Q: My landlord gave me a no cause 30 day eviction and I told her see her at court but she will not stop harassing me.
Hello. Right now I am looking for a lawyer to help me with an extremely difficult landlord who happens to be a lawyer herself but has broken the law on numerous occasions. She avoided our calls and requests for months when our fridge/washer/dryer was broken (she just sent her son to collect the rent who said he had nothing to do with fixing those things) we also went without hot water for a week after telling her son immediately and trying to contact the landlord, finally a week later somebody showed up to fix it without the landlord contacting me at all. After months she showed up to give us a 30 day no cause eviction because she needed to move another "larger" family into that home, but she said we could move into her smaller duplex she just had become available. For the place we had been renting we paid first, last, and deposit and she said she would just transfer that over to the new unit. 2 days after giving us the 30 day notice she informs us that we need to move in a week.
A: Sorry to hear about your situation, but attorneys cannot solicit your business. Search for a landlord-tenant attorney in your area (there are lots of directories), focusing on those that mainly assist tenants. Once you narrow it done to a few, check for reviews online to ensure a good fit, and don't be afraid to shop around.
A: You don't say where in Oregon this rental is or how long you have lived there so it is impossible to say whether 30 days is the appropriate notice and, of course, without seeing it and the details of how it was served, to know whether it is lawful even if 30 days is appropriate. Regardless, she cannot enforce your moving in a week. You may or may not have claims regarding the habitability/repair issues but they do not affect the legality and/or enforceability of a 30 day no cause termination of tenancy. The only way for you to really know anything definitive is to review it all with a local landlord-tenant attorney. They can advise you what your exact rights are; what the landlord can enforce and what she cannot; and whether you likely have claims for the landlord's past behavior. Best of luck.
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