[PL 2017, c. 103, §3 (NEW).]
If a tenant who is 7 days or more in arrears in the payment of rent pays the full amount of rent due before the expiration of the 7-day notice in writing, that notice is void. Thereafter, in all residential tenancies at will, if the tenant pays all rental arrears, all rent due as of the date of payment and any filing fees and service of process fees actually expended by the landlord before the issuance of the writ of possession as provided by
section 6005, then the tenancy must be reinstated and no writ of possession may issue.
In the event that the landlord or the landlord's agent has made at least 3 good faith efforts to personally serve the tenant in-hand, that service may be accomplished by both mailing the notice by first class mail to the tenant's last known address and by leaving the notice at the tenant's last and usual place of abode.
Payment or written assurance of payment through the general assistance program, as authorized by the State or a municipality pursuant to
Title 22, chapter 1161, has the same effect as payment in cash.
[PL 2017, c. 103, §§1-3 (AMD).]
2.
Ground for termination notice.
A notice of termination issued pursuant to subsection 1 must indicate the specific ground claimed for issuing the notice.
A.
If a ground claimed is rent arrearage of 7 days or more, the notice must also include a statement:
(1)
Indicating the amount of the rent that is 7 days or more in arrears as of the date of the notice; and