ME LD41

Authorizes the State Tax Assessor to sell 18 properties in Maine's Unorganized Territory acquired through matured 2022 tax liens, located across Aroostook, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, and Washington counties

Former owners or their heirs have 90 days from the effective date to repurchase their property by paying outstanding taxes, interest, deed costs, and other fees (total amounts ranging from $225.90 to $3,219.86 per parcel)

Properties not redeemed by former owners must be listed with a licensed real estate broker; if unsold after 12 months or after 3 failed broker attempts, the State Tax Assessor may sell to the highest bidder with newspaper notice

Employees of the Bureau of Revenue Services and their immediate family members (spouses, siblings, parents, children) are prohibited from purchasing any property under this resolve

Excess sale proceeds beyond taxes owed must be returned to former owners, and properties may be sold at minimum amounts without re-bidding if done by August 1, 2026