§6030. Unfair agreements
1.
Illegal waiver of rights.
It is an unfair and deceptive trade practice in violation of Title 5, section 207 for a landlord to require a tenant to enter into a lease or tenancy at will agreement for a dwelling unit, as defined in section 6021, in which the tenant agrees to a provision that has the effect of waiving a tenant right established in chapter 709, this chapter or chapter 710‑A. This subsection does not apply when the law specifically allows the tenant to waive a statutory right during negotiations with the landlord.
[PL 2009, c. 566, §16 (AMD).]
2.
Unenforceable provisions.
The following lease or tenancy at will agreement or rule provisions for a dwelling unit, as defined in section 6021, are specifically declared to be unenforceable and in violation of Title 5, section 207:
A.
Any provision that absolves the landlord from liability for the negligence of the landlord or the landlord's agent;
[PL 1991, c. 361, §2 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 361, §3 (AFF).]
B.
Any provision that requires the tenant to pay the landlord's legal fees in enforcing the lease or tenancy at will agreement;
[PL 2009, c. 566, §16 (AMD).]
C.
Any provision that requires the tenant to give a lien upon the tenant's property for the amount of any rent or other sums due the landlord;
[PL 2023, c. 594, §9 (AMD); PL 2023, c. 594, §13 (AFF).]
D.
Any provision that requires the tenant to acknowledge that the provisions of the lease or tenancy at will agreement, including tenant rules, are fair and reasonable;
[PL 2023, c. 594, §9 (AMD); PL 2023, c. 594, §13 (AFF).]
E.
Any provision that requires the tenant to pay a fee, penalty or other charge for the act of discontinuing tenancy, unless the fee, penalty or other charge is: