Maine Lease Non-Renewal Notice (2026): Requirements + Free Template Preview
End a month-to-month tenancy or decline to renew a lease, with the state-required advance notice.
The Maine rule
30 days minimum notice
Governing statute: 14 M.R.S. § 6002 · Read the statute ↗
Data version 2026.07.1, compiled July 2026. Verify with the current statute — laws change, and cities or counties may add stricter requirements.
What a valid Maine lease non-renewal / termination notice includes
- • Full names of all tenants and the rental property address
- • The landlord’s name and mailing address
- • The exact termination date by which the tenant must vacate
- • Service at least 30 days before the effective date (14 M.R.S. § 6002)
- • A certificate of service recording how and when the notice was delivered — courts routinely ask for this
NoticeKit generates all of the above, computes your actual notice period, and warns you — citing 14 M.R.S. § 6002 — if your dates fall short of the Maine minimum.
Template preview
NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF TENANCY
State of Maine — 14 M.R.S. § 6002
TO: [Tenant name(s)]
PREMISES: [Rental property address]
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that your tenancy of the premises described above is terminated effective [date], and you are required to quit and surrender possession...
[Full notice continues: statutory reference, signature block, and certificate of service — generated in the wizard]
Other Maine notices
Rent Increase
45 days · 14 M.R.S. § 6015
Lease Violation (Cure or Quit)
7 days · 14 M.R.S. § 6002(1)
Nonpayment of Rent (Pay or Quit)
7 days · 14 M.R.S. § 6002
Lease Non-Renewal / Termination notices in other states
NoticeKit is not a law firm and this page is not legal advice. Notice periods shown reflect the main statutory rule as of data version 2026.07.1; tiers, exemptions, and local ordinances may change the requirement for your situation. Verify with the current statute — laws change.