Q: I served a No Cause eviction to my tenant and he sent a demand letter to my landlord asking for relocation fees.
My landlord after my husband passed away let me sublet out some rooms in the house I live in. I am clearly stated on his month to month room rental agreement as his landlord. I am clearly stated on the eviction notice as his landlord.
My landlord asked me to send him a letter answering the demand letter he sent her and I sent him a letter indicating that I was his landlord that the person he was demanding money from had not signed or was not listed on his rental agreement or eviction notice I was.
He has now gone after my landlord in small claims court listing that he rented a studio basement apartment. HE DID NOT his rental agreement clearly states he rented a ROOM. The eviction notice states he rented a BASEMENT (where the room is).
With the new laws for the City of Portland what is the law for subletting a room in your home?
Does he have the right to go after my Landlord for relocation fees?
Can you please direct me in the right direction to get these answers
A: IF the lease is as you represent, you are his landlord, not your landlord, and your tenant should lose in court. You would be the one owing the relocation fees except I suspect you qualify for an exemption. Your landlord may want to review everything with a landlord-tenant attorney and even consider demanding a jury trial. It would force your tenant to file in regular court, presumably with the help of an attorney, and his seeing an attorney might put an end to all this rather quickly. Good luck.
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