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Maine lease setup checklist.

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Maine required steps

• Confirm the security deposit cap

  2 months' rent (14 M.R.S. § 6032).

• Set a lease-compliant late fee

  Capped at 4% of monthly rent; 15-day grace Allow a 15-day grace period.

• Plan entry-notice language

  Give at least 24 hours' notice before entering, absent an emergency.

• Set month-to-month termination notice

  30 days (month-to-month).

• Attach every required disclosure

  Lead-based paint, Energy efficiency, Radon (every 10 years), Smoking policy, Bedbug.

• Plan deposit return timing

  21 days (tenant-at-will) / 30 days (written lease) (14 M.R.S. § 6032).

• Collect state-specific lease fields

  Property owner legal name, Property manager (if any).