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Tenant Rights
Here you will find the rights and protections provided by Maine law to tenants. Topics include application fees, security deposits, bedbugs, evictions, and more. Please see our housing topic for more information, such as model residential leases and mobile home parks.
Tenant Rights downloadables
Consumer Law Guide, Chapter 14: Tenant Rights (Word)
Important Terms
The legal relationship between a person who rents their home and their landlord is called a tenancy. A tenant may also be called a lessee, and a landlord a lessor. For consistency, this guide uses the terms tenant and landlord. The terms of a tenancy may be described in a written agreement, often called a lease. Maine law generally does not require written agreements for tenancies. If there is no written agreement, that is known as a tenancy at will.
Tenant Rights
Becoming a Tenant