§6026-A. Municipal intervention to provide for basic necessities
In accordance with the procedures provided in this section, the municipal officers of any town or city or their designee may provide for basic necessities and any repair activities to ensure the continued habitability of any premises leased for human habitation. For the purposes of this section, "basic necessities" means those services, including but not limited to maintenance, repairs and provision of heat or utilities, that a landlord is otherwise responsible to provide under the terms of a lease, a tenancy at will agreement or applicable law.
[PL 2009, c. 566, §15 (AMD).]
1.
Imminent threat to habitability of leased premises exists.
The leased premises must be in need of basic necessities such that the municipal officers or their designee can make a finding that an imminent threat to the continued habitability of the premises exists.
[PL 2009, c. 566, §15 (AMD).]
2.
Attempt to contact landlord.
The municipal officers or their designee must document a good faith attempt to contact the landlord of the premises under subsection 1 regarding:
A.
The municipality's determination of the threat to habitability;
[PL 2009, c. 135, §1 (NEW).]
B.
The municipality's intention to provide for basic necessities;
[PL 2009, c. 566, §15 (AMD).]
C.
The municipality's intention to subsequently recover the municipality's direct and administrative costs from the landlord; and
[PL 2009, c. 135, §1 (NEW).]
D.
The landlord's ability to avert the municipality's actions by causing the provision of basic necessities by a time certain.