Category: Real Estate
Easement Law: Can A Landowner Use Video Surveillance To Enforce an Easement?
Maine landowners often deal with others crossing their property. Much of the time, those others have a legal right to do so, stemming from granted easement rights that spell out …
Conservation Easements – Considerations for a Landowner
Conservation easements are a tool often used in Maine to protect open or undeveloped land. Conservation easements are employed to protect such attributes as wildlife habitat, scenic vistas, historic features, …
Donating Real Estate to Charity
Donating real estate to a charitable organization can benefit both the charity and the donor. The tax laws provide several methods for donation of real estate, both during a donor’s …
Trouble in Paradise: What are the respective rights of landlords and tenants when repairs are needed?
By Rudman Winchell Attorney Allison A. Economy When a tenant leases an apartment in Maine, he receives an “implied warranty of fitness for human habitation.” This means that in …
Buying or Selling Maine Real Estate? Here are a Few Guideposts
Buyer beware. Sellers of real estate in Maine have no obligation to disclose property defects to buyers[1], and agents have all of the defenses as their principals that arise out …
New Radon Testing Requirements for Residential Landlords
Radon occurs naturally in Maine soil and bedrock and can slowly seep into houses and structures from the ground through foundation cracks and even basement drains. It can pose a …
Maine’s Tree Growth Tax Law: Considerations for Maine’s Timberland Owners
Maine is about 90% forested, which is one of the highest percentages of any state in the U.S. Of that, nearly 95% is privately owned. Maine law offers significant tax …
Maine’s Landowner Liability Law
With hunting season now in full swing across Maine, residents and non-residents alike are donning their blaze orange and fanning out across the State in search of that trophy buck, …
Change May Be Coming for Maine’s Abandoned and Discontinued Road Laws
The concept of abandoning and discontinuing a public road may seem like a simple one, but the current law on this topic, Chapter 304 of Title 23 of the Maine …
What You Should Know If You Self-Finance the Sale of Residential Real Estate in Maine
Seller Financing in Maine: What You Should Know If You Self-Finance the Sale of Residential Real Estate in Maine With the real estate market slow to recover, buying and selling …