Maine
The moment a Maine Association of REALTORS Purchase and Sale Agreement is signed, Ratifyly reads it and confirms the required paperwork is present and signed — the Residential Property Disclosure Statement, the brokerage relationship disclosure, the smoke and carbon monoxide certification due at closing, and lead-paint disclosure on pre-1978 homes — and flags anything missing before it becomes a problem. It watches the deadlines the contract actually runs on, including the 72-hour disclosure cancellation window when it applies, and keeps the brokerage, the agent, and the client on one live view of the same transaction.
The contracts we read
Most Maine residential deals run on the Maine Association of REALTORS (MAR) Purchase and Sale Agreement, paired with MAR's standard addenda and disclosure forms. Maine is not an attorney-close state — deals typically close through a settlement agent or title company — though attorney-drafted contracts appear on FSBO and complex sales. Ratifyly reads whatever document is used, whether it's an MAR statewide form, a local board form, or an attorney draft.
But Ratifyly isn't limited to those. Because it reads the document itself— not a fixed template — it handles whatever version an agent actually uses: the statewide association form, a regional or local board form, an attorney-drafted contract, or a brokerage's own paperwork. And it reads the whole packet, not just the contract — disclosures, addenda, the closing disclosure, title commitment, inspection reports, wire instructions, and more — so nothing in the file goes unreviewed.
Required paperwork we check
- Residential Property Disclosure Statement — required for 1-4 unit residential property, covering water supply, waste disposal, heating, hazardous materials and known defects (33 M.R.S. §173); if delivered after the offer, the buyer may cancel within 72 hours of receipt (33 M.R.S. §174)
- Brokerage relationship disclosure — the licensee's written disclosure of the agency relationship offered to the consumer (32 M.R.S. §13279)
- Smoke detector and carbon monoxide certification — seller must certify compliant, working smoke and CO detectors at the time of sale/closing (25 M.R.S. §2464)
- Federal lead-based paint disclosure and EPA pamphlet — required for homes built before 1978 (42 U.S.C. §4852d)
Deadlines we track
- Property disclosure delivery and the 72-hour cancellation window when the disclosure arrives after the offer (waived at settlement or occupancy if not exercised)
- Inspection / due-diligence contingency period set in the Purchase and Sale Agreement
- Financing and mortgage-commitment deadline
- Appraisal contingency window tied to the lender's timeline
- Title review and clear-title / marketable-title deadline
- Closing (settlement) date, including the smoke/CO certification required at that point
This page summarizes commonly used Maineforms and requirements for reference only — it is not legal advice, and forms and statutes change. Always follow your brokerage's current compliance guidance, the controlling Maine statutes, and the forms your transaction actually uses.
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