Maine Code § 11-2-1501

Default; procedure
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(1). Whether the lessor or the lessee is in default under a lease contract is determined by the lease
agreement and this Article.
[PL 1991, c. 805, §4 (NEW).]
(2). If the lessor or the lessee is in default under the lease contract, the party seeking enforcement
has rights and remedies as provided in this Article and, except as limited by this Article, as provided in
the lease agreement.
[PL 1991, c. 805, §4 (NEW).]
(3). If the lessor or the lessee is in default under the lease contract, the party seeking enforcement
may reduce the party's claim to judgment, or otherwise enforce the lease contract by self-help or any
available judicial procedure or nonjudicial procedure, including administrative proceeding, arbitration
or the like, in accordance with this Article.
[PL 1991, c. 805, §4 (NEW).]
(4). Except as otherwise provided in section 1-1305, subsection (1), this Article or the lease
agreement, the rights and remedies referred to in subsections (2) and (3) are cumulative.
[PL 2009, c. 325, Pt. B, §9 (AMD); PL 2009, c. 325, Pt. B, §27 (AFF).]
(5). If the lease agreement covers both real property and goods, the party seeking enforcement
may proceed under this Part as to the goods or under other applicable law as to both the real property
and the goods in accordance with that party's rights and remedies in respect of the real property, in
which case this Part does not apply.
[PL 1991, c. 805, §4 (NEW).]

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