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York County, Maine — Tax Sale & Surplus Procedure

Local operations layer. The legal framework (the tax-lien-mortgage / automatic- foreclosure model, the 18-month redemption clock, § 943-C excess proceeds, statutes, and case law) lives on the parent page → maine. This page covers how York County’s municipalities — chiefly Biddeford, Sanford, Saco, and Kennebunk — actually run it, and which county offices record and adjudicate it. Legal information, not legal advice. Last verified: 2026-06-02.

Critical jurisdictional note — there is no “York County” tax sale. Maine has no tax-lien-certificate auction and no tax-deed auction. Property-tax collection, lien recording, the 18-month redemption clock, automatic foreclosure, and the post-foreclosure resale of tax-acquired property are all run by the municipal tax collector / treasurer of each city or town — Biddeford, Sanford, Saco, Kennebunk, Old Orchard Beach, Wells, Kittery, and the rest — not by the county. The town records a tax lien certificate that becomes a statutory tax lien mortgage (36 M.R.S. § 942); if unpaid for 18 months, the lien is automatically foreclosed by operation of law and the municipality takes full fee title (36 M.R.S. § 943). York County government provides only the Registry of Deeds (where liens, foreclosures, and deeds are recorded), the Sheriff (civil process; not a tax-sale officer), and the York County Superior / District Courts (where quiet-title, § 944 equitable, and § 943-C / § 946-B disputes are litigated). See maine for the full statutory framework. (yorkcountymaine.gov — Registry of Deeds)

C0. Identity

  • County seat: Alfred (the county government seat — Registry of Deeds, Sheriff, and the Alfred courthouse complex are here). The largest population centers, and the municipalities whose tax-acquired-property procedures are documented here, are Biddeford, Sanford, and Saco. (yorkcountymaine.gov — Registry of Deeds)
  • Population: 211,972 (2020 Census) — Maine’s second-most populous county (after Cumberland). Largest municipalities: Biddeford 22,552, Sanford 21,982, Saco 20,381, Kennebunk 11,536 (2020 Census). (Census QuickFacts — York County)
  • FIPS: 23031
  • Recording unit type: county registry for recording (the York County Registry of Deeds is a single district covering the whole county), but municipal for tax collection and foreclosure. This split is the defining structural fact of Maine practice — see the jurisdictional note above. (yorkcountymaine.gov — Registry of Deeds)
  • Parent legal framework: maine — tax-lien mortgage (§ 942) → 18-month redemption → automatic foreclosure (§ 943) → municipal resale with excess proceeds to former owner (§ 943-C).

C1. Local Tax Sale

  • Conducts own sale? No auction of any kind. There is no county sale and no municipal tax-lien-certificate auction in Maine. Each municipal tax collector records a tax lien certificate (creating a tax lien mortgage to the town under § 942), and after 18 months unredeemed the lien is automatically foreclosed and the municipality owns the property (§ 943). The municipality then resells tax-acquired property under § 943-C. — see maine §1.
  • Platform / vendor: None statewide. Resales are ordinary brokered real-estate listings, sealed bids, negotiated sales, or auctioneer sales chosen by each municipality under its own tax-acquired-property policy.
    • City of Biddeford disposes of tax-acquired property under § 2-118 of the Biddeford Code of Ordinances: the City Treasurer annually prepares Council orders authorizing the City to hold or dispose of all tax titles acquired by tax-lien (or sewer-lien) foreclosure and allowing the Council to waive foreclosure. Disposition options are (1) hold the property to let the immediate former owner or their immediate heirs — one generation — buy back title, (2) dispose by public sealed-bid auction, (3) a limited public sale among direct abutters, or (4) retain City title. The Planning Department analyzes each parcel and recommends retention or disposition to the City Manager within four months of receiving the Tax Assessor’s information. (ecode360 — Biddeford City Treasurer / § 2-118)
    • Town of Kennebunk disposes under its council-adopted Policy for the Disposition of Tax-Acquired Property (adopted 2010-03-23; amended 2020-10-09): the Select Board sets the method of sale — brokerage sale, negotiated sale, or public bid process (§ 5.1) — and may instead retain a parcel, or hold an occupied single-family home on an interim repayment plan (§ 3.1(c)). Title transfers only by Municipal Release Deed matching the lien-certificate description (§ 5.7). (Kennebunk — Tax-Acquired Property Disposition Policy (PDF))
  • Sale calendar / frequency: No fixed public-auction date. Tax-lien foreclosures fall on the 18-month anniversary of each recorded certificate (rolling, year-round); municipalities then dispose of tax-acquired inventory case-by-case. Biddeford’s City Council adopts hold/dispose orders annually; Kennebunk’s Treasurer prepares an annual acquired-property list for the Select Board. Next specific disposition events for any York County municipality — needs_verification (no scheduled-sale calendar retrieved). (ecode360 — Biddeford § 2-118; Kennebunk Disposition Policy (PDF))
  • Rate within statutory range: Delinquent property taxes accrue interest at a rate set annually by each municipality, capped statewide at the prime rate plus 3 percentage points (36 M.R.S. § 505(4)). Biddeford’s / Sanford’s / Saco’s current-year rates — needs_verification (specific FY2026 municipal rates not retrieved). — see maine §1.
  • Registration / deposit / bidder requirements: Set ad hoc per disposition by each municipality. Under Kennebunk’s policy, sealed bids are submitted on Town-Manager-prescribed forms marked “Property Bid,” accompanied by a cashier’s or certified check equal to the bid deposit; the highest bidder able to close in cash within 30 days ordinarily prevails, but the Select Board may reject any/all bids or sell to an abutter instead (§§ 5.2–5.6). Biddeford uses public sealed-bid auction or limited abutter sale (§ 2-118). No standing countywide registration scheme exists. (Kennebunk Disposition Policy (PDF); ecode360 — Biddeford § 2-118)
  • Delinquent list location: No standing public delinquent-tax list URL was retrieved for any York County municipality; tax-acquired-property lists are generated for the City Council / Select Board (Biddeford annually under § 2-118; Kennebunk annually under § 2.2). needs_verification for a public-facing delinquent or tax-acquired inventory list. (ecode360 — Biddeford § 2-118)

