Maine statute

17 M.R.S. § 2808 — Alteration of surface water flow

Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)

Part of Subchapter 3: Particular Nuisances, Maine Revised Statutes.

Full text of 17 M.R.S. § 2808

Statutory text current through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025). This publication reproduces the statutory text of the Maine Revised Statutes from the Revisor of Statutes' official published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Maine and has not been certified by the Secretary of State.

17 M.R.S. § 2808Primary source, current through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)

Unreasonable use of land that results in altered flow of surface water that unreasonably injures another's land or that unreasonably interferes with the reasonable use of another's land is a nuisance. An action under this section must be commenced within 3 years after the cause of action accrues.

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