{"data":{"id":"us-me/36-m.r.s.-558-a","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"36 M.R.S. §558-A","heading":"Liability for failure to pay prorated property taxes","body":"1.  Civil action authorized.  If after a real estate closing in which the parties have prorated property taxes pursuant to section 558, any party knowingly fails to pay that party's share of the taxes, which results in a lien being filed, any other party to the transaction who pays the taxes that are owed by the delinquent party may recover in a civil action from the delinquent party the amount of unpaid taxes, costs incurred in releasing the lien and reasonable attorney's fees.\n2.  Effect on credit rating.  If a party prevails in an action filed under subsection 1 and a record of a lien in that party's name has been placed in that party's file with a consumer reporting agency, that lien must be considered inaccurate information under 15 United States Code, Section 1681i if the party requesting relief submits a copy of the court judgment and proof of payment of the lien to the consumer reporting agency.","path":["TITLE 36: TAXATION","PART 2: PROPERTY TAXES","CHAPTER 105: CITIES AND TOWNS","SUBCHAPTER 2: REAL PROPERTY TAXES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/36/title36sec558-A.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:40Z","sha256":"82b4c646ee2528b2dbcb355da4904ec3cb4f83e876cb8ffb2a29ebb2db156b75","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/36-m.r.s.-558","next":"us-me/36-m.r.s.-559"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}