Required Disclosures (3)
1.) Arsenic in Well Water Brochure: Sellers with a private well must give the buyer this state-prepared brochure outlining the risks of arsenic and how to test for it (22 M.R.S. § 2660-T).
2.) Lead-Based Paint Disclosure: If the property was built before 1978, the seller must disclose its history of lead-based paint and provide an informational pamphlet (42 U.S. Code § 4852d).
3.) Seller’s Property Disclosure: The seller must provide a comprehensive Property Disclosure Statement form before the buyer makes an official offer (M.R.S. § 173, 33 M.R.S. § 174). The form contains disclosures about the following information:
- Access to the property (33 M.R.S. § 173(6))
- Flood hazards (33 M.R.S. § 173(7))
- Hazardous materials (33 M.R.S. § 173(4))
- Heating system or heating source (33 M.R.S. § 173(2-A))
- Known material defects (33 M.R.S. § 173(5))
- Property and buyer/seller information (33 M.R.S. § 174)
- Shoreline zoning (33 M.R.S. § 173(8))
- Waste disposal system (33 M.R.S. § 173(3))
- Water supply system (33 M.R.S. § 173(1))
