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B.__A person, referred to in this chapter as the "lessee,"
who intends to construct or to occupy a building or
buildings owned by that person on leased land in territory
under jurisdiction of the Maine Land Use Regulation
Commission for recreational or residential purposes on a
seasonal or year-round basis or to operate a business
consisting of a commercial sporting camp, campground or
retail store.

 
2.__Application.__This chapter applies to agreements entered
into or renewed on or after July 25, 2002.

 
§6048.__Written lease and description required

 
An agreement described in section 6047 must be made in the
form of a written lease and must include at least a general
description of the boundaries of the land to be leased.

 
§6049.__Required notice

 
1.__Required notice of change in terms.__A lessor must give a
lessee at least 30 days' notice of a change in the terms of a
lease.

 
2.__Required notice of termination.__Unless the lease is
terminated for cause, a lessor must give notice to a lessee of
the intent to terminate the lease at least one year prior to the
effective date of the termination.__All terms of the lease remain
in effect following the notice, except that:

 
A.__Termination provisions of the lease to the extent
inconsistent with this section are void, beginning on the
date the notice is provided;

 
B.__The lessee may terminate the lease earlier than the
effective date provided in the notice; and

 
C.__If the lessee violates the lease during the period
between the giving of the notice and the termination date
provided in the notice, this section no longer applies and
the lessee has only the rights provided in the lease.

 
For purposes of this subsection, "cause" means violation by a
lessee of a term of a lease.

 
§6050.__Right of first refusal

 
A lessee of premises on which a structure owned by the lessee
exists has the right of first refusal with regard to the leased
premises if the lessor intends to sell or to offer to sell


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