| | | Sec. T-8. 11 MRSA §7-210, sub-§(6), as amended by PL 1979, c. 641, §4, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | (6) The warehouseman may satisfy his | | proceeds of any sale pursuant to this section but must hold the | balance, if any, for delivery on demand to any person to whom he | | the warehouseman would have been bound to deliver the goods, or | dispose of it according to Title 33, chapter 27 |
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| | | Sec. T-9. 14 MRSA §6013, as affected by PL 1997, c. 508, Pt. A, §3 | | and amended by Pt. B, §3, is further amended to read: |
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| | | §6013. Property unclaimed by tenant |
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| | | Any property with a total value of $500 or more that is | | abandoned or unclaimed by a tenant following the tenant's | | vacating the rental unit must be disposed of according to Title | | 33, chapter 41. |
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| | | The landlord shall place in storage in a safe, dry, secured | | location any property with a total value of less than $500 that | | is abandoned or unclaimed by a tenant following the tenant's | | vacating the rental unit. The landlord shall send written notice | | by first class mail with proof of mailing to the last known | | address of the tenant concerning the landlord's intent to dispose | of the abandoned | | itemized list of the items and containers of items of property | abandoned | | days after the notice is sent, the landlord shall continue to | | store the property for at least 10 days after the tenant's | | response to allow the tenant time to take possession of the | | property. The landlord may condition the release of the property | | to the tenant upon the tenant's payment of all rental arrearages, | | damages and costs of storage. If the property remains unclaimed | | after the 14th day after notice has been sent or after the 10th | | day after the tenant claims the property, the landlord may sell | | the property for a reasonable fair market price and apply all | | proceeds to rental arrearages, damages and costs of storage and | | sale. All remaining balances must then be forwarded to the | | Treasurer of State. |
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| | | Sec. T-10. 14 MRSA §6324, as affected by PL 1997, c. 508, Pt. A, §3 | | and amended by Pt. B, §4, is further amended to read: |
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| | | After first deducting the expenses incurred in making the | | sale, the mortgagee shall disburse the remaining proceeds in | | accordance with the provisions of the judgment. The mortgagee | | shall file a report of the sale and the disbursement of the |
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