LAW WITHOUT
GOVERNOR'S CHAPTER
SIGNATURE
88
JUNE 22, 2021 RESOLVES
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE
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H.P. 1031 - L.D. 1397
Resolve, Directing the Maine State Housing Authority To Assist the City of
Lewiston with its Rental Registration Program
Sec. 1. Maine State Housing Authority to assist City of Lewiston with
rental registration program. Resolved: That the Maine State Housing Authority shall
provide administrative resources to assist the City of Lewiston with its rental registration
program as a pilot project to serve as a model for developing a similar program for public
housing authorities statewide. The pilot project may register and collect information on
only multifamily housing units with 3 or more units. The information collected by the pilot
project must include, but is not limited to, data on ownership, management, occupancy
status, condition, code violation history, lead abatement status and inspection history of
multifamily housing included in the pilot project. The information must be made available
on a publicly accessible website.
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That the Maine State Housing Authority shall submit a
report with its recommendations for a registration program for all public housing
authorities statewide to the Joint Standing Committee on Labor and Housing no later than
January 15, 2022. The report must contain recommendations and best practices for outreach
to rental property owners and managers and for data collection. The joint standing
committee may report out a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 130th Legislature.
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