Housing unit means one (1) or more rooms forming a single
unit including food preparation, living, sanitary and sleeping
facilities used or intended to be used by two (2) or more
persons living in common or by a person living alone.
Landlord means an owner, manager, lessee, sublessee,
managing agent or other person having the right to rent or sell
or manage any housing unit or rental property or any agent of
these individuals or entities.
Rental Application means the written document used by a
landlord to determine if an applicant is qualified to become a
tenant of a rental housing unit.
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Rental Application Fee means any cost, payment, charge or
any other kind of expenditure or remuneration, including
administrative costs, that an applicant is required to pay in
order to have his or her rental application considered by the
landlord.
Tenant means an individual, individuals, an entity,
entities, a lessee or sub-lessee, or other person having the
right to rent any housing unit or rental property or any agent
of these individuals or entities. This definition includes a
Tenant at will as described in 14 M.R.S. §6002, as amended from
time to time.
(Ord. No. 76-16/17, 11-21-2016; Ord. No. 206-19/20, 8-3-2020)
6-222. Discrimination prohibited in sale or rental of housing
units.
(a) A Tenant shall have the right to secure a rental
housing unit without being refused that right on the basis of
discrimination because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation,
physical or mental disability, ancestry, national origin, or
family status, pursuant to 5 M.R.S. Section 4581-A, et. seq., as
amended from time to time.