Maine
For Maine, presumption period is 6 months; what the presumption does is there is a rebuttable presumption that the action was commenced in retaliation against the tenant; example of a protected activity is Complained as an individual, or if a complaint has been made in that individual's behalf, in good faith, of conditions affecting that individual's dwelling unit that may constitute a violation of a building, housing, sanitary or other code, ordinance, regulation or statute; statute is 14 M.R.S. 6001(3), recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.
- State
- Maine our reading
- Presumption period
- 6 months verified
- What the presumption does
- there is a rebuttable presumption that the action was commenced in retaliation against the tenant verified
- Example of a protected activity
- Complained as an individual, or if a complaint has been made in that individual's behalf, in good faith, of conditions affecting that individual's dwelling unit that may constitute a violation of a building, housing, sanitary or other code, ordinance, regulation or statute verified
- Statute
- 14 M.R.S. 6001(3) our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
In any action of forcible entry and detainer there is a rebuttable presumption that the action was commenced in retaliation against the tenant if, within 6 months prior to the commencement of the action, the tenant has:
— legislature.maine.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Where each value comes from
The value above is stated away from the sentence quoted with the answer, so the passage that states it is shown here too.
Example of a protected activity
B. Complained as an individual, or if a complaint has been made in that individual's behalf, in good faith, of conditions affecting that individual's dwelling unit that may constitute a violation of a building, housing, sanitary or other code, ordinance, regulation or statute, presently or hereafter adopted, to a body charged with enforcement of that code, ordinance, regulation or statute, or such a body has filed a notice or complaint of such a violation;
— all from legislature.maine.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Source
- legislature.maine.govhttps://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec6001.html