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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1 For example, if an Owner and its Affiliates own 22 Housing Units and 12 of
those Housing Units are exempt under Sec. 12-503(a), then the 10 non-Sec. 12-503(a)
exempt Housing Units are exempt under Sec. 12-503(c).
(c) Base Rent Reset. A Landlord may establish a new Base Rent for a Tenant under
a new Lease or Rental Agreement entered into after a Housing Unit has become
completely vacant. This subsection does not apply to partial changes in
occupancy of a Housing Unit where one or more of the occupants of the Housing
Unit remains an occupant in lawful possession of the Housing Unit or where a
lawful sublessee or assignee remains in possession of the Housing Unit.
Nothing herein shall be construed to enlarge or diminish an Owner’s right to
withhold consent to a sublease or assignment.
(d) Any Rent increase permitted for a particular Housing Unit under this Article
that a Landlord chooses not to impose in part or in full for that Housing Unit
shall expire and shall not be carried forward with the Housing Unit or be
imposed with respect to that tenancy or any subsequent tenancies in that
Housing Unit.

(e) Any late charges or fees imposed by a Landlord for non-payment or late payment
of any increase in Rent not permitted by this Article are prohibited.
(f) Unless the Housing Unit is exempt under Sec. 12-503, no Landlord shall reduce
any Housing Services provided to any Tenant or Housing Unit except as part of
a Base Rent reset as provided under subsection (c) above.

(Ord. No. 17-22/23, 2/21/2023 [Fiscal Note: Less than $1000])

Sec. 12-505. Annual Rent Adjustment; Notice to Increase Rent; Exception.