C2. Local Redemption → framework: right-of-redemption

  • Where / how to redeem locally: Pay the municipal treasurer / tax collector for the city or town where the property lies — in Biddeford, the Finance & Tax Department, City Hall, 205 Main Street; in Kennebunk, the Town Treasurer. The owner (or a record mortgagee) may redeem by paying the tax lien mortgage with interest and costs within 18 months of the recording of the tax lien certificate; the town then records a discharge (36 M.R.S. § 943). There is no post-foreclosure statutory redemption. — see maine §2.
  • Local pre-/post-foreclosure courtesies: Kennebunk’s policy directs the Treasurer, after foreclosure, to notify the last known owner of record that the right to redeem has expired and that the property will be disposed of under the policy (§ 2.1). Biddeford’s § 2-118 expressly preserves a buy-back option for the immediate former owner or their immediate heirs (one generation) as a permitted disposition method — a discretionary municipal courtesy, not a statutory redemption right. (Kennebunk Disposition Policy (PDF); ecode360 — Biddeford § 2-118)
  • Local fees: Tax + statutory interest (municipal rate ≤ § 505(4) cap) + § 942 lien/notice/recording and certified-mail costs. No county fee. — see maine §2.
  • Redemption contact (Biddeford): Finance & Tax Department / Tax Collector, City of Biddeford, 205 Main Street, Biddeford, ME 04005; phone 207-284-9326 (tax collector). (Biddeford — Tax & Sewer Bill Payment)
  • Deviations from state default: None at the statutory level; municipalities add discretionary buy-back / repayment-plan courtesies (Biddeford one-generation buy-back; Kennebunk § 3.1(c) interim repayment plan for occupied single-family homes). needs_verification for Sanford’s, Saco’s, and other towns’ specific local practices.

