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Rights of Maine Renters: Eviction
Featured Content August 2024
Can my landlord turn off my utilities or change the locks on my door or kick me out without going to court? No. It is illegal for your landlord to throw you out by force. Your landlord must get a…

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What Can I Do if My Landlord is Trying to Evict Me?
Featured Content June 2024
Decide what you want to do. If you do not want to stay, but you need more time to move, call your landlord or the landlord’s attorney to see if you can settle the case. Your landlord must take…

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Portland Maine Landlord Tenant Rules
February 2025
Important Resources to Prevent Eviction Getting evicted? Worried you might be soon?

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Xuquuqda Kiraystayaasha Maine: Ka Saarista
August 2024
Xuquuqda Kiraystayaasha Maine: Ka Saarista (Somali) Gogoldhig Maqaalkani waxa uu ka jawaabayaa su'aalaha aadka laisu weydiyo ee kiraystayaasha Maine ay ka qabaan xuquuqdooda. Gobol kastaa wuxuu…

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Direitos dos Locatários de Maine: Despejo
August 2024
Direitos dos Locatários de Maine: Despejo (Portuguese) Introdução Esse artigo responde algumas perguntas comuns que locatários no Maine têm sobre seus direitos. Cada estado possui diferentes leis…

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Ntomo ya ba locataire na Maine: Kobima na ndako
August 2024
Ntomo ya ba locataire na Maine: Kobima na ndako (Lingala) Ebandeli Mokanda oyo ezali koyanola mituna mingi bafuti ndako na Maine bazali na yango na makambo matali ntomo na bango.

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Dwa lokatè nan eta Maine: Degèpisman
August 2024
Resous Enpòtan pou Evite Degèpisman Yo mande w degèpi? Ou pè yo pral mande w sa byento?

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Droits des locataires du Maine: Expulsion
August 2024
Introduction Cet article répond à certaines questions courantes que se posent les locataires de l’état du Maine au sujet de leurs droits.
حقوق المستأجرين في ولاية ماين: الإخلاء
August 2024
حقوق المستأجرين في ولاية ماين: الإخلاء (Arabic) المقدمة يجيب هذا المقال على بعض الأسئلة الشائعة للمستأجرين في ولاية ماين حول حقوقهم. لكل ولاية قوانين مختلفة لحماية المستأجرين - يغطي هذا المقال قانون…

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CV-206 Notice of Appeal and Affidavit - Forcible Entry and Detainer
August 2024
The Maine court form for appealing a decision in an eviction (forcible entry and detainer) case

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PTLA Eviction Information Sessions
September 2023
Eviction Information Session Every Tuesday at 9:00 am, Pine Tree hosts an information session about the eviction process in Maine. During the session, you can learn about:

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Rights of Maine Renters: Abandoned Property
September 2021
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How to Get Your Property Back from Your Landlord
September 2021
Is There Any Way I Can Get Back My Personal Property If It Is Being Held By My Landlord Or Someone Else? Yes.

Interactive Learning

RePresent: Renter! A game to prepare for an eviction hearing
December 2018
If you have an eviction hearing soon, and will be going to court without a lawyer, you can practice representing yourself by playing RePresent: Renter! You'll learn how to prepare for court, what…

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Emergency Assistance
December 2018
Emergency Assistance (EA) is a program run by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). EA helps children and their families with some emergencies. The program does not cover all…
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