Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, § 1370: Penalty
Violation of this chapter constitutes an unfair trade practice under the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act, Title 5, chapter 10. [PL 1993, c. 195, §1 (NEW).]
- Unfair trade practices
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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, § 1371: Short title
This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Maine Self-service Storage Act." [PL 1989, c. 62 (NEW).]
- Self-storage
- Short title
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, § 1372: Definitions
This section defines key terms used in the chapter for self-service storage facilities, including default, abandoned leased space, occupant, operator, rental agreement, and related mailing and property terms.
- Rental agreements
- Self-service storage
- Storage facility operations
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, § 1373-A: Constructive acceptance of rental agreement
An operator must give an occupant a rental agreement. If the occupant does not sign within 30 days after delivery, paying rent or keeping use of the leased space counts as acceptance.
- Lease administration
- Rental agreements
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, § 1373: Restrictions of use
An operator may not knowingly allow a leased storage space to be used as a residence, and an occupant may not use a leased space for residential purposes or store goods that create dangerous, harmful, offensive, noxious, or nuisance conditions.
- Occupant conduct
- Operator compliance
- Storage use restrictions
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, § 1374: Lien
The operator of a self-service storage facility has a lien on stored personal property, and the rental agreement must include a bold notice about that lien and possible sale if the occupant defaults.
- Liens
- Rental agreements
- Sale of stored property
- Self-service storage facility
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, § 1375: Enforcement of lien
This section lets a storage operator enforce a lien by selling an occupant’s stored property after default, but only after required notice and waiting periods.
- Lien sale
- Notice
- Proceeds distribution
- Self-service storage
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, § 1376: Late fees
An operator may charge a reasonable late fee for unpaid rent, but only under the section’s timing and written-disclosure rules.
- Late fees
- Rent collection
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, § 1377: Effects of violations
This section makes certain conduct a violation of the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act, including failing to protect personal information, failing to return it to the operator, or intentionally conducting a lien sale of it.
- Lien sales
- Personal information handling
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, § 1378: Abandonment
If a leased space is abandoned, the operator may immediately take possession of it and may dispose of personal property left inside by any means at the operator’s discretion.
- Leased space
- Personal property
- Possession
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, § 1381: Short title
This section gives the Act its short title: the "Maine Marina and Boatyard Storage Act."
- Boatyard storage
- Marina storage
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, § 1382: Definitions
This section defines key terms used in the chapter, including “default,” “facility,” “lienholder,” and “property.”
- Lien definitions
- Marina operations
- Storage
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, § 1383: Lien
A facility owner has a lien on property stored at the facility for rent, labor, other charges, and reasonable sale expenses.
- Liens
- Sale expenses
- Storage facilities
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, § 1384: Notice of lien
A property owner must be notified of the lien before a facility owner enforces it, and a facility owner without a qualifying written storage agreement may not start enforcement until 30 days after written notice is delivered.
- Facility owners
- Property owners
- Storage agreements
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, § 1385: Enforcement of lien
A facility owner may enforce a lien only after the property owner has been notified, and if the property owner is in default for more than 90 days the owner may sell the stored property, but must follow notice, advertising, sale-location, and proceeds-distribution rules.
- Debt collection
- Notice requirements
- Sale of stored property
- Storage facility operations
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, § 1386: Cessation of enforcement actions
A facility owner must stop enforcement actions when the lien is fully paid. The property owner may redeem the property before a sale ends by paying the full amount needed to satisfy the lien.
- Lien enforcement
- Property redemption
- Storage facility
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, § 1391: Definitions
This section defines terms used in the chapter, including “consumer,” “consumer arbitration,” “consumer arbitration agreement,” “financial interest,” and “provider.”
- Business ownership
- Consumer arbitration
- Goods and services
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, § 1393: Consumer arbitration agreements
Some consumer arbitration agreements are void if federal law does not allow them. Providers must clearly disclose estimated arbitration costs in their initial consumer notice, and may be liable for court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees if they violate the disclosure rule.
- Consumer arbitration agreements
- Court costs and attorney fees
- Disclosure of arbitration costs
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, § 1394: Arbitration service providers
Providers of consumer arbitrations must collect and publish specified arbitration information and keep it available for 5 years.
- Arbitration services
- Attorney general notice
- Paper copies
- Public disclosure
- Website notice
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, § 1395: Definitions
This section defines terms used in the chapter, including administrator, affiliated, client, exchange facilitator, fee, financial institution, person, and prudent investor standard.
- Exchange facilitator
- Like-kind property exchange
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