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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(1) Deliver a Notice to Quit to a Tenant, unless that Notice states
and describes a No-Fault Cause for its issuance and delivery;
(2) Commence or prosecute a forcible entry and detainer action under
14 M.R.S. § 6001 to obtain possession of a Housing Unit, unless
the complaint filed to initiate the action states and describes a
No-Fault Cause for the termination of the Tenant’s right to
possess the Housing Unit and the Landlord proves the existence of
such reason at any evidentiary hearing that may be held in that
action; or
(3) Obtain a judgment in any forcible entry and detainer action based
upon a 30-day Notice to Quit issued pursuant to 14 M.R.S. § 6002
that states and describes a No-Fault Cause for its issuance and
delivery as required by Sec. 12-263(a)(1) of this Moratorium,
unless the Landlord proves the existence of the No-Fault Cause
described in that Notice at any evidentiary hearing that may be
held in that action.
(b) Unless the Housing Unit is exempt from this Moratorium under Sec. 12-
263(d), a Landlord shall not (i) impose a Prohibited Rent Increase on
 any Tenant or Housing Unit; or (ii) reduce any Housing Services provided
to that Tenant. To the extent that a Landlord and Tenant had reached
agreement after April 1, 2022 on a Prohibited Rent Increase, which was
not in effect prior to the Applicability Date, the Landlord shall not
impose such Prohibited Rent Increase on the Tenant or Housing Unit, and
such Prohibited Rent Increase shall be void and unenforceable to the
extent accruing during any part of the Moratorium Period.
(c) Any Landlord that, as of April 1, 2022, was accepting federal, state or
local public assistance, including medical assistance and housing
subsidies, for: