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Codes and Ordinances - Consumers should check with the local town office. For specific codes, click the link or call 207-624-8603
Property Tax and Refund Program - Maine Revenue Services
Maine 211 - 211 is a free, confidential information and referral service that connects people of all ages across Maine to local services. 211 Maine is based in Maine and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Department of Health and Human Services
Community Mediation Services - 207-373-1140
Model Landlord-Tenant Lease

The Smoke-Free Housing Coalition of Maine - A group comprised of over 50 public health advocates, tenants, landlords, property managers, legal and environmental health professionals and many others. Our mission, through education, advocacy and policy change, is to protect residents in multi-unit housing from involuntary exposure to secondhand smoke by promoting voluntary smoke-free policy adoption. We have been working with housing authorities, private landlords, developers, and tenants since 2003. Services include technical assistance, guides and resources for adopting, implementing and enforcing smoke-free policies in multi-unit housing.

Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program - Landlords, property managers, real estate agencies, and home sellers are required by state and federal law to inform potential occupants of the known presence of lead-based paint in pre-1978 housing. For information about prevention, call 1-866-292-3474.

Pine Tree Legal Assistance
Community Mediation Services - 207-373-1140
Disability Rights Center - 1-800-452-1948
HelpMELaw - We provide legal information for low-income people in the State of Maine. This includes easy-to-read self-help information and forms on topics such as divorce and tenants rights, MaineCare, and food supplements, as well as information about free and low-cost legal services in Maine.
Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project - 1-800-497-8505
Lawyer Referral and Information Services - 1-800-860-1460
Legal Services for the Elderly - 1-800-750-5353
Maine Equal Justice Partners - 1-866-626-7059
Maine Human Rights Commission - 207-624-6050
Maine Volunteer Lawyer's Project - 1-800-442-4293
State Attorney General's Office Housing - 1-800-436-2131
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