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A view of apartment buildings in downtown Bangor. A recent study found that most of Bangor's short-term rentals were found downtown or immediately adjacent to downtown.

Bangor rental rates are accelerating faster than those in other Maine cities

Carol Bousquet

Bangor doesn't have the highest rents in Maine, but officials say they are too high for the level of incomes in the area.

FILE - A "For Rent" sign is displayed outside a building in Philadelphia, June 22, 2022.

Business and Economy

Legislature limits how much landlords can charge for rental applications

Robbie Feinberg

Under the law signed last week by Gov. Janet Mills, landlords in Maine may only charge applicants for the actual cost of a background check, a credit check, or another screening process.

Business and Economy

Bangor landlords, tenants, councilors debate tenants' rights proposal

Nicole Ogrysko

The debate in Bangor could preview bigger challenges ahead as some state lawmakers seek to implement similar measures for all Mainers.

Maine

New Tenants' Group in Portland Seeks Safer Housing

Jennifer Mitchell

About 20 people, mostly renters, with a few landlords in attendance, held the first meeting of a new tenants' group in Portland on Friday, formed in the…