A Maine 7 Day Notice To Quit is a letter which complies with state legal requirements to begin eviction against a tenant for nonpayment of rent after the statutory 15 day grace period. The tenant must pay the balance due or move out within seven (7) calendar days of receiving notice.
When To Use a Maine 7 Day Notice To Quit
A Maine 7 Day Notice To Quit begins the eviction when the tenant is late on rent. A landlord may deliver this notice when any portion of the rent remains unpaid after the statutory 15 day grace period.
Some types of Maine lease termination notice may allow different reasons for termination, or different notice periods. This may also apply to an eviction notice issued because of a lease or legal violation.
How To Write a Maine 7 Day Notice To Quit
To help ensure the legal compliance of a Notice To Quit:
- Use the full name of the receiving parties, and address of record, if known
- Specify the termination date of the lease or tenancy
- Specify the basis for terminating the tenancy, and the payment necessary to avoid termination
- Fill in the full address of the rental premises
- Provide updated/current address and phone number information
- Print name and sign the notice
- Complete the certificate of service by indicating the date and method of notice delivery, along with printed name and signature
It is easy to lose an otherwise justified legal action because of improper notice. Check carefully to ensure enough time after notice is delivered, not when it’s sent.
How To Serve a Maine 7 Day Notice To Quit
Maine landlords delivering a written Notice To Quit must make three (3) good faith efforts to hand deliver the notice to the tenant in person. Afterward, notice may be posted at the premises, plus delivered by first class mail with a certificate of mailing.
Mailed notice extends a notice period by three (3) calendar days, to account for variable delivery times.
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- 1 14 Me. Rev. Stat. § 6028
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A payment of rent is late if it is not made within 15 days from the time the payment is due.
Source Link - 2 14 Me. Rev. Stat. § 6002
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In the event that the landlord or the landlord’s agent has made at least 3 good faith efforts to personally serve the tenant in-hand, that service may be accomplished by both mailing the notice by first class mail to the tenant’s last known address and by leaving the notice at the tenant’s last and usual place of abode.
Source Link - 3 Me. R. Civ. P. 6
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Additional Time After Service by Mail. Whenever a party has the right or is required to do some act or take some proceedings within a prescribed period after the service of a notice or other paper upon the party and the notice or paper is served upon the party by mail, 3 days shall be added to the prescribed period.
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