Maine Revised Statutes > Title 33 > Chapter 10 – Unit Ownership
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| Subchapter 1 | Unit Ownership | 560 – 587 |
| Subchapter 1-A | Membership Camping | 589 – 589-C |
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes > Title 33 > Chapter 10 - Unit Ownership
- Act: means the Animal Welfare Act. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Animal: means every living, sentient creature not a human being. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907
- Association of unit owners: means all of the unit owners acting as a group in accordance with the bylaws and declaration. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 33 Sec. 561
- Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
- Blanket encumbrance: means any mortgage, deed of trust, option to purchase, vendor's lien or interest under a contract or agreement of sale or other material financing lien or encumbrance granted by the membership camping operator which secures or evidences the obligation to pay money or to sell or convey any campgrounds located in this State which are made available to purchasers by the membership camping operator, or any portion thereof, and which authorizes, permits or requires the foreclosure or other disposition of the campground affected. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 33 Sec. 589
- Boarding kennel: means any place, building, tract of land or abode in or on which 3 or more privately owned companion animals are kept at any one time for their owners in return for a fee or compensation and includes a facility where 3 or more companion animals are kept for training purposes for compensation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907
- Breeding kennel: means a location where 5 or more adult female dogs or cats capable of breeding are kept and some or all of the offspring are offered for sale, sold or exchanged for value or a location where more than 16 dogs or cats raised on the premises are sold to the public in a 12-month period. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907
- Building: means a building or buildings containing one or more units and comprising a part of the property, and designated with a name. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 33 Sec. 561
- Campground: means real property owned or operated by a membership camping operator which is available for camping by purchasers of membership camping contracts. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 33 Sec. 589
- Camping site: means a space designed and promoted for the purpose of locating a trailer, tent, tent trailer, pickup camper or other similar device used for camping. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 33 Sec. 589
- Cat: means a member of the genus and species known as Felis catus. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907
- Common expenses: means and includes:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 33 Sec. 561Common profits: means the balance of all income, rents, profits and revenues from the common areas and facilities remaining after the deduction of the common expenses. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 33 Sec. 561 Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed. Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries. Declaration: means the instrument by which the property is recorded, in the manner provided for the recording of deeds. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 33 Sec. 561 Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another. Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another. Dog: means a member of the genus and species known as canis familiaris, except that in chapters 720, 721, 725, 727, 729 and 739 "dog" means a member of the genus and species known as canis familiaris or any canine, regardless of generation, resulting from the interbreeding of a member of canis familiaris with a wolf hybrid. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907 Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met. Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it. Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC Grantee: means the person to whom a freehold estate or interest in land is conveyed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Grantor: means the person who conveys a freehold estate or interest in land. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it. in writing: include printing and other modes of making legible words. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 lands: includes lands and all tenements and hereditaments connected therewith, and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt. Limited common areas and facilities: means and includes those common areas and facilities designated in the declaration as reserved for use of a certain unit or certain units to the exclusion of the other units. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 33 Sec. 561 Majority: when used in reference to age shall mean the age of 18 and over. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Majority or majority of unit owners: means the owners of more than 50% in the aggregate in interest of the undivided ownership of the common areas and facilities as specified in the declaration. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 33 Sec. 561 Membership camping contract: means an agreement offered or sold within the State evidencing a purchaser's right or license to use the camping or outdoor recreation facilities of a membership camping operator in each of 3 or more years, including renewal options. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 33 Sec. 589 Membership camping contract broker: means a person who resells a membership camping contract to a new purchaser on behalf of the prior purchaser. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 33 Sec. 589 Membership camping operator: means any person who offers camping or outdoor recreational opportunities through the use of camping sites and who solicits membership camping contracts paid for in cash, by installment or periodic payments, including annual fees, by which the purchasers of memberships obtain the right to use camping sites or other camping or recreational facilities of the membership camping operator. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 33 Sec. 589 Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan. Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money. Municipality: includes cities, towns and plantations, except that "municipality" does not include plantations in Title 10, chapter 110, subchapter IV; or Title 30?A, Part 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period. Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses. Person: means individual, corporation, partnership, association, trustee or other legal entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 33 Sec. 561 Person: means any individual, corporation, partnership, trust, association or other organization. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 33 Sec. 589 Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, association or any other legal entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907 Pet: means a dog, cat or other domesticated animal commonly kept as a companion, but does not include tamed animals that are ordinarily considered wild animals or livestock. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907 Pet shop: means a place or vehicle in or on which any dogs, cats, rodents, reptiles, fish, pet birds, exotic birds or exotic animals not born and raised on those premises are kept for the purpose of sale to the public. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907 Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit. Property: means and includes the land, the building, all improvements and structures thereon, all owned in fee simple absolute, or leased as provided in section 579 and all easements, rights and appurtenances belonging thereto, which have been or are intended to be submitted to the provisions of this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 33 Sec. 561 Purchaser: means a person who enters into a membership camping contract and obtains the right to use the facilities of a membership camping operator. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 33 Sec. 589 Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business. Real estate: includes lands and all tenements and hereditaments connected therewith, and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land. Reciprocal program: means any arrangement allowing purchasers to use camping sites, facilities or other properties owned or operated by any person other than the membership camping operator with whom the purchaser has entered into a membership camping contract. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 33 Sec. 589 sell: means entering into, or other disposition, of a membership camping contract for value, but the term of value does not include a fee to offset the reasonable costs of transfer of a membership camping contract. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 33 Sec. 589 Seller: means a membership camping operator. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 33 Sec. 589 Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party. Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust. Unit: means a part of the property including one or more rooms or enclosed spaces located on one or more floors or a part or parts thereof in a building, intended for any type of independent use, and with a direct exit to a public street or highway or to a common area leading to such street or highway. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 33 Sec. 561 Unit number: means the number, letter, or combination thereof, designating the unit in the declaration. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 33 Sec. 561 Unit owner: means the person or persons owning a unit in fee simple absolute, or leasing a unit as provided, and an undivided interest in the fee simple, or leased estate, of the common areas and facilities in the percentage specified and established in the declaration. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 33 Sec. 561