C3. Local Surplus / Excess Proceeds → framework: surplus-funds

  • Claim filing venue: The municipality that foreclosed and resold the property — e.g., the City of Biddeford (Finance & Tax Department / Treasurer) or the Town of Kennebunk (Treasurer). Under 36 M.R.S. § 943-C, when a Maine town sells tax-acquired property to a third party, it must pay the excess sale proceeds to the former owner (or, if deceased, heirs/devisees/personal representatives). No court filing is required to receive proceeds; the municipality administers payment. Disputes over the amount or conveyance are litigated in York County Superior Court. — see maine §3. (36 M.R.S. § 943-C)
  • IMPORTANT — local disposition policies predate the § 943-C surplus reform. Kennebunk’s adopted policy (2010, amended 2020) distributes sale proceeds only to the Town: “First, all taxes, interest, and costs … shall be paid to the Town … Second, all outstanding[] assessments or other lawful charges …” (§ 5.9) — with no former-owner excess line, the pre-Tyler pattern. That waterfall is superseded by 36 M.R.S. § 943-C (enacted 2023; rewritten 2024 by LD 2262), which now requires excess proceeds to be paid to the former owner, after enumerated deductions (including an administrative fee of up to 10% of taxes owed and reasonable attorney’s fees). Operators and former owners should rely on the statute, not the stale local policy text, for where surplus goes. needs_verification for each town’s updated post-§ 943-C excess-proceeds procedure/contact desk. (Kennebunk Disposition Policy (PDF); 36 M.R.S. § 943-C; Preti Flaherty — LD 2262 municipal update)
  • Claim form: No standardized municipal or county surplus-claim form was retrieved. The State Tax Assessor prescribes the notice forms under § 943-C(2),(11); the former owner is the recipient of statutory notice rather than a filer. needs_verification for any Biddeford/Sanford/Saco/Kennebunk excess-proceeds claim form.
  • Local deadline / escheat notes: Per § 943-C(8)–(10): at least 30 days before disbursement the municipality mails notice (certified + first-class) to the former owner and record interest-holders; if the owner can’t be located, it publishes weekly for 3 weeks; if unclaimed within 30 days of the final published notice, the town transfers the excess to the State Unclaimed Property Fund (Title 33, § 2141), where it remains reclaimable. — see maine §3. (36 M.R.S. § 943-C)
  • Unclaimed-funds list: No county/municipal unclaimed surplus list confirmed. Once escheated, funds are searchable through the State Treasurer’s Maine Unclaimed Property program (maineunclaimedproperty.gov). needs_verification for any York County municipality-published unclaimed-proceeds list.

▸ For Investors / Operators — There is no tax auction in York County: acquisition is from the municipality, by quitclaim / Municipal Release Deed (no covenants), through Biddeford’s § 2-118 process (sealed-bid auction, abutter sale, or one-generation former-owner buy-back), Kennebunk’s brokerage/negotiated/sealed-bid process, or the equivalent in other towns. Diligence priorities: the owner’s 18-month redemption-to-the-town and the 3-month defective-notice cure (see maine §2/2b); the path to insurable title, which in Maine leans on the § 946-B limitations bar (generally 5 years after redemption expires) plus strict §§ 942–943 notice compliance rather than routine quiet title (see maine §5b); surviving liens (§ 942 priority over most encumbrances, IRS § 7425 120-day redemption on § 943-C resales — see maine §7b); and pre-reform takings exposure for foreclosures completed before § 943-C (Cookson v. Town of Eastbrook).

▸ For Former Owners — When a York County town resells tax-acquired property for more than its enumerated costs, the excess sale proceeds belong to you (or, if the owner is deceased, to heirs/devisees/personal representatives) under § 943-C. The municipality pays the proceeds — no court filing is needed to receive them. The town must send pre-disbursement notice at least 30 days out, publish if it cannot locate you, and, if unclaimed within 30 days of the final published notice, transfer the funds to the State Unclaimed Property Fund (Title 33, § 2141), where they stay reclaimable. On request the town must give a written itemized accounting of the deductions (§ 943-C(3)(D)).

C4. Offices & Contacts

OfficeNameAddressPhoneURL
Treasurer / Tax Collector (City of Biddeford)Finance & Tax Department205 Main Street, Biddeford, ME 04005207-284-9326https://www.biddefordmaine.org/2309/Finance-Tax-Department
Register of Deeds (county)Nancy E. Hammond, Register45 Kennebunk Road (P.O. Box 339), Alfred, ME 04002207-324-1576https://www.yorkcountymaine.gov/registry-of-deeds
Superior Court (county)York County Superior Court; Julie Howard, Mgr. of Court Operations515 Elm Street, Biddeford, ME 04005207-283-6000https://www.courts.maine.gov/courts/superior/york-sc.html
Sheriff (civil process; NOT a tax-sale officer)York County Sheriff’s Office, Civil Process Division1 Layman Way, Alfred, ME 04002207-324-1113https://www.yorkcountymaine.gov/civil

Sources: yorkcountymaine.gov Registry of Deeds page (Register Nancy E. Hammond, 45 Kennebunk Rd / P.O. Box 339, Alfred ME 04002, 207-324-1576, nehammond@yorkcountymaine.gov, M–F 8–4); courts.maine.gov York County Superior Court page (515 Elm Street, Biddeford ME 04005; mgr. Julie Howard; 207-283-6000); yorkcountymaine.gov Sheriff/Civil pages (1 Layman Way, Alfred; 207-324-1113); Biddeford Finance & Tax / Tax & Sewer Bill Payment pages (205 Main Street; tax collector 207-284-9326). The DA/administrative offices of the Superior Court are at the Alfred courthouse (45 Kennebunk Rd / 149 Jordan Springs Rd), but the Superior Court now sits at the consolidated York Judicial Center, 515 Elm Street, Biddeford (opened 2023) per courts.maine.gov.

