Maine Rent Increase Notice

A free Maine rent increase notice that follows Maine law. Fill in the boxes, check the rules below, then print or copy it. Keep a copy and proof of how you sent it.

What Maine law says

Notice before a rent increase	At least 45 days' written notice before any increase in rent or mandatory recurring fees. At least 75 days' written notice if the increase (or increases totaling over 12 months) is 10% or more. Waivers are void. Rent cannot be raised while the unit violates the warranty of habitability (unless the tenant caused it). Violators must refund the amounts collected plus interest and attorney fees. Source: 14 M.R.S. § 6015(1)-(2); 14 M.R.S. § 6016
Rent control / increase limits	No statewide cap on rent amounts. State law regulates increases by notice: at least 45 days' written notice of any rent or mandatory recurring fee increase, and 75 days' notice if the increase (or several increases within 12 months) totals 10% or more. Rent may not be increased while the unit violates the warranty of habitability. State law does not preempt local rent control, and Portland has a local rent control ordinance. Source: 14 M.R.S. §§ 6015, 6016

Notice before a rent increase

At least 45 days' written notice before any increase in rent or mandatory recurring fees. At least 75 days' written notice if the increase (or increases totaling over 12 months) is 10% or more. Waivers are void. Rent cannot be raised while the unit violates the warranty of habitability (unless the tenant caused it). Violators must refund the amounts collected plus interest and attorney fees.

Source: 14 M.R.S. § 6015(1)-(2); 14 M.R.S. § 6016

Rent control / increase limits

No statewide cap on rent amounts. State law regulates increases by notice: at least 45 days' written notice of any rent or mandatory recurring fee increase, and 75 days' notice if the increase (or several increases within 12 months) totals 10% or more. Rent may not be increased while the unit violates the warranty of habitability. State law does not preempt local rent control, and Portland has a local rent control ordinance.

Source: 14 M.R.S. §§ 6015, 6016

Fill in your letter

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To: [tenant name(s)]

Premises: [rental address]

Your rent will change from $[current rent] to $[new rent] per [month], starting [effective date].

This notice is given under 14 M.R.S. § 6015(1)-(2); 14 M.R.S. § 6016. If a fixed-term lease is in effect, the new rent starts only when the lease allows a change.

All other terms of your tenancy stay the same.

Questions: [landlord name, phone, email].

Date: [today's date]
Landlord or agent: [your name]
Signature: ____________________

How to send it: use a method you can prove — certified mail with return receipt, or email/text if your lease allows notices that way. Write down the date.

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