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An Act To Notify Municipal Assessors of Foreclosure Actions
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 14 MRSA §6203-A,  as amended by PL 1995, c. 106, §1, is further amended by adding at the end a new paragraph to read:
A notice of a foreclosure brought under this section must be sent to the municipal assessor of the municipality in which the property is located upon commencement of the foreclosure and 60 days prior to the completion of the foreclosure. A notice of foreclosure under this paragraph must contain the address and identifying information of the property, the name of the deed holder of the foreclosed property and the name and physical address of the new deed holder of the property once the foreclosure is completed.
 
SUMMARY
This bill requires notice to be sent to the municipal assessor of a foreclosure of a property in that municipality upon commencement of the foreclosure and 60 days prior to the completion of the foreclosure. The notice must contain the address and identifying information of the property, the name of the deed holder of the foreclosed property and the name and address of the new deed holder of the property once the foreclosure is completed.