US Lawyer Database

14 §6008. Appeal

§6008. Appeal 1.  Right to appeal.  Either party may appeal on questions of law from a judgment to the Superior Court as in other civil actions. Either party may appeal on any issue triable by right by a jury to a trial de novo in the Superior Court as provided in this section. The time […]

14 §6010. Sums due for rent and damages

§6010. Sums due for rent and damages Sums due for rent on leases under seal or otherwise and claims for damages to premises rented may be recovered in an action, specifying the items and amount claimed, but no action shall be maintained for any sum or sums claimed to be due for rental or for […]

14 §6010-A. Landlord’s duty to mitigate

§6010-A. Landlord’s duty to mitigate 1.  Scope of section.  If a tenant unjustifiably moves from the premises prior to the effective date for termination of the tenant’s tenancy and defaults in payment of rent, or if the tenant is removed for failure to pay rent or any other breach of a lease or tenancy at […]

14 §6011. House of ill fame; lease void at landlord’s option

§6011. House of ill fame; lease void at landlord’s option When the tenant of a dwelling house is convicted of keeping it as a house of ill fame, the lease or contract by which he occupies it may, at the option of the landlord, be deemed void and the landlord shall have the same remedy […]

14 §6012. Personal property (REPEALED)

§6012. Personal property (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c. 428 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 231 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 448, §4 (RPR). PL 2001, c. 133, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 245, §5 (RP).

14 §6013. Property unclaimed by tenant

§6013. Property unclaimed by tenant Any personal property that remains in a rental unit after entry of judgment in favor of the landlord or that is abandoned or unclaimed by a tenant following the tenant’s vacating the rental unit must be disposed of as follows.   [PL 2011, c. 405, §4 (AMD).] 1.  Place in […]

14 §6000. Definitions

§6000. Definitions (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 2015, c. 293, §1 (NEW).] 1.  (TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1/01/23) Domestic violence.  “Domestic violence” means conduct described in Title 17‑A, chapters 9, 11, 12 and 13; Title 17‑A, […]