. Late registrations - §1208. Late registrations Each and every coastal island which the...

33 §1209. Review of claims to coastal islands - §1209. Review of claims to coastal islands The Director of...

33 §1210. Exemption - §1210. Exemption Any coastal island that has 4 or more...

33 §1211. Requirement for notice - §1211. Requirement for notice 1. Publication. The Secretary of State...

33 §1212. List - §1212. List Municipal officers shall submit a list of islands...

33 §1213. Water boundaries - §1213. Water boundaries For the purposes of this chapter, the...

33 §1214. Recordation (REPEALED) - §1214. Recordation (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c. 616, §1...

33 §1215. Rules and regulations - §1215. Rules and regulations The Director of the Bureau of...

33 §1216. Limitation - §1216. Limitation Nothing in this chapter shall preclude the rights...

33 §1217. Fees - §1217. Fees All registration fees except those designated for registers...

33 §1218. Fraudulent registration - §1218. Fraudulent registration Any person who knowingly registers a coastal...

Chapter 27: ABANDONED PROPERTY (REPEALED)

Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS AND TERMS FOR ABANDONMENT

33 §1301. Purpose (REPEALED) - §1301. Purpose (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 707, §8...

33 §1302. Definitions (REPEALED) - §1302. Definitions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 707, §8...

33 §1303. Property subject to custody and control of the State (REPEALED) - §1303. Property subject to custody and control of the State...

33 §1304. Property held by financial institutions (REPEALED) - §1304. Property held by financial institutions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

33 §1305. Property held by life insurers (REPEALED) - §1305. Property held by life insurers (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

33 §1306. Property held by other insurers (REPEALED) - §1306. Property held by other insurers (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

33 §1307. Property held by utilities (REPEALED) - §1307. Property held by utilities (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977,...

33 §1308. Property held by business associations (REPEALED) - §1308. Property held by business associations (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

33 §1309. Property held in the course of dissolution (REPEALED) - §1309. Property held in the course of dissolution (REPEALED) SECTION...

33 §1310. Property held by fiduciary (REPEALED) - §1310. Property held by fiduciary (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977,...

33 §1311. Property held by governmental agents (REPEALED) - §1311. Property held by governmental agents (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

33 §1311-A. Unpaid wages (REPEALED) - §1311-A. Unpaid wages (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 211,...

33 §1312. Property held in the ordinary course of business (REPEALED) - §1312. Property held in the ordinary course of business (REPEALED)...

33 §1313. Property held by landlords (REPEALED) - §1313. Property held by landlords (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1979,...

33 §1314. Property held by state institutions (REPEALED) - §1314. Property held by state institutions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

33 §1315. Property held by public administrators (REPEALED) - §1315. Property held by public administrators (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

33 §1316. Recovery of property by another state (REPEALED) - §1316. Recovery of property by another state (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

Subchapter 2: ADMINISTRATION OF ABANDONED PROPERTY

33 §1351. Report of abandoned property (REPEALED) - §1351. Report of abandoned property (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977,...

33 §1352. Notice and publication by Treasurer of State (REPEALED) - §1352. Notice and publication by Treasurer of State (REPEALED) SECTION...

33 §1353. Payment or delivery of abandoned property (REPEALED) - §1353. Payment or delivery of abandoned property (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

33 §1354. Relief from liability by payment or delivery (REPEALED) - §1354. Relief from liability by payment or delivery (REPEALED) SECTION...

33 §1355. Income accruing after payment or delivery (REPEALED) - §1355. Income accruing after payment or delivery (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

33 §1356. Periods of limitation not a bar (REPEALED) - §1356. Periods of limitation not a bar (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

33 §1357. Sale retention or disposal of abandoned property (REPEALED) - §1357. Sale retention or disposal of abandoned property (REPEALED) SECTION...

33 §1358. Deposit of funds (REPEALED) - §1358. Deposit of funds (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c....

33 §1359. Claim for abandoned property paid or delivered (REPEALED) - §1359. Claim for abandoned property paid or delivered (REPEALED) SECTION...

33 §1360. Examination of records (REPEALED) - §1360. Examination of records (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c....

33 §1361. Proceeding to allow examination or compel delivery (REPEALED) - §1361. Proceeding to allow examination or compel delivery (REPEALED) SECTION...

33 §1362. Penalties (REPEALED) - §1362. Penalties (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 707, §8...

33 §1363. Regulations (REPEALED) - §1363. Regulations (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 707, §8...

33 §1364. Restriction on agreement to locate reported property (REPEALED) - §1364. Restriction on agreement to locate reported property (REPEALED) SECTION...

33 §1365. Effect of laws of other states (REPEALED) - §1365. Effect of laws of other states (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

33 §1366. Agreements with other states (REPEALED) - §1366. Agreements with other states (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1979,...

Chapter 28: SOLAR EASEMENTS

33 §1401. Establishment of solar easements - §1401. Establishment of solar easements Any easement obtained for the...

33 §1402. Contents of solar easements - §1402. Contents of solar easements 1. Instrument creating easement; description;...