C5. Local Procedure Notes

  • No county tax/lien function: The county provides the Registry of Deeds, Sheriff (civil process), and Superior/District Courts only. All lien recording, redemption, foreclosure, and resale are municipal. The county does not run, schedule, or publish tax sales. (yorkcountymaine.gov — Registry of Deeds)
  • Biddeford § 2-118 framework (City Treasurer / disposition): The City Treasurer annually prepares Council orders to hold or dispose of tax/sewer-lien-foreclosed titles and to allow the Council to waive foreclosure; the Planning Department must complete a retention/disposition analysis within four months of receiving the Tax Assessor’s information; permitted disposition methods are former-owner (one- generation) buy-back, public sealed-bid auction, limited abutter sale, or City retention. (ecode360 — Biddeford § 2-118)
  • Kennebunk disposition framework: Select Board controls management and disposition; Treasurer prepares an annual acquired-property list categorized owner-occupied / non-owner-occupied / vacant land / commercial-industrial (§ 2.2); interested departments/committees may recommend disposition within 30 days (§ 3.1); methods are brokerage, negotiated, or public sealed-bid sale (§ 5.1); abutter-preference and non-price awards are expressly permitted (§ 5.4); the Select Board may waive any requirement by an affirmative vote of 5+ members (§ 6); title passes by Municipal Release Deed (§ 5.7). (Kennebunk Disposition Policy (PDF))
  • Occupant responsibility: Under Kennebunk § 5.8, unless the property is vacant at sale, the successful bidder is responsible for the process and expense of removing occupants and contents per law. (Kennebunk Disposition Policy (PDF))
  • Stale surplus provisions: Both the Biddeford (§ 2-118) and Kennebunk (§ 5.9) disposition policies predate the 2023/2024 § 943-C surplus reform; Kennebunk’s § 5.9 routes all proceeds to the Town with no former-owner excess line — superseded by § 943-C (excess to former owner). See C3. — see maine §3.
  • Other municipalities (Sanford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Wells, Kittery, Wells, York, Berwick, etc.) each run their own §§ 942–943 / § 943-C process under their own policies. needs_verification for each town’s specific procedure.

C6. Records Access

C8. Title & Quiet Title

  • Title type: Tax deed / quitclaim (Municipal Release Deed). Automatic foreclosure vests fee title in the municipality by operation of law (36 M.R.S. § 943); the town later conveys to a third-party buyer by quitclaim deed (no covenants) under § 943-C(3)(B) — in Kennebunk, expressly a “Municipal Release Deed” matching the lien-certificate description (§ 5.7). There is no tax-lien-certificate stage and no private certificate holder. — see maine §7. (Kennebunk Disposition Policy (PDF))
  • Quiet title — required? Not mandatory by statute, but often advisable. Maine relies primarily on the 36 M.R.S. § 946-B limitations bar (generally 5 years after the redemption period expires for liens recorded after Oct. 13, 2014) to quiet challenges to the taking, rather than a routine quiet-title decree. Kennebunk’s policy also authorizes the Select Board to pursue a § 946 action for equitable relief when the Town retains a parcel (§ 4.2). Maine’s general quiet-title statute is 14 M.R.S. §§ 6651–6663. — see maine §5b / §7. (Kennebunk Disposition Policy (PDF); 36 M.R.S. § 946-B)
  • Quiet-title court: York County Superior Court (515 Elm Street, Biddeford) or the District Court — § 944 equitable / § 943-C / § 946-B disputes and 14 M.R.S. § 6651 quiet-title actions are heard here. Federal Tyler-type takings claims go to the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine (Portland), as in Cookson v. Town of Eastbrook. — see maine §5b. (courts.maine.gov — York County Superior Court)
  • Quiet-title typical timeline: roughly 6–18 months (uncontested faster, contested longer); no York-County-specific docket data retrieved — needs_verification.
  • Quiet-title typical cost: dominated by attorney’s fees; Maine Superior Court civil filing fees are several hundred dollars. Specific York County range — needs_verification (no primary cost data retrieved).
  • Deed seasoning notes: Underwriters scrutinize strict §§ 942–943 notice compliance, the 3-month defective-notice cure window, post-§ 943-C excess-proceeds handling, and whether the § 946-B period (generally 5 years) has run. Pre-reform foreclosures carry Tyler-era exposure. — see maine §5b.
  • Title insurers active locally: Stewart Title, Fidelity National Title, First American, and the New-England-based CATIC write in Maine, including York County. Specific tax-acquired-deed underwriting appetite — needs_verification. — see maine §5b.

