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

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South Portland, ME Code of Ordinances ch. 12 (Housing)
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Person means an individual, corporation, business or other trust,
estate, limited or general partnership, limited liability company or
partnership, association, joint venture, or any other legal or commercial
organization, and also includes any employee, agent, independent contractor,
servant, or other representative of the same with respect to a Housing Unit.

Prohibited Rent Increase means any increase in excess of 10%, on or
after April 1, 2022 through the end of the Moratorium Period, of: (i) any
rent charged by a Landlord for a Housing Unit then used for residential
purposes; or (ii) any other charge or fee imposed for a Housing Service in the
terms of a Lease or Rental Agreement other than increases resulting from, and
not exceeding, increases in costs or expenses imposed by parties other than
the Landlord, but which are incurred by the Landlord and that, under the terms
of the Lease or Rental Agreement, are to be paid by the Tenant. Any late
charges or fees imposed by a Landlord for non-payment or late payment of any
amount that is otherwise a “Prohibited Rent Increase” shall also constitute a
“Prohibited Rent Increase.”

Rental Agreement means any written or oral agreement that creates or
extends a Tenancy at Will for residential purposes in a Housing Unit.

Tenant means any individual, other than a Landlord, who becomes entitled
to possession of a Housing Unit for residential purposes as a Tenant at Will
or as the holder of a Lease Tenancy.

Tenancy at Will means a tenancy at will as that term is used in 14
M.R.S. § 6002.

Tenant at Will means any Person who is in possession of, or is entitled
to be in possession of, a Housing Unit as a party to and under the terms of a
Rental Agreement.

Sec. 12-263. Moratorium.