Chapter 28-A: SOLAR RIGHTS

33 §1421. Definitions - §1421. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context...

33 §1422. Policy - §1422. Policy It is the policy of the State to...

33 §1423. Use and installation of solar energy devices - §1423. Use and installation of solar energy devices 1. Application....

33 §1424. Limitation - §1424. Limitation This chapter does not supersede any existing authority...

Chapter 29: PRESERVATION INTEREST

33 §1551. Definitions - §1551. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context...

33 §1552. Preservation interests authorized; enforcement; release - §1552. Preservation interests authorized; enforcement; release A preservation interest is...

33 §1553. Scope of preservation interest - §1553. Scope of preservation interest A preservation interest may forbid,...

33 §1554. Recordation - §1554. Recordation So that the title to the historic property...

33 §1555. Limitation - §1555. Limitation This chapter shall not be construed to imply...

Chapter 30: TRAIL EASEMENTS

33 §1581. Definitions - §1581. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context...

33 §1582. Creation, conveyance, acceptance and duration - §1582. Creation, conveyance, acceptance and duration 1. Trail easement. Except...

33 §1583. Judicial actions - §1583. Judicial actions 1. Action or intervention. An owner of...

33 §1584. Validity - §1584. Validity A trail easement is valid and enforceable even...

33 §1585. Applicability - §1585. Applicability 1. Trail easement created after effective date. This...

Chapter 31: MAINE CONDOMINIUM ACT

Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

33 §1601-101. Short title - §1601-101. Short title This Act shall be known and may...

33 §1601-102. Applicability - §1601-102. Applicability (a) This Act applies to all condominiums created,...

33 §1601-103. Definitions - §1601-103. Definitions In the declaration and bylaws, unless specifically provided...

33 §1601-104. Variation by agreement - §1601-104. Variation by agreement Except as expressly provided in this...

33 §1601-105. Separate titles and taxation - §1601-105. Separate titles and taxation (a) If there is any...

33 §1601-106. Applicability of local laws and regulations - §1601-106. Applicability of local laws and regulations A zoning, subdivision,...

33 §1601-107. Eminent Domain - §1601-107. Eminent Domain (a) If a unit is acquired by...

33 §1601-108. Supplemental general principles of law applicable - §1601-108. Supplemental general principles of law applicable The principles of...

33 §1601-109. Construction against implicit repeal - §1601-109. Construction against implicit repeal This Act being a general...

33 §1601-110. Uniformity of application and construction - §1601-110. Uniformity of application and construction This Act shall be...

33 §1601-111. Severability - §1601-111. Severability If any provision of this Act or the...

33 §1601-112. Unconscionable agreement or term of contract - §1601-112. Unconscionable agreement or term of contract (a) The court,...

33 §1601-113. Obligation of good faith - §1601-113. Obligation of good faith Every contract or duty governed...

33 §1601-114. Remedies to be liberally administered - §1601-114. Remedies to be liberally administered (a) The remedies provided...

33 §1601-115. Legal investments - §1601-115. Legal investments Financial institutions may make loans to any...

33 §1601-116. Effective date - §1601-116. Effective date This Act shall be effective on January...

Article 2: CREATION, ALTERATION AND TERMINATION OF CONDOMINIUMS

33 §1602-101. Creation of condominium - §1602-101. Creation of condominium (a) A condominium may be created...

33 §1602-102. Unit boundaries - §1602-102. Unit boundaries Except as provided by the declaration: [PL...

33 §1602-103. Construction and validity of declaration and bylaws - §1602-103. Construction and validity of declaration and bylaws (a) All...

33 §1602-104. Description of units - §1602-104. Description of units A description of a unit which...

33 §1602-105. Contents of declaration - §1602-105. Contents of declaration (a) The declaration for a condominium...

33 §1602-106. Leasehold condominiums - §1602-106. Leasehold condominiums (a) Any lease the expiration or termination...

33 §1602-107. Allocations of common element interests, votes and common expense liabilities - §1602-107. Allocations of common element interests, votes and common expense...

33 §1602-108. Limited common elements - §1602-108. Limited common elements (a) Except for the limited common...

33 §1602-109. Plats and plans - §1602-109. Plats and plans (a) Plats and plans are a...

33 §1602-110. Exercise of development rights - §1602-110. Exercise of development rights (a) To exercise any development...

33 §1602-111. Alterations of units - §1602-111. Alterations of units Subject to the provisions of the...

33 §1602-112. Relocation of boundaries between adjoining units - §1602-112. Relocation of boundaries between adjoining units (a) Subject to...

33 §1602-113. Subdivision of units - §1602-113. Subdivision of units (a) If the declaration expressly so...

33 §1602-114. Easement for encroachments - §1602-114. Easement for encroachments To the extent that any unit...

33 §1602-115. Use for sales purposes - §1602-115. Use for sales purposes A declarant may maintain sales...

33 §1602-116. Easement to facilitate exercise of special declarant rights - §1602-116. Easement to facilitate exercise of special declarant rights Subject...

