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Providing Healthy Housing
A Guide to Healthy Homes Laws for Rental Property Owners & Managers
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BedbugsYou and your tenants have responsibilities and rights if one of your units has a bedbug problem. Maine's bedbug infestation law |
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Carbon Monoxide Detectors Since 2009, Maine law has required carbon monoxide detectors in all rental units |
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LeadWhat happens when a child living in a rental unit gets lead poisoning? Maine's Lead Poisoning Control Act |
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RadonBy March 1, 2014, and then every 10 years, by law all rental units must be tested for radon in the air |
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Smoke DetectorsRental units must have smoke detectors. Read the law |
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Smoke-free Policies & Disclosure Do you know that smoke-free policies are not discriminatory? Do you know about the new disclosure law |
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Other Helpful ResourcesModel lease from the Maine Attorney General's office Maine Housing Search - free rental housing list service |