The Maine Condominium Act applies to all Maine condominiums created after December 31, 1982

The Unit Ownership Act applies to all Maine condominiums formed prior to January 1, 1983. Please note that some portions of the Maine Condominium Act apply to condominiums formed under the Unit Ownership Act. See Section 1601-102 of the Maine Condominium Act for an explanation.

The Maine Non Profit Corporation Act governs Maine condominium associations, which are required by law to be nonprofit corporations.

Maine has some laws regulating time shares

Buried away in a relatively obscure part of the State of Maine Web Site are Rules and Regulations of state agencies.

Other resources

There are several national resources for particular topics. Care should be exercised in using them because the laws of each state are different. See the list of books found in the index at the Regenesis web site.

The following sites offer excellent advice to Associations on a wide variety of subjects and are highly recommended.

Condo Management Online. The online site of Condo Management Magazine provides practical information about running your association.

Community Association Institute and Community Association Institute New England. Web site of the biggest national association for condominium governance and of its New England chapter.

Regenesis.net A wide variety of information about Condominium associations. Use of this site requires a paid subscriptio.

Books about Homeowner Associations from Amazon.com.

National Association of Parliamentarians. Materials on the conduct of meetings from National Association of Parliamentarians.