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§1422
Title 33: PROPERTY
Chapter 28-A: SOLAR RIGHTS
§1424

§1423. Use and installation of solar energy devices

1.  Application.  This section applies to a legal instrument adopted or created after September 30, 2009 that defines or limits the rights or privileges of owners or renters with respect to the use of residential property.  
[PL 2009, c. 273, §2 (NEW).]
2.  Right to install and use solar energy devices.  Except as provided in subsections 3 and 4, a legal instrument subject to this section may not prohibit a person from installing or using:  
A. A solar energy device on residential property owned by that person; or   [PL 2009, c. 273, §2 (NEW).]
B. A solar clothes-drying device on residential property leased or rented by that person.   [PL 2009, c. 273, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 2009, c. 273, §2 (NEW).]
3.  Exception.  A legal instrument subject to this section may prohibit the installation and use of solar energy devices on residential property in common ownership with 3rd parties or common elements of a condominium.  
[PL 2009, c. 273, §2 (NEW).]
4.  Reasonable restrictions.  A legal instrument subject to this section may include reasonable restrictions on the installation and use of a solar energy device. For the purposes of this section, a reasonable restriction is any restriction that is necessary to protect:  
A. Public health and safety, including but not limited to ensuring safe access to and rapid evacuation of buildings;   [PL 2009, c. 273, §2 (NEW).]
B. Buildings from damage;   [PL 2009, c. 273, §2 (NEW).]
C. Historic or aesthetic values, when an alternative of reasonably comparable cost and convenience is available; or   [PL 2009, c. 273, §2 (NEW).]
D. Shorelands under shoreland zoning provisions pursuant to Title 38, chapter 3, subchapter 1, article 2‑B.   [PL 2009, c. 273, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 2009, c. 273, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2009, c. 273, §2 (NEW).
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