Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1841: An Act to Modify the Process of Selling Tax-acquired Properties
Status: Failed, May 29, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Modify the Process of Selling Tax-acquired Properties Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. DAREK M. GRANT Secretary of the Senate Presented by Senator MOORE of Washington. (BY REQUEST) Cosponsored by Representative LEMELIN of Chelsea and Representatives: MINGO of Calais, TUELL of East Machias. Printed on recycled paper.
From the introduced text:
An Act to Modify the Process of Selling Tax-acquired Properties Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. DAREK M. GRANT Secretary of the Senate Presented by Senator MOORE of Washington. (BY REQUEST) Cosponsored by Representative LEMELIN of Chelsea and Representatives: MINGO of Calais, TUELL of East Machias. Printed on recycled paper Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §943-C, first ¶, as amended by PL 2023, c. 640, §3, is further amended to read: Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, after the foreclosure process under sections 942 and 943 or sections 1281 and 1282 is completed and the right of redemption has expired, if a municipality chooses to sell to someone other than the former owner, the municipal officers or their designee shall use the sale process under subsection 3. For the purpose of this section, "former owner" means the owner or owners of record at the time of foreclosure or, if deceased, the former owner's heirs, devisees or personal representatives and "tax-acquired property" means real property taken by a municipality for nonpayment of property taxes. If the municipality agrees to sell the property back to the former owner, the alternative sale process under this section does not apply. If the sale to the former …
Sponsors
- Marianne Moore (R, 6) · primary sponsor
- Michael Lemelin (R, 53)
- Arthur Mingo (R, 9)
- William Tuell (R, 10)
Latest actions
- : Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Committee on TAXATION suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on TAXATION Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
Subjects: Legislature, Senate, TAX-ACQUIRED PROPERTIES, FORECLOSURE, Other, PROPERTY TAX PROCEDURES
Common questions
- What is LD1841?
- LD1841 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Modify the Process of Selling Tax-acquired Properties.
- What does LD1841 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Modify the Process of Selling Tax-acquired Properties Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. DAREK M. GRANT Secretary of the Senate Presented by Senator MOORE of Washington. (BY REQUEST) Cosponsored by Representative LEMELIN of Chelsea and Representatives: MINGO of Calais, TUELL of East Machias. Printed on recycled paper.
- What is the status of LD1841?
- Failed as of May 29, 2025. Latest action: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (May 29, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1841?
- Marianne Moore (R, 6), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1841?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1841&snum=132
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