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Maine Alliance for Road Associations

Should the State be Notified

  • 11 Sep 2023 9:44 PM
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    Message # 13253142
    Anonymous member

    Hello,

    Our association recently converted from an informal to a Statutory Road Association. Should we notify the State of that fact?

    Thanks,

    Bob
  • 12 Sep 2023 6:10 AM
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    Reply # 13253237 on 13253142
    Anonymous member (Administrator)

    No. There is no state registry for Statutory Road Associations.

    Forming and running your road association according to the provisions of 23 MRS §§3101 - 3104 allows your association to enforce the sharing of road maintenance costs according to §3104, Penalties and Process.


    Last modified: 12 Sep 2023 6:11 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)
  • 12 Sep 2023 9:21 AM
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    Reply # 13253293 on 13253142
    Anonymous member

    Yes, there is no state filing status needed as you exist on a yearly basis. 

    The question I would ask is if you obtained an EIN from the IRS for banking purposes, under what status are you filing with the IRS? As a  business, as a not for profit, or as a non-profit?

    Obviously you are not a homeowners association but a statutory road (only) association, therefore you are not responsible to repair an owner's building or their driveways.

    This brings up another question; why do the insurance companies classify us as a homeowners association charging us a higher rate than just for the roads? Why aren't insurance companies paying to road associations for emergency road repairs? 

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