33 §1602-117. Amendment of declaration - §1602-117. Amendment of declaration (a) Except in cases of amendments...

33 §1602-118. Termination of condominium - §1602-118. Termination of condominium (a) Except in the case of...

33 §1602-119. Rights of secured lenders - §1602-119. Rights of secured lenders (a) The declaration may require...

33 §1602-120. Master associations - §1602-120. Master associations (a) If the declaration for a condominium...

33 §1602-121. Merger or consolidation of condominiums - §1602-121. Merger or consolidation of condominiums (a) Any 2 or...

Article 3: MANAGEMENT OF THE CONDOMINIUM

33 §1603-101. Organization of unit owners' association - §1603-101. Organization of unit owners' association A unit owners' association...

33 §1603-102. Powers of unit owners' association - §1603-102. Powers of unit owners' association (a) Subject to the...

33 §1603-103. Executive board members and officers; declarant control - §1603-103. Executive board members and officers; declarant control (a) Except...

33 §1603-104. Transfer of special declarant rights - §1603-104. Transfer of special declarant rights (a) No special declarant...

33 §1603-105. Termination of contracts and leases of declarant - §1603-105. Termination of contracts and leases of declarant If entered...

33 §1603-106. Bylaws - §1603-106. Bylaws (a) The bylaws of the association must provide...

33 §1603-107. Upkeep of the condominium - §1603-107. Upkeep of the condominium (a) Except to the extent...

33 §1603-108. Meetings - §1603-108. Meetings A meeting of the association must be held...

33 §1603-109. Quorums - §1603-109. Quorums (a) Unless the bylaws provide otherwise, a quorum...

33 §1603-110. Voting; proxies - §1603-110. Voting; proxies (a) If only one of the multiple...

33 §1603-111. Tort and contract liability - §1603-111. Tort and contract liability Neither the association nor any...

33 §1603-112. Alienation of common elements - §1603-112. Alienation of common elements (a) Portions of the common...

33 §1603-113. Insurance - §1603-113. Insurance (a) Commencing not later than the time of...

33 §1603-114. Surplus funds - §1603-114. Surplus funds Unless otherwise provided in the declaration, any...

33 §1603-115. Assessments for common expenses - §1603-115. Assessments for common expenses (a) Until the association makes...

33 §1603-115-A. Optional escrow of assessments - §1603-115-A. Optional escrow of assessments (a) The association may require...

33 §1603-116. Lien for assessments - §1603-116. Lien for assessments (a) The association has a lien...

33 §1603-117. Other liens affecting the condominium - §1603-117. Other liens affecting the condominium (a) A judgment for...

33 §1603-118. Association records - §1603-118. Association records (a) An association must retain the following:...

33 §1603-119. Association as trustee - §1603-119. Association as trustee With respect to a 3rd person...

Article 4: PROTECTION OF CONDOMINIUM PURCHASERS

33 §1604-101. Applicability; waiver - §1604-101. Applicability; waiver (a) This article applies to all units...

33 §1604-102. Liability for public offering statement requirements - §1604-102. Liability for public offering statement requirements (a) Except as...

33 §1604-103. Public offering statement; general provisions - §1604-103. Public offering statement; general provisions (a) Except as provided...

33 §1604-104. Public offering statement; condominiums subject to development rights - §1604-104. Public offering statement; condominiums subject to development rights If...

33 §1604-105. Public offering statement; condominiums containing conversion buildings - §1604-105. Public offering statement; condominiums containing conversion buildings (a) The...

33 §1604-106. Public offering statement; condominium securities - §1604-106. Public offering statement; condominium securities If an interest in...

33 §1604-107. Purchaser's right to cancel - §1604-107. Purchaser's right to cancel (a) A person required to...

33 §1604-108. Resales of units - §1604-108. Resales of units (a) Except in the case of...

33 §1604-109. Escrow of deposits - §1604-109. Escrow of deposits Any deposit made in connection with...

33 §1604-110. Release of liens - §1604-110. Release of liens In the case of a sale...

33 §1604-111. Conversion buildings - §1604-111. Conversion buildings (a) A declarant of a condominium containing...

33 §1604-112. Express warranties of quality - §1604-112. Express warranties of quality (a) Express warranties made by...

33 §1604-113. Implied warranties of quality - §1604-113. Implied warranties of quality (a) A declarant and any...

33 §1604-114. Exclusion or modification of implied warranties of quality - §1604-114. Exclusion or modification of implied warranties of quality (a)...

33 §1604-115. Statute of limitations for warranties - §1604-115. Statute of limitations for warranties (a) A judicial proceeding...

33 §1604-116. Effect of violations on rights of action - §1604-116. Effect of violations on rights of action If a...

33 §1604-117. Labeling of promotional material - §1604-117. Labeling of promotional material If any improvement contemplated in...

33 §1604-118. Declarant's obligation to complete and restore - §1604-118. Declarant's obligation to complete and restore (a) The declarant...

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TITLE 33: PROPERTY