C9. Purchaser Obligations

  • Subsequent-tax payment office: While the municipality owns a tax-acquired property, post-foreclosure carrying taxes are absorbed into the § 943-C deductible costs (reducing excess proceeds), not paid by a private party. Once a third-party purchaser takes the City’s quitclaim / Municipal Release Deed, subsequent property taxes are paid to the municipal tax collector — in Biddeford, the Finance & Tax Department, 205 Main Street; online via Invoice Cloud. — see maine §1. (Biddeford — Tax & Sewer Bill Payment)
  • Notice-to-owner procedure: The required former-owner notices are municipal obligations, not the buyer’s. The town sends the § 942 30-day demand, the § 943 pre-foreclosure warning, the post-foreclosure “right to redeem has expired” notice (Kennebunk § 2.1), and the § 943-C resale notices (≥ 90-day pre-listing; ≥ 30-day pre-disbursement; publication if owner not found). Kennebunk additionally notices the prior owner and direct abutters before a public-bid sale (§ 5.1), and Biddeford preserves a one-generation former-owner buy-back path (§ 2-118). The private purchaser does not independently give these notices. — see maine §5/§6. (Kennebunk Disposition Policy (PDF); ecode360 — Biddeford § 2-118)
  • Redemption payment office: During the 18-month window the owner pays the municipal treasurer / tax collector (e.g., Biddeford Finance & Tax Department, Kennebunk Town Treasurer). After automatic foreclosure there is no statutory redemption; any post-foreclosure pay-to-recover path (Biddeford’s one-generation buy-back; Kennebunk’s § 3.1(c) interim repayment plan for occupied homes) is a discretionary municipal courtesy paid to the municipality. — see maine §2. (ecode360 — Biddeford § 2-118; Kennebunk Disposition Policy (PDF))
  • Occupancy / access notes: Once the municipality holds fee title it may occupy, retain, lease, or sell the property. Kennebunk’s policy lets the Select Board / Town Manager decide whether and when occupants must vacate (§ 2.3(c)), requires liability coverage if a property is vacant 60+ days (§ 2.4), and makes the successful bidder responsible for removing occupants and contents post-sale (§ 5.8). A private buyer has no right of possession before the deed delivers. needs_verification for any separate municipal ordinance on access to town-held tax-acquired property pending sale. (Kennebunk Disposition Policy (PDF))

C10. Local Restrictions

  • Right of first refusal (ROFR) active locally? No general third-party ROFR was identified. Functionally, both Biddeford (§ 2-118 limited abutter sale) and Kennebunk (§ 5.4 abutter-preference) give direct abutters a preference on certain dispositions — an abutter-preference rather than a statutory ROFR. The statutory § 943-C “former owner” excess-proceeds entitlement is not a repurchase right; Biddeford’s one-generation former-owner/heirs buy-back (§ 2-118) is a discretionary municipal option, not a binding ROFR. needs_verification for any broader municipal ROFR ordinance in York County towns. (ecode360 — Biddeford § 2-118; Kennebunk Disposition Policy (PDF))
  • Land bank: No dedicated York County tax-foreclosure land-bank authority identified. Maine’s statewide Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority (30-A M.R.S. Ch. 204) receives notification of certified-abandoned tax-acquired property (36 M.R.S. § 946-C) but is notification-only, not a ROFR, and title does not automatically transfer to it. No Biddeford/Sanford/Saco/Kennebunk municipal land bank was retrieved. needs_verification for any local land-bank or open-space-retention program. — see maine §11b. (36 M.R.S. § 946-C)
  • Entity / insider restrictions: Inherited from maine §11b — 36 M.R.S. § 943-C bars a municipal officer, while holding office, from acquiring tax-acquired property from the municipality unless the sale is by sealed bid after twice- published advertising, and requires the § 943-C broker to be independent of the municipality. No general prohibition on corporate or out-of-state buyers was identified locally. Kennebunk’s policy permits non-price awards and Select-Board waiver of requirements (§§ 5.4, 6), which warrant attention for arm’s-length checks. needs_verification for any additional Biddeford/Sanford insider-bidding rule. (Kennebunk Disposition Policy (PDF))
  • HOA super-priority: Inherited from maine §7b — Maine has no HOA/COA super-priority lien; the condominium-association lien (33 M.R.S. § 1603-116) is subordinate to first mortgages and to real-estate-tax / governmental liens. The municipal tax lien’s § 942 priority means automatic foreclosure extinguishes junior HOA liens. — see maine §7b.

