Healthy Homes

Useful links to resources for answers to questions about how to maintain a healthy home environment. Contact your local code enforcement office for questions regarding regulations in your town.

Guide to mold and mildew in the home.

• https://www.epa.gov/mold/printable-version-brief-guide-mold-moisture-and-your-home
• https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-10/documents/moldguide12.pdf

Tips on maintaining a healthy home.

• https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/healthy_homes/hhi
• https://www.hud.gov/sites/documents/HH8TIPS.PDF

Information on bedbugs.

• https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/bedbugs/index.html
• https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/bedbugs/faqs.html

Tenant’s rights in Maine.

• https://ptla.org/sites/default/files/tenants.pdf
• https://www.hud.gov/states/maine/renting/tenantrights