Title 30-A

The provisions of this section are in addition to the limitations of Title 5, section 18. Any violation of this section is a Class E crime. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C,…

A commissioner may be removed from office for inefficiency, neglect of duty or misconduct in office after hearing by the legislative body of a city, the select board of a town, or, in the case of the Maine State Housing Authority, the Governor. The commissioner must be given a co…

1. Housing design standards. The Maine State Housing Authority shall require that construction projects funded by the Maine State Housing Authority meet the standards of at least one of the following: A. A set of design principles used to attain a quantifiable and rigorous level …

An authority constitutes a public body corporate and politic, exercising public and essential governmental functions, and having all the powers necessary to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this chapter, but not the power to levy and collect taxes or specia…

It is declared to be the policy of this State that each authority shall manage and operate its housing projects in an efficient manner to enable it to fix the rentals or payments for dwelling accommodations at low rates consistent with its providing decent, safe and sanitary dwel…

In the operation or management of housing projects, an authority shall at all times observe the following duties with respect to rentals and tenant admissions. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL …

Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or any other law relating to rentals of, preferences or eligibility for admission to, or occupancy in housing projects, during the period when an authority determines that there is an acute need in its area of operation for housing t…

Any 2 or more authorities may join or cooperate in the exercise of any or all of the powers conferred for the purpose of financing, planning, undertaking, constructing or operating a housing project or projects located within the area of operation of any one or more of the author…

An authority may acquire by the exercise of eminent domain any real property which it considers necessary for its purposes under this chapter. The authority must first adopt a resolution declaring that the acquisition of the real property described in the resolution is necessary …

Any state public body, upon such terms, with or without consideration, as it may determine may: [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] 1. Interest in property; ri…

The State is experiencing severe shortages of affordable housing in various parts of the State. The affordable housing shortage is also contributing to an increasing class of working poor people and creating severe hardships for a significant number of the State's citizens. Munic…

Any comprehensive plan developed under chapter 187, subchapter II, shall provide for the development of affordable housing for low-income and moderate-income households. A municipality may cooperate with neighboring municipalities to develop a regional comprehensive plan in lieu …

The Maine State Housing Authority, municipal housing authorities, municipalities and the Department of Economic and Community Development shall cooperate in the coordination of resources and programs and the development of housing for low-income and moderate-income households. [P…

The Maine State Housing Authority or any municipal housing authority may purchase or acquire property to preserve or provide affordable housing to low-income and moderate-income people and provide for the management and maintenance of this property. [PL 1989, c. 48, §§3, 31 (NEW)…

All state agencies shall offer the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority the opportunity to purchase or otherwise acquire any land and improvements on the land or any structures determined to be surplus before the property may be offered for sale or transfer to any other state …

The Manufactured Housing Community and Mobile Home Park Preservation and Assistance Fund, referred to in this section as "the fund," is established within the Maine State Housing Authority as a nonlapsing, dedicated fund to be administered for the purposes described in subsection…

The Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority may provide surplus state property below market value pursuant to this subchapter and Title 5, section 1742, subsection 23 to any person, firm or organization that agrees to construct, reconstruct or rehabilitate affordable housing for …

The Maine State Housing Authority shall adopt routine technical rules in accordance with Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A to implement sections 4751, 4752 and 4753, including eligibility standards for financing under sections 4751, 4752 and 4753. The Maine Redevelopment Land …

1. Creation. The Temporary Housing Assistance Fund is established under the jurisdiction of the Maine State Housing Authority. For the purposes of this subchapter, "state authority" means the Maine State Housing Authority, "fund" means the Temporary Housing Assistance Fund and "p…

The Temporary Housing Assistance Program must provide assistance to persons of low income to enable them to become tenants of rental housing units in the State. [PL 1993, c. 175, §9 (NEW).] 1. Operation. The state authority shall administer the program either directly or through …

1. Creation. The Emergency Housing Relief Fund, referred to in this section as "the fund," is established within the Maine State Housing Authority. The fund may receive money from any available state, federal or private source. The fund may not lapse, but must be carried forward …

1. Program established. The Emergency Housing Matching Grant Program, referred to in this section as "the program," is established within the Maine State Housing Authority. 2. Purpose. The purpose of the program is to provide grants to qualified providers of emergency housing and…

