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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(e) Exception: Any Housing Unit for which the amount, or maximum amount, of Rent
charged does not exceed the then-current U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) fair market rent as defined in 24 C.F.R. § 888.113, as may
be amended from time to time, for the Portland, Maine HUD Metro Fair Market
Rent Area, which area includes South Portland, is exempt from this Section and
from the notice provisions of Sec. 12-506, but any increase in Rent must still
comply with Sec. 12-223 of Article IX.

(Ord. No. 17-22/23, 2/21/2023 [Fiscal Note: Less than $1000])
Sec. 12-506. Required Notice to Tenants.

(a) Written Notice to Tenants.

(i) Landlords must inform Tenants in any non-exempt Housing Unit of the
existence of this ordinance as follows:
A. For any tenancy commenced or renewed on or after the Applicability
Date, the notice language set forth in subsection (a)(i)(C) below
must be included in the Lease or Rental Agreement. If any such
Rental Agreement is oral, then the Landlord must deliver this
notice to the Tenant in a writing signed by the Landlord at or
before the time that the tenancy is granted to the Tenant.
B. For any tenancy existing prior to the Applicability Date, the
notice language set forth in subsection (a)(i)(C) below must, on
or before the last day of the month following the Applicability
Date, be mailed or otherwise delivered to the Tenant in a written
addendum to the Lease or Rental Agreement, or in another written
notice, signed by Landlord.

C. The notice language shall be in no less than 12-point type and
shall include the following: “City ordinance limits the amount
your rent can be increased. See Article XII of Chapter 12 of the
South Portland Code of Ordinances for more information.”