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No. If your landlord wants to come into your home to make non-emergency repairs, or inspect the apartment, they must give you "reasonable notice." This means at least 24 hours notice. If the landlord does give you ?reasonable notice? you can't refuse them entry to the unit.

That means if one or more of them can't pay their rent or they leave the property, the remaining tenants are liable and have to cover that rent as well as their own share. So, legally, you are entitled to continue receiving the full rent, regardless of how many of the original tenants remain.

Raising Rent ? Landlords in Maine may increase the rent to any amount for any reason with a 45-day notice. Notice of Entry ? Maine requires landlords to give reasonable notice before entering the property. Repairs ? It is the landlord's responsibility to keep the rental in safe and healthy living conditions.

If you wish to be known as a different name to what is on your original tenancy agreement, you will need to provide identification such as a driving licence or passport which has your original name on.

Required notice of termination. Unless the lease is terminated for cause, a lessor must give notice to a lessee of the intent to terminate the lease at least one year prior to the effective date of the termination.

Landlord obligations. Except in the case of emergency or if it is impracticable to do so, the landlord shall give the tenant reasonable notice of his intent to enter and shall enter only at reasonable times. Twenty-four hours is presumed to be a reasonable notice in the absence of evidence to the contrary.