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Move-Out Plan · Maine

Your Maine move-out, dated from notice to deposit.

Enter your lease end or the day you give notice. You get every step that matters, each with its date and the statute behind it: notice, the steps that start your landlord's clock, report day, keys, and the day the deposit is due.

Give notice by—Add your notice period
Move outDec 13, 2026in 45 days · Keys back = surrender date
Deposit due backJan 12, 2027in 75 days · 14 M.R.S. §6033(2)
Dec 13Sun 2026in 45 days
1

Send your forwarding address in writingYour deadline

Give it in writing with a request to return the deposit, and keep proof of sending (certified mail or a dated e-mail).

Suggested by housr · no statute sets this dateWrite the letter
Dec 13Sun 2026in 45 days

Move-out condition report: photos of every roomYour deadline

Photograph each room after you clean, before you hand back the keys. Hashes and server receipts record when housr saw each photo.

Suggested by housr · no statute sets this dateOpen the condition report
Dec 13Sun 2026in 45 days

Hand back the keys (your surrender date)Starts the clock

Maine's clock starts when: tenancy ends or you surrender, whichever is later. Write down the date and how you returned the keys.

14 M.R.S. §6033(2)
Jan 12Tue 2027in 75 days
4

Deposit and itemized list due backLandlord's deadline

30 calendar days from move-out.

14 M.R.S. §6033(2)
Jan 13Wed 2027in 76 days
5

If nothing has arrived: send the demand letterYour deadline

Maine asks for 7 days' notice of your intention to sue before you file. The demand letter can serve as that notice.

14 M.R.S. §6034(1)Write the letter
Jan 23Sat 2027in 86 days
6

Small claims, if the demand goes unanswered

We haven't checked Maine's small-claims limit yet. The date assumes the 10-day reply window housr suggests in the letter.

Suggested by housr · no statute sets this date