The Housing Opportunity provides technical assistance to municipalities to support housing development. This includes guidance documents about supporting housing at the municipal level, workshops and webinars on recent housing legislation, one-on-one technical support to planning board members, municipal staff and code enforcement officers, and housing data.
LD 2173, LD 1829, LD 997 and LD 427 Technical Assistance
- Technical Assistance Informational Sessions (PDF): HOP’s upcoming informational sessions on LDs 2173, 1829, LD 997, and LD 427
- Housing Legislation Informational Session Presentation (PDF): Provides information about LD 2173, LD 1829, LD 997, and LD 427.
- Housing Legislation Guidance Document (PDF): Provides information for municipalities about how to adapt municipal land use ordinances to comply with recent housing legislation including LD 2173, LD 1829, LD 997, LD 427.
- Maine Housing Rent & Income Charts: 80% of area median income and 120% of area median income data provided by MaineHousing.
State of Maine Housing Data Portal
- This portal provides housing, demographic, and economic data to help Maine communities, housing organizations, and the public assess housing trends, compare geographies, and inform state, regional, and local housing goals.
- This portal also provides 2025 building permit, certificate of occupancy, and demolition data collected as part of LD 1184 from municipalities and the Land Use Planning Commission.
- For a summary of the 2025 housing data, download the 2025 Statewide Housing Data Collection Results Summary (PDF) created by the Greater Portland Council of Governments.