Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1344: An Act to Improve the Response Time to Tenant Mold Complaints
Status: Failed, June 3, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Improve the Response Time to Tenant Mold Complaints Received by the Secretary of the Senate on March 28, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Judiciary pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed. DAREK M. GRANT Secretary of the Senate Presented by Senator LIBBY of Cumberland. Cosponsored by Representative WOODSOME of Waterboro. Printed on recycled paper.
From the introduced text:
An Act to Improve the Response Time to Tenant Mold Complaints Received by the Secretary of the Senate on March 28, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Judiciary pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed. DAREK M. GRANT Secretary of the Senate Presented by Senator LIBBY of Cumberland. Cosponsored by Representative WOODSOME of Waterboro. Printed on recycled paper Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: Sec. 1. 14 MRSA §6021, sub-§3-A is enacted to read: 3-A. Complaint for nonsurface mold. It is a breach of the implied warranty and covenant of habitability to have an unhealthy level of nonsurface mold in a dwelling unit. A local health officer shall investigate a complaint from a tenant about nonsurface mold and issue a written report to the tenant and landlord within 90 days of receiving the complaint from the tenant. If the report indicates that the local health officer found an unhealthy level of nonsurface mold, the landlord is responsible for remediation and shall initiate the process by showing the tenant a plan for remediation within 5 business days of receiving the report. Once the nonsurface mold is removed, the local health officer shall inspect the dwelling unit to verify that all surface mold has been remediated. If the landlord does not successfully remediate the …
Sponsors
- James Libby (R, 22) · primary sponsor
- David Woodsome (R, 139)
Latest actions
- : Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- : Received by the Secretary of the Senate on March 28, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2
Subjects: LANDLORD AND TENANT, COMPLAINTS, Legislature, REAL ESTATE, Senate, Other
Common questions
- What is LD1344?
- LD1344 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Improve the Response Time to Tenant Mold Complaints.
- What does LD1344 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Improve the Response Time to Tenant Mold Complaints Received by the Secretary of the Senate on March 28, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Judiciary pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed. DAREK M. GRANT Secretary of the Senate Presented by Senator LIBBY of Cumberland. Cosponsored by Representative WOODSOME of Waterboro. Printed on recycled paper.
- What is the status of LD1344?
- Failed as of June 3, 2025. Latest action: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (June 3, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1344?
- James Libby (R, 22), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for LD1344?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1344&snum=132
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