{"data":{"id":"us-me/30-a-m.r.s.-4973-a","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"30-A M.R.S. §4973-A","heading":"Notification of expiration","body":"Any person, firm or organization that owns or has a controlling interest in any low-income rental housing shall provide notice of the expiration of any affordability restrictions or financial assistance to the tenants of that property, a tenants' organization for that property, if any, the Maine State Housing Authority and, if the property is located in the area of operation of a municipal housing authority, the municipal housing authority.\n1.  Notice contents.  The notice required by this section must include:\nA.  The address of the low-income rental housing;\nB.  The name and address of the owner of the low-income rental housing;\nC.  Notification of the date on which the affordability restriction or financial assistance will terminate; and\nD.  Any other information as required by the Maine State Housing Authority by rule.\n2.  Notice timing.  If the affordability restriction or financial assistance is scheduled to terminate in 2 or more years after the effective date of this section, the notice must be mailed at least 2 years before the scheduled termination.  If the affordability restriction or financial assistance is scheduled to terminate less than 2 years after the effective date of this section, the notice must be mailed by November 30, 2025.\n3.  Notice delivery.  Notice provided to the Maine State Housing Authority, a municipal housing authority, a tenant and a tenants' organization must be sent by first-class mail, return receipt requested.  Notice to a tenant must also be left in or under the door of the tenant's dwelling unit.","path":["TITLE 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES","PART 2: MUNICIPALITIES","CHAPTER 201: HOUSING AUTHORITY","SUBCHAPTER 12: PRESERVATION OF MODERATE-INCOME AND LOW-INCOME HOUSING CONSTRUCTED WITH FEDERAL ASSISTANCE"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/30-A/title30-Asec4973-A.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:36Z","sha256":"e60ca70fc7f3a76556142dbe5326e377a31b466569e5fbeeab5dfbde77ec8e30","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/30-a-m.r.s.-4973","next":"us-me/30-a-m.r.s.-4974"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}