# Maine LD 1723: An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Manufactured Housing Communities to Prevent Excessive Rent and Fees Increases Maine LD 1723, An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Manufactured Housing Communities to Prevent Excessive Rent and Fees Increases, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Cheryl Golek (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-20 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 399); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1723-132 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 1723 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Manufactured Housing Communities to Prevent Excessive Rent and Fees Increases - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-04-17 - Last action: 2025-06-20, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 399 - Sponsor: Cheryl Golek (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: HOUSING, HOUSING - MANUFACTURED HOUSING - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (98 yes, 79 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Mediation to challenge big rent/fee hikes: benefit, medium. You can trigger mediation when a proposed lot rent or fee increase is above the allowed amount. The allowed increase is based on the average for similar communities plus 1% above the Consumer Price Index for the Northeast Region. At least 51% of households must sign a written request and mail it by… - Stronger notice rules for mobile home parks: benefit, medium. Community owners must give at least 90 days’ written notice before raising lot rent or any fees. The notice must include the owner’s contact info, the dollar amount and type of each increase, average rents and fees for similar communities, the allowed increases based on 1% above the Northeast CPI,… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Cheryl Golek (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Arthur Mingo (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Daniel Ankeles (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Denise Tepler (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kilton Webb (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lori Gramlich (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Marc Malon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rachel Talbot Ross (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Ryan Fecteau (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Traci Gere (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-13 | House | ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP | pass | 78 | 67 | | | 2025-06-13 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | pass | 20 | 12 | | ## Actions (7) - 2025-06-20: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 399 - 2025-06-16: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-16: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-13: Reports READ.On motion of Representative GERE of Kennebunkport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 468(Yeas 78 - Nays 67 - Absent 4 - Excused 2)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-671) was READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-671). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-13: Reports READ On motion by Senator CURRY of Waldo The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED in concurrence PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 540 Yeas 20 - Nays 12 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-671) READ. READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-671) Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence (Senate) - 2025-04-17: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Committee on Housing and Economic Development suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-671), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1150&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1150&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1150&item=1&snum=132) ## Related bills - LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed) - LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed) - LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed) - LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed) - LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed) - LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed) ## Sources - [Amendment C-A (H-671), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1150&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1150&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1150&item=1&snum=132) ## Related - [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132) - [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132) - [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132) - [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132) - [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132) - [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132) - [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills) - [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1723-132 (as of 2026-10-17).