Maine LD 1927: Resolve, Directing The Department Of Transportation To Erect And Maintain Markers To Commemorate And Recognize The Lafayette Trail

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STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 1288 - L.D. 1927
An Act to Add Mold to the Implied Warranty and Covenant of Habitability
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 14 MRSA §6021, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 401, §4, is repealed
and the following enacted in its place:
1. Definition. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the
following terms have the following meanings.
A. "Dwelling unit" includes mobile homes, apartments, buildings and other structures,
including the common areas thereof, that are rented for human habitation.
B. "Leaking event" means a water leak from flooding or a system or structural failure,
such as a failure of a roof, window, door, plumbing system, foundation or appliance.
Sec. 2. 14 MRSA §6021, sub-§6-B is enacted to read:
6-B. Mold; bacteria; other biological organisms. It is a breach of the implied
warranty of fitness for human habitation when a landlord offers for rent a dwelling unit in
which there is a leaking event, chronic moisture or humidity conditions outside of the
control of a tenant that result in the growth of mold, bacteria or other biological organisms.
A municipality may adopt more stringent standards by ordinance than those provided in
this section.
LAW WITHOUT
GOVERNOR'S
SIGNATURE

JANUARY 11, 2026
CHAPTER
515
PUBLIC LAW