{"data":{"id":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-719","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"38 M.R.S. §719","heading":"--offer to accept less compensation","body":"The owner of the land injured may within the time provided in section 717 offer in writing to the owner of the mill, dam or canal to accept a reduced compensation for the future. If the owner of the mill, dam or canal declines to pay it, and brings a new complaint to obtain a reduction, the owner of the mill, dam or canal may not recover costs, unless the compensation is reduced to a sum less than what was offered.","path":["TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION","CHAPTER 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS","SUBCHAPTER 1: MILLS AND DAMS","ARTICLE 1: ERECTION AND FLOWAGE RIGHTS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec719.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:41Z","sha256":"8c972d2ef28398f022a354a380837baeedc7adc8fbc2dbe04cfeb22570fa8d0b","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-718","next":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-720"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}