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An Act To Require Disclosure at the Sale or Transfer whether Real Estate Has Been Used in the Manufacture of Methamphetamine
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 33 MRSA §173, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2017, c. 181, §2, is further amended to read:
 
5. Known defects.   Any known defects; and
Sec. 2. 33 MRSA §173, sub-§6, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 181, §3, is amended to read:
 
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.; and
Sec. 3.  33 MRSA §173, sub-§7  is enacted to read:
 
7.  Use for manufacture of methamphetamine.     Whether the property has been used for the manufacture of methamphetamine.
 
SUMMARY
This bill amends the law requiring disclosures by the seller of residential real property to require the seller to disclose whether the property has been used for the manufacture of methamphetamine.