# Maine — Landlord retaliation presumption period by US state

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, not quoted from the source)_
- **Presumption period:** 6 months _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What the presumption does:** there is a rebuttable presumption that the action was commenced in retaliation against the tenant _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **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: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Statute:** 14 M.R.S. 6001(3) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## 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:

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### 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;

## Source

- https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec6001.html

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2027-09-02.
Part of [Landlord retaliation presumption period by US state](https://referencesource.org/landlord-retaliation-presumption-period-by-state/).