{"id":"ME-019","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Maine","state":"ME","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Janet T. Mills","authority":"37-B M.R.S. §§ 742(1)(C)(1), (8), (12), (13)(a), 834","instrument":"Executive Order 40 FY 19/20","title":"An Order Regarding Unlawful Evictions, Writs of Possession and Initiation of Eviction Proceedings","dateIssued":"2020-04-16","effective":"2020-04-16","end":"30 days after termination of the emergency by its terms; continued and modified by EO 5 FY 20/21 (July 30, 2020); expired with the emergency (EO 40 FY 20/21)","startDate":"2020-04-16","endDate":"2021-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["CRT","OTHER"],"addressees":["landlords and their agents","sheriffs","courts"],"clause":"no landlord or agent of a landlord or property owner may attempt during this state of emergency to evict a tenant by a means not authorized by law... No Writ of Possession in a FED action authorized by a court before the Court\u0027s March 18th Order shall issue or be served upon a tenant except as provided below and after review by a judge.... The provision in the first paragraph of 14 M.R.S. § 6002 requiring a landlord to give a 30-day notice to the tenant is extended to 60 days","enforcement":"37-B M.R.S. § 786 (law enforcement with Attorney General guidance)","functions":["PM property management","SV servicing and collections","CM commercial leasing","CT courts"],"notes":"Recites the Supreme Judicial Court\u0027s March 18, 2020 order prohibiting FED hearings until at least May 1, 2020 and the closure of businesses and stay-home order as causes.","sourceUrl":"https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/sites/maine.gov.governor.mills/files/inline-files/An%20Order%20Regarding%20Unlawful%20Evictions%2C%20Writs%20of%20Possession%2C%20and%20Initiation%20of%20Eviction%20Proceedings_0.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":334415,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"ME","url":"/library/ME-019","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/ME-019","citation":"Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 40 FY 19/20 (Apr. 16, 2020) (Ex. ME-019)","stateName":"Maine","related":["ME-018","ME-017","ME-016","ME-015","ME-014","ME-013","ME-021","ME-011","ME-007","ME-010","ME-006","ME-022"]}