Advocacy

The Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) promotes responsible development and ownership of real estate throughout the state. It achieves this through legislative advocacy, regulatory oversight, programs, conferences, and by representing real estate and economic development interests.

Members can access detailed information in the Members-Only Section of the site.

Share Your Voice: Submit Testimony on Key Bills and Shape the Future!

MEREDA encourages its members to submit testimony on any legislative document of interest.  To help with this, below we have provided instructions on how to Submit Testimony for a Public Hearing, and will provide templates during the legislative session to help with Testimony in Support of specific bills.  We hope you find these resources helpful.

Instructions for Submiting Testimony for a Public Hearing

 

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END OF LEGISLATIVE SESSION UPDATE

August 3, 2023

Check out our End of Session Legislative Update! After one of the longest legislative stretches in recent history, the Maine State Legislature finally concluded its business on July 26, 2023,...
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SUMMER LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

June 26, 2023

MEREDA successfully worked with the Maine State Legislature to enact two bills this session: LD 975, which aligns Maine’s elevator safety standards to the standards in the Maine Uniform Building...
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MEREDA ACTION ALERT

August 22, 2022

MEREDA Needs Your Help!! We are asking MEREDA members to support the Enough is Enough campaign in opposition to five citizen initiatives and eight Charter Commission questions on the ballot...
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