If You Lose Your Job
This is a very general outline of your rights as a worker in Maine. It covers basic questions you might have after losing your job. We also explain how the unemployment benefit system works. You may be unemployed because you were laid off or fired, or you quit. The facts of your particular situation will affect your rights under the law.
Motion to Modify: Maine Court Forms
The set of forms needed to make a Motion to Modify a Maine Divorce or Parental Rights order.
Motion for Contempt: Maine Court Forms
February 2021 Notice: The Court has recently updated many forms - and will be updating many more as electronic filing expands!
Motion to Enforce: Maine Court Forms
February 2021 Notice: The Court has recently updated many forms - and will be updating many more as electronic filing expands!
I Can't Pay the Taxes on my House: What Can I Do?
In Maine, if you cannot pay your tax bill for the property you live on, there is something you can do. Your city or town can decide that you don't have to pay some or all of it. This is called a "poverty tax abatement."
How to Get Your Property Back from Your Landlord
Is There Any Way I Can Get Back My Personal Property If It Is Being Held By My Landlord Or Someone Else?
Yes.
Maine Tax Refunds for People Living in Motels and Tourist Camps
How do I know if I can get a tax refund?
In Maine, when you stay in some kinds of short term rentals, like a hotel or motel room, you pay a state sales tax. If you stay more than 28 days you may be entitled to a refund of the tax you paid.
First, you must have rented:
Motels, Hotels and Rooming Houses
Important Resources to Prevent Eviction
Getting evicted? Worried you might be soon?
The Maine Homestead Exemption: Tax Relief for Maine Homeowners
Introduction
The Maine Homestead Exemption may lower your property tax bill. It makes it so the town won't count $25,000 of value of your home for property tax purposes. You can qualify if: