Q: My landlord demolished my home that i owned without my consent,when there was still my familys belonging in it.what todo
We moved from the property,,that had our home on it.In our name.we were told that nothing would happen to it,but after just a little bit ,my wife and 2 sons age 5 and 7,and myself went back to retrieve some of or things ,and there was a pile of debris where our house was...all kinds of presious memories destroyed...my boys where heart broken...
A:
Dear Questioner,
Wow, that's awful. Here in Oregon we have protections for renter's property within certain time limits. There are things your landlord had to do with your stuff that maybe wasn't done in your case.
We also often allow you to claim attorney's fees in court for these kinds of cases -- in other words, you can win and the other side pays your attorney. Because of this, many landlord/tenant attorneys will take a case "on contingency".
Call the Oregon State Bar referral service and find a "landlord/tenant" attorney who offers "free consultation" (in other words, one who won't charge you money to listen to the details of your story and decide if you have a good case), and who will work "on contingency". http://www.osbar.org/public/ris/ris.html
Feel free to call several attorneys to "shop around".
Take care,
-Matthew
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