Amend the bill in section 1 in §3406 in the first indented paragraph in the 2nd line (page 1, line 7 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: " sewer" the following: ' system'
Amend the bill in section 1 in §3406 in the first indented paragraph by inserting at the end the following: ' For purposes of this section, "storm water disposal system" means storm water and flood control devices, structures, conveyances, facilities or systems, including natural streams and rivers and other water bodies used wholly or partly to convey or control storm water or floodwater.'
Amend the bill in section 1 in §3406 in subsection 2 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 13 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "sewer or sewer" the following: ' system'
Amend the bill by adding after section 1 the following:
‘Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §3406-A, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 306, §1, is amended to read:
If a tenant is billed for municipal sewer or storm water disposal system service provided to property rented by the tenant and nonpayment for the service may result in a lien against the property, the municipality shall provide to the landlord or the landlord's agent, on request of the landlord or the landlord's agent, the current status of the tenant's sewer or storm water disposal system service account, including any amounts due or overdue. For purposes of this section, "storm water disposal system" has the same meaning as in section 3406.’
SUMMARY
This amendment adds a definition for "storm water disposal system" and specifies that a municipality must provide the landlord or landlord's agent, if requested, with the current status of a tenant's storm water disposal system service account if nonpayment for that service could result in a lien against the property. The amendment also allows landlords access to tenant storm water disposal system service bill payment information.