Maine Dept. of Conservation Hiring Collection Agency

The Maine's State Department of Conservation and Recreation – the largest landowner in the state — is in the process of hiring a debt-collection company to go after tenants who owe the agency thousands of dollars in delinquent rent.

As of the end of September, DCR was owed $422,000 in back rent by a total of 30 public and private sector entities, according to data obtained from the agency.

The offending tenants run the gamut from food concessionaires to skating rinks, from utility companies to cottage owners.

Corporate rent shirkers include AT&T ($12,825), National Grid ($12,115), Eversource ($6,005), and Verizon ($4,555), all of which are repeat offenders.

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