Maine Rental Application
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Maintained by Rapi Stack · Every state-specific figure on this page is cited to its statute or official agency page · Dataset last verified July 2026 · Not legal advice.
Maine application-fee rule · as of July 2026
Actual screening cost only
14 M.R.S. §6030-H — One screening per 12 months; applicant gets a full copy of the report.
Source: Maine Legislature ↗. Laws change — confirm the current rule before you rely on it.
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Know your Maine rules
Application-fee rules come from state law, not the form. Maine's rule under 14 M.R.S. §6030-H — Actual screening cost only. Cities can add their own caps. Check the current Maine screening rules before charging or paying a fee.
Frequently asked questions
How much can a landlord charge for a rental application in Maine?
Maine only allows charging the actual cost of screening (14 M.R.S. §6030-H). One screening per 12 months; applicant gets a full copy of the report. Source: Maine Legislature.
Is the application a lease?
No. The application only collects information for screening. If approved, landlord and tenant then sign a lease — see our Maine lease agreement template, which reflects Maine's deposit and notice rules.
How does Maine compare? See application-fee limits in all 50 states, every rule cited to statute.
How Maine compares
Computed from our 51-jurisdiction dataset (as of July 2026). Source for Maine: Maine Legislature ↗.
- Maine is one of 6 of 51 jurisdictions that limit the fee to the landlord's actual screening cost (33 set no statutory limit on application fees; 8 cap the application fee by statute; 4 ban application fees outright).
The rest of what Maine requires
The figures below are Maine's, not national averages — each one is the value we verified for this state, with the statute it comes from. Follow a row to the full Maine page for that document.
- Security deposit cap · as of 2026
- 2 months' rent 14 M.R.S. §6033 ↗
- Deposit return deadline · as of 2026
- 30 days after move-out 14 M.R.S. §6033 ↗
- Notice to end a month-to-month tenancy · as of 2026
- 30 days 14 M.R.S. §6033 ↗
- Notice for unpaid rent · as of 2026
- 7 days to pay or quit 14 M.R.S. § 6002 ↗
- Small claims limit · as of 2026
- $10,000 14 M.R.S. § 7482 (as amended by PL 2025, c. 261); Maine Rules of Small Claims Procedure ↗
- Where you file · as of 2026
- Small claims proceedings in the Maine District Court · filing fee $70 to enter a small claims action (includes a $15 mediation fee) under the Judicial Branch fee schedule, Administrative Order JB-05-26 (A. 3-26), effective March 9, 2026; optional clerk service is $15 per party. 14 M.R.S. § 7482 (as amended by PL 2025, c. 261); Maine Rules of Small Claims Procedure ↗
- Bill of sale notarization · as of 2026
- Not required Maine BMV / DMV.ORG ↗
- Power of attorney signing · as of 2026
- Notarization required 18-C M.R.S. §5-905 ↗
- LLC operating agreement · as of 2026
- Required by statute 31 M.R.S. § 1502(15) (definition); 31 M.R.S. § 1531(1)(B) (agreement must exist); 31 M.R.S. § 1521 (scope) ↗
- Recording a deed · as of 2026
- County Registry of Deeds (Register of Deeds) · no witnesses 33 M.R.S. § 203 ↗
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