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An Act To Require Disclosures Relating to the Sale of Residential Property Accessible by a Public Way and Any Means Other than a Public Way
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 33 MRSA §173, sub-§4, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 476, §1, is amended to read:
 
D. Underground oil storage tanks as required under Title 38, section 563, subsection 6; and
Sec. 2. 33 MRSA §173, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 476, §1, is amended to read:
 
5. Known defects.   Any known defects.; and
Sec. 3.  33 MRSA §173, sub-§6  is enacted to read:
 
6.  Access to the property.     Information describing the means of accessing the property by:
 
A.  A public way, as defined in Title 29-A, section 101, subsection 59; and
 
B.  Any means other than a public way, in which case the seller shall disclose information about who is responsible for maintenance of the means of access, including any responsible road association, if known by the seller.
 
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 128th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.