Maine landlord guide
Deposit limits, entry notice, termination notice and rent increase rules for Maine, with the sources they come from.
Maine landlord-tenant rules at a glance
- Security deposit limit
- 2 months' rent
- Deposit return / claim rule
- 21 days
- Deposit interest
- No interest required; 21 days at-will, up to 30 with lease
- Notice before entry
- 24 hours presumed reasonable
- Ending a month-to-month
- 30 days written notice (14 M.R.S. 6002)
- Notice before a rent increase
- 45 days written notice (14 M.R.S. 6015)
- Late fees
- Max 4% of one month's rent; only after 15 days late
- Rent control
- None statewide; Portland has a local rent control ordinance
General information from the 14 M.R.S. ch. 709-710 (Rental Property), last reviewed 2026-08-21. Not legal advice; municipal bylaws can add requirements.
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