Property Management
Under Maine law, a landlord may NOT retaliate against a tenant for:
AHaving guests overnight
BReporting housing code violations to government authorities✓ Correct
CPaying rent late
DHaving a pet without prior approval
Explanation
Maine's anti-retaliation statute prohibits landlords from increasing rent, decreasing services, or initiating eviction proceedings in retaliation for a tenant's good-faith complaints to government authorities about housing code violations.
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