Maine's property-tax task force reports on 15 December, and condos are not in its scope
Maine's property-tax task force reports on 15 December, and condos are not in its scope
2026-09-12 · Maine · Legislation · Pending — not yet law
What is coming. Maine's Real Estate Property Tax Relief Task Force delivers its final report, with suggested legislation, by 15 December 2026. It was created by Resolve 2025, chapter 108 (LD 1770) and was still meeting as of September 2026.1
Boards will hear about it, so it is worth being precise about what it is and is not. It is a general property-tax body. We found no reference to homeowners associations, condominiums or common-interest communities anywhere in its own materials.
What it is
- 13 voting members and 2 non-voting members, described as geographically diverse and including legislators, economists, tax experts, real-estate professionals, and representatives of low-income and older residents
- Interim report was due to the Taxation Committee by 15 January 2026
- A research deliverable, Research and Analysis for the Maine Real Estate Property Tax Relief Task Force, produced by the Progress and Poverty Institute and the Center for Land Economics, appeared on 5 June 2026
- Final report with suggested legislation due 15 December 2026
What the resolve already did
Chapter 108 was not only a study. It raised the maximum property tax fairness credit, for tax years beginning on or after 1 January 2025:
- from $1,500 to $2,000 for filers under 65
- from $2,000 to $2,500 for filers aged 65 and over
That is an individual credit claimed on a Maine income-tax return. It does not pass through an association, and an association cannot claim it.
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- Maine Legislature, Real Estate Property Tax Relief Task Force (Resolve 2025, c. 108 / LD 1770) — membership, deliverables and reporting deadlines ↩
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