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Scarborough registrations are due December 31 → See the rules
NorthkeepMaine property tools

For Maine second-home owners, rental hosts and the people who look after their homes

Keep every Maine property legal, watched and warm.

Town-by-town short-term rental rules with alerts when they change, a free heat pump rebate calculator, and a ready-to-use kit for home-watch businesses.

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Maine cities, towns and plantations, each able to set its own rental rules.

Dec 31

Scarborough's first-year deadline for every short-term rental operator to register.

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Federal residential heat pump tax credit in 2026. State rebates now do the heavy lifting.

Three tools, one job: protecting a property you can't always be at.

Northkeep Rules

Short-term rental rules and alerts

Plain-English rules for each Maine town, plus an email the week anything changes: new ordinances, deadlines, fees, caps.

Browse towns →

Northkeep Rebates

Heat pump rebate calculator

See what Efficiency Maine will pay toward a heat pump in about a minute, and get matched with a registered installer.

Estimate my rebate →

Northkeep Watch Kit

Home-watch business kit

Checklists, visit reports, a client agreement, seasonal open/close lists and a pricing calculator for home-watch and caretaking pros.

See the kit →

Who it's for

  • Rental hosts who can't afford a missed registration or a failed inspection.
  • Property managers and home-watch firms tracking dozens of homes across several towns.
  • Second-home owners switching from oil to heat pumps and wanting the full rebate.
  • New caretaking businesses that want to look professional from the first client.

Free monthly Maine rules digest

One short email a month: what changed, what's due, which towns are drafting new rules.