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An Act To Prohibit Municipalities from Prohibiting Short-term Rentals
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  30-A MRSA §3801, sub-§3-A  is enacted to read:
 
3-A.  Short-term rental.     "Short-term rental" means a residential dwelling unit that is rented wholly or partially to no more than 4 transient guests for a period of less than 30 days.
Sec. 2.  30-A MRSA §3803  is enacted to read:
§ 3803. Regulation of short-term rentals
Except for narrowly tailored regulation to protect the public health and safety, a municipality may not prohibit or restrict the use of a short-term rental.
 
SUMMARY
This bill prohibits municipalities from prohibiting or restricting the use of short-term rentals except for narrowly tailored regulations to protect the public health and safety.