{"data":{"id":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-853","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"38 M.R.S. §853","heading":"Reimbursement","body":"If they are not reimbursed by the profits of the mill or paid by the other owners within 6 months after the work is completed, they may charge 1% a month on the amount advanced, from the end of 6 months until so reimbursed. If a delinquent owner dies or alienates the delinquent owner's interest in the premises, the advancing owners have a continuing lien thereon for reimbursement. Any special contract made by the owners respecting the building or repair of such mill or dam is not hereby affected.","path":["TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION","CHAPTER 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS","SUBCHAPTER 1: MILLS AND DAMS","ARTICLE 4: MILLS AND THEIR REPAIR"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec853.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:41Z","sha256":"a28d59f2b05114812b7ae2d8c61bbe85118b340002a4bf9007cd8e65ed667e28","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-852","next":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-854"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}