(2)
Providing a separate written notice to a tenant or potential tenant entering into a tenancy at will agreement.
[PL 2011, c. 199, §1 (NEW).]
C.
Before a tenant or potential tenant enters into a contract or pays a deposit to rent or lease a property, the landlord or other person who acts on behalf of a landlord shall obtain a written acknowledgment of the notification of the smoking policy from the tenant or potential tenant.
[PL 2011, c. 199, §1 (NEW).]
4.
Construction.
This subsection restricts private causes of action based on violations of this section or smoking policies provided to tenants or potential tenants pursuant to this section.
A.
A tenant or potential tenant may not maintain a private cause of action against a landlord or other person who acts on behalf of a landlord on the sole basis that the landlord or other person who acts on behalf of a landlord failed to provide the smoking policy disclosure required by this section.
[PL 2011, c. 199, §1 (NEW).]
B.
A tenant or potential tenant may not use a violation of a smoking policy by another tenant as the basis for a private cause of action against a landlord or other person who acts on behalf of a landlord.
[PL 2011, c. 199, §1 (NEW).]