South Portland, ME Code of Ordinances ch. 12 (Housing)

Citation: South Portland, ME Code of Ordinances ch. 12 (Housing)
Jurisdiction: South Portland (municipal)
Source: Official source
Original Source: https://southportland.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1428/CH-12-Housing ↗

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Lease Term means the period, including any extensions of the same, during
which the tenancy granted to the Tenant in a Lease is to run as provided in
that Lease, unless earlier terminated as provided in that Lease for breach of
its terms or other contingent event.

Moratorium Period means the period beginning on the Applicability Date and
ending on November 27, 2022.

No-Fault Cause means existence of any of the following:
(a) Whether the Tenant is a Tenant at Will or holds a Lease Tenancy in
a Housing Unit, any of the causes for termination of a tenancy or
the filing of a forcible entry and detainer action listed in
either:

(i) 14 M.R.S. § 6002(1), provided, however, that the meaning of
rent shall not include a Prohibited Rent Increase; or
(ii) 14 M.R.S. § 6025(3);

(b) A Tenant’s refusal to provide a Landlord with access to a Housing
Unit as required by the terms of a Lease, a Rental Agreement, or
14 M.R.S. § 6025;
(c) A Tenant’s actual or attempted:

(i) Assignment of any rights under the terms of a Lease or
Rental Agreement; or

(ii) Subletting of all or any part of a Housing Unit

to the extent that such action violates the terms of a Lease or a
Rental Agreement;

(d) An individual Owner’s intent to occupy the Housing Unit, or the
intent of any Owner to permit the occupation of the Housing Unit
by the spouse, domestic partner, children, grandchildren, parents,
or grandparents of an individual Owner, or of any individual who,
directly or indirectly, holds an ownership interest in the Owner;
(e) The Landlord intends to withdraw the Housing Unit from the
residential rental market for a period of not less than 12 months;