C7. Meta

  • sources:
  • needs_verification:
    • Biddeford / Sanford / Saco FY2026 delinquent-tax interest rate (set annually within the § 505(4) prime-plus-3 cap) — not retrieved.
    • Sanford and Saco tax-acquired-property disposition policies — the two second/third-largest municipalities; their specific § 943-C-conforming procedures and contacts were not retrieved (Biddeford § 2-118 and Kennebunk’s policy serve as the documented worked examples).
    • Post-§ 943-C updated excess-proceeds procedure/desk — Biddeford § 2-118 and Kennebunk’s 2010/2020 policy predate the 2024 reform; the current municipal desk/form for paying excess proceeds to former owners under § 943-C was not retrieved.
    • Public delinquent-tax / tax-acquired inventory list URL — no standing public list retrieved for any York County municipality.
    • SearchIQS coverage — date ranges, any guest-search tier, and per-image fees on the York County land-records portal (login-gated; 403 to automated fetch).
    • Quiet-title cost/timeline for York County Superior Court specifically — ranges are statewide estimates; no primary docket data retrieved.
    • Title insurers’ tax-acquired-deed underwriting appetite in York County — Stewart/Fidelity/First American/CATIC confirmed active in Maine generally, not specifically for tax-deed underwriting here.
    • Census QuickFacts / courts.maine.gov / SearchIQS returned 403 to direct fetch; population (211,972), Superior Court address (515 Elm St, Biddeford), and portal facts are from retrieved search snapshots + the County Registry page that loaded.
    • Local land-bank / open-space-retention program — none identified for York County municipalities; confirm whether Biddeford/Sanford operate any retained-property bank.
  • cross_links: maine, right-of-redemption, surplus-funds, third-party-recovery-rules, treasurer-sale, tyler-v-hennepin-county, due-process-notice, jones-v-flowers, mullane-v-central-hanover, mennonite-v-adams, federal-tax-lien-redemption, bankruptcy-automatic-stay, void-vs-voidable, heirs-property
  • changelog:
    • 2026-06-02 — Initial population. Key primary sources: City of Biddeford § 2-118 (City Treasurer / disposition of foreclosed property — one-generation former-owner buy-back, public sealed-bid auction, abutter sale, retention; Planning analysis within 4 months; annual Council hold/dispose + waive-foreclosure orders) and the Town of Kennebunk Tax-Acquired Property Disposition Policy (Select Board control; annual categorized list; brokerage/negotiated/sealed-bid methods; post-foreclosure redeem-expired notice; occupied-home interim repayment plan; § 946 equitable relief on retention; abutter-preference + non-price awards; Municipal Release Deed; § 5.9 proceeds-to-Town-only waterfall now superseded by § 943-C; 5-vote Select-Board waiver). Confirmed: York County Registry of Deeds (Register Nancy E. Hammond, 45 Kennebunk Rd, Alfred, 207-324-1576; SearchIQS; $40/$50 recording fees), York County Superior Court (515 Elm St, Biddeford; mgr. Julie Howard; 207-283-6000), Sheriff Civil Process (1 Layman Way, Alfred, 207-324-1113), Biddeford Finance & Tax (205 Main St; tax collector 207-284-9326; Invoice Cloud), York County One Map parcel search, county population 211,972, FIPS 23031, § 943-C / § 946-B / § 946-C framework. Flagged: stale pre-§ 943-C surplus waterfalls in both municipal policies (superseded → former owner); Sanford/Saco policies not yet researched; Census/courts/SearchIQS 403 to direct fetch (facts from retrieved snapshots). Voice neutral; two framing callouts with no CTA.

Legal information, not legal advice. This page summarizes local operational procedure and inherits its legal framework from maine. Every claim cites a fetched source; claims marked needs_verification were not confirmed against a retrieved primary source. Verify every fact against the cited official source and consult a licensed Maine attorney before acting. Last verified: 2026-06-02.

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