New Carbon Monoxide & Smoke Detector Law for Maine
This is important if you know someone who: 1. Plans to acquire or sell a rental property 2. Currently has an investment property 3. Is the tenant in a rental property Effective November 1, 2009, single family and multifamily properties are required to have working smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors. This includes single family homes that are occupied under the terms of a rental agreement or month-to-month tenancy. All transfers of property after October 31, 2009, must be certified to the buyer at closing by the seller that the property provides smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors in accordance with the law. Click here for more information regarding this new law.