The Housing Stability Support Program, referred to in this subchapter as "the program," is established within the Maine State Housing Authority. [PL 2025, c. 498, §1 (NEW).] 1. Program. The program provides assistance to prevent eviction of renters with household incomes of less …

1. Establishment. The Housing Stability Fund, referred to in this subchapter as "the fund," is established within the Maine State Housing Authority for the purpose of supporting the program. 2. Sources of fund. The fund may receive money from any available state, federal or priva…

1. Purpose; contractual conditions. It is the purpose and intent of this chapter to authorize every authority to do all things necessary or desirable to secure the financial aid or cooperation of the Federal Government in the undertaking, construction, maintenance or operation of…

The municipality for which a housing authority is created may lend or donate money to the authority. When such a loan is made to a housing authority to aid its initial organization or its planning and preparation for projects, the loan may be made upon the condition that the hous…

The Housing Production Fund, referred to in this section as "the fund," is established as a nonlapsing fund under the jurisdiction and control of the Maine State Housing Authority. The fund is funded by revenue from Title 36, section 4641‑A, subsection 1, paragraph A. Funds in th…

The Legislature finds that economic conditions have, from time to time since the original enactment of the Maine Housing Authorities Act, created circumstances in which Maine residents have been unable to support financing costs for the purchase of new or substantially rehabilita…

1. Loans authorized. The Maine State Housing Authority may make loans to financial institutions for the purpose of providing mortgage funds for the financing of housing units or housing projects for persons or families of low income. These loans are referred to in this subchapter…

The Maine State Housing Authority may issue bonds for the purpose of making institutional loans to participating financial institutions. The participating financial institutions shall invest the proceeds of these institutional loans in mortgage loans for the financing of housing …

Institutional loans made and rules established under this subchapter shall be designed to: [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] 1. Expand mortgage funds. Expand…

The indebtedness created by an institutional loan to a participating financial institution is a general obligation of that participating financial institution and shall bear such date or dates, shall mature at such time or times, shall be evidenced by such bond, note or other cer…

The Maine State Housing Authority shall require that institutional loans be secured as to payment of both principal and interest by a pledge of and lien upon qualified collateral security. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD);…

In accordance with section 4722, subsection 1, paragraph H, the authority to issue bonds granted by this subchapter and the terms, conditions, purposes and uses of those bonds are separate from, and not limited or restricted by, the authority to issue bonds granted in the several…

Bonds issued under this subchapter must be rated at or before issuance of the bonds in a rating category of A or its equivalent or better by a nationally recognized rating agency.

The Legislature finds that: [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] 1. Shortage exists. A shortage of decent housing accommodations for persons or families of low …

The Maine State Housing Authority may make construction loans to support programs authorized under this chapter and under any terms and conditions that the Maine State Housing Authority may establish by rule. [PL 2025, c. 614, §1 (AMD).] 1. Participation requirements. 2. Rules. T…

1. Findings. The Legislature finds that: A. Economic conditions within the State and the United States have resulted in a significant reduction in the construction of new housing units in the State and in a significant reduction of the availability of mortgages made by financial …

1. Operator of program. The Maine State Housing Authority shall operate the Housing Opportunities for Maine Program. This program may be operated in conjunction with or as part of one or more other programs of the Maine State Housing Authority. 2. Use of money. Money in the fund …

1. Creation. There is created and established under the jurisdiction and control of the Maine State Housing Authority the Housing Opportunities for Maine Fund. 2. Definitions. As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the term "fund" means the Housing Op…

There shall be paid into the fund: [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] 1. Appropriations. All money appropriated from the General Fund for inclusion in the fun…

1. Application to bonds of Maine State Housing Authority. Money in the fund may, in whole or in part, be pledged or transferred and deposited as security for and applied in payment of principal of, interest on or redemption premiums on bonds of the Maine State Housing Authority i…

The Maine State Housing Authority may divide the fund into any separate accounts that it finds necessary to accomplish the purposes of this subchapter.

To the extent permitted by law and to the extent it is economically and socially reasonable, the Maine State Housing Authority may recover amounts from any person on whose behalf money from the fund has been applied to carry out this subchapter and may charge interest on those am…

The fund is a revolving fund. The Maine State Housing Authority shall continuously apply all money in the fund to carry out this subchapter.

As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2009, c. 372, Pt. E, §1 (NEW).] 1. Authority. "Authority" means the Maine State Housing Authority. 2. Fund. "Fund" means the Maine Energy, Housing and Economic…