Maine Revised Statutes

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 33, § 1601-113 (2026)

Obligation of good faith

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Every contract or duty governed by this Act imposes an obligation of good faith in its performance or enforcement.   [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2011–2021 · leading case: Vitorino Am. v. Sunspray Condo. Ass'n, 2013 ME 19 (Me. 2013).
Vitorino Am. v. Sunspray Condo. Ass'n, 2013 ME 19 (Me. 2013). “[¶ 12] Like the MNCA, the MCA imposes a general “obligation of good faith” in the performance of duties it imposes, 33 M.R.S. § 1601-113, but it contains no provision authorizing derivative suits.”
Maples v. Contorakes (Me. Super. Ct 2020). · cites it 2× “33 M.R.S. § 1601-113. “[T]he declarant and its appointees are held ‘to a higher standard of care than unit-owner elected directors.”
Sebago Lake Lodge Condo Owners Assoc. v. Herman (Me. Super. Ct 2021). “Therefore, defendant has failed to generate an issue of material fact as to the loan taken out to remodel the Association's docks and the $17,000 special assessment pursuant thereto.”
Giroux v. Indian Point Owners Ass'n (Me. Super. Ct 2011). “vate nuisance, the plaintiff must show that: (1) '[t]he defendant acted with the intent of interfering with the use and enjoyment of the land by those entitled to that use,' with intent meaning only that 'the defendant has created or continued the condition